Old Rhine bridge Vaduz – Sevelen
Coordinates: 47 ° 7 ′ 57 " N , 9 ° 30 ′ 42" E ; CH1903: 757252 / 222 239
| Old Rhine bridge Vaduz – Sevelen | ||
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| use | Bicycle and pedestrian bridge | |
| Crossing of | Rhine | |
| place | Vaduz (LI) - Sevelen (CH) | |
| construction | Wood | |
| overall length | 135 m | |
| completion | 1901 | |
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The Old Rhine Bridge Vaduz – Sevelen is a wooden bridge over the Rhine that connects the Liechtenstein capital Vaduz with the municipality of Sevelen in the canton of St. Gallen . The bridge is 135 meters long and is the last remaining wooden bridge that crosses the Alpine Rhine .
Starting position
Until the 19th century, the Rhine in the border area between Liechtenstein and Switzerland was not regulated, with a few exceptions, and was therefore largely free to flow. Passengers and goods were therefore transported by Rhine ferries, which were maintained at five points between Liechtenstein and Switzerland at the beginning of the 19th century. The beginning of the Rhine correction in the middle of the 19th century laid the foundation for the bridge construction: The first Rhine bridges between Liechtenstein and Switzerland were built in 1867/1868 between Bendern and Haag and between Schaan and Buchs SG .
Previous construction
The first Rhine bridge between Vaduz and Sevelen was built in 1870/1871. Two thirds of the costs were borne by the municipality of Vaduz and one third by the municipality of Sevelen, with the State of Liechtenstein also contributing to the Vaduz share of the costs. The previous building was 135 meters long and approx. 5 meters wide. Due to the elevation of the Rhine dams, the bridge had to be raised twice in 1874/1875 and 1886. The poor structural condition ultimately made a new building necessary.
New building
In 1900/1901 the bridge was finally rebuilt on the pillars of the previous bridge. The bridge, which had a payload of 3.5 tons at the time of opening, served both motorized and non-motorized traffic to cross the Rhine. After a flood and a dam burst in Schaan in 1927 , the damaged bridge was repaired and raised again. The payload could be increased to 6 tons in the course of this work. In 1975 a new, concreted Rhine bridge was built around 200 meters south of the Old Rhine Bridge, so that the Old Rhine Bridge has only been accessible to non-motorized traffic ever since. After renovation work in the 1950s and 1980s, the last major renovation to date took place in 2009/2010.
construction
The bridge was built according to the so-called Howe system . Diagonal compression members made of wood were combined with vertical tension members made of metal. By tightening the screws on the metallic tension members, the structure could be pre-tensioned and settlement could be readjusted later. The five pillars create six fields, the inner four of which are around 20.5 meters long. The two outer fields that connect the bridge with the Rhine dams are each 26.8 meters long.
literature
- Paul Vogt: Bridges to the Past. A text and work book on Liechtenstein history from the 17th to 19th centuries. Official teaching material publisher, Vaduz 1990.
- Cornelia Herrmann: The art monuments of the Principality of Liechtenstein. The Oberland. In: Society for Swiss Art History GSK: The art monuments of Switzerland. Bern 2007, ISBN 978-3-906131-85-6 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Paul Vogt: Bridges to the Past. 1990, pp. 234-237.
- ↑ a b Cornelia Herrmann: The art monuments of the Principality of Liechtenstein. 2007, p. 227.
- ↑ Chronology ( Memento of the original from July 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 21 kB). Contribution to Seveler Nachrichten. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
- ↑ Old Rhine Bridge Vaduz (PDF; 2.3 MB). Liechtenstein fatherland. November 27, 2009.
- ↑ Bridge description (PDF; 123 kB) tragweit.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
