Arch Bridge (Meiningen)
Coordinates: 50 ° 34 ′ 14 " N , 10 ° 24 ′ 38" E
| Arch bridge Meiningen | ||
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| use | footbridge | |
| Convicted | Werra | |
| place | Meiningen | |
| construction | Arch bridge | |
| overall length | 48 m | |
| Longest span | 36 m | |
| start of building | 1882 | |
| opening | April 6, 1883 | |
| planner | Eduard Fritze | |
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| Above sea level | 290 m | |
The arch bridge in Meiningen is a pedestrian iron truss bridge over the Werra river in the castle park of the district town of Meiningen . The bridge, which was built in the heyday of iron framework constructions, is a listed building .
Building
After construction began in 1882, the arched bridge was opened on April 6, 1883. It was built by the Nöll company based on a project by the ducal chief building officer for road and hydraulic engineering Eduard Fritze . The bridge connects the castle park and the northwestern old town within walking distance with the Herrenberg forest park on the mountain slope of the same name and the Limbachsweg, on which the long -distance cycle routes Werra valley cycle path and Main-Werra cycle path as well as hiking and walking paths run. The bridge itself is crossed by the Milseburgweg quality hiking trail and the Meininger premium hiking trail .
The strongly curved Meiningen arch bridge has a span of 36 meters and a total length of around 48 meters including the abutment . It is provided with a cast iron railing, which is held at both ends of the bridge with stone posts. The once paved walkway is now paved.
As a result of severe corrosion damage, an extensive renovation and partially true-to-original reconstruction of the bridge was carried out by the Regensburg steel construction company STS Stahltechnik GmbH in 1991/92 . It was opened to the public again on March 25, 1992.
Many lovers and newly married couples attach their love locks , mostly with individual engravings, to this elegantly curved bridge, located in the idyllic castle park and not far from the registry office .
literature
- Karl Thränhardt, Hartmut Pfannschmidt: Architecture in Meiningen. Resch, Meiningen 2010, ISBN 978-3-940295-08-8 .
- Kuratorium Meiningen (Hrsg.): Lexicon for the history of the city of Meiningen. Bielsteinverlag, Meiningen 2008, ISBN 978-3-9809504-4-2 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Lexicon on the history of the city of Meiningen , page 43.
- ↑ Eduard Fritze: Iron footbridge in the castle garden of Meiningen. In: Central sheet of the building administration . Volume VI 1886 No. 8, Berlin February 20, 1886 ( digitized version )