Eberhardsbrücke

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The Eberhards Bridge
Urban flower arrangements on the bridge
The Eberhardsbrücke connects downtown and Südstadt

The Eberhardsbrücke , also known under the name Neckarbrücke , spans the Neckar in Tübingen at the eastern end of the plane tree avenue . Both arches together are 81 m long and 13.7 m wide. The road is three lanes. The sidewalks are extra wide (over 2.5 m) because of the many pedestrians and the bus stops on both sides.

location

Karlstrasse leads to this bridge from the south, Mühlstrasse from the north. At the northern end of the bridge, Neckargasse flows from the old town and Gartenstraße from the east. The former Neckartor city gate was also located here. At the southern end of the bridge, Wöhrdstrasse branches off in an easterly direction and Uhlandstrasse in a westerly direction.

It used to be the only bridge over the Neckar within the city, hence the colloquial name Neckarbrücke . Most of the bus routes run over this bridge, and there is also the well-frequented Neckarbrücke bus stop on it. Before the construction of the bypass roads and before the Mühlstrasse was closed in one direction for individual traffic, it was the most popular bridge over the Neckar in the Tübingen district.

On the southern side of the bridge is the Tagblatt-Eck and the tourism office of the Citizens and Tourist Association. At the northern end are the Neckarmüller (large pub with beer garden), the Kalender-Kebab shop and in the corner house at Neckartor the China-Restaurant Sanbao (previously Bellevue Restaurant-Café).

Further inner city bridges over the Neckar are the Alleenbrücke and the Neckarbrücke of the Ammertalbahn . At the Uhland monument there is the Indian footbridge for pedestrians over one of the two arms of the river to the Neckar Island . In the vicinity of the outdoor pool, another footbridge leads from the Uferweg to Ernst-Bloch-Straße.

Surname

The name refers to Count Eberhard im Bart , the founder of the university, much- acclaimed Count of Württemberg and later duke.

history

Neckar flood at the old bridge, 1872
Inauguration of the new Eberhardsbrücke, 1901

There were two different fixed bridges over the Neckar at this point:

  • A first stone bridge with five arches was built from 1482 (1485) to 1489 at an expense of 8,000 fl. The keystone, set on September 29, 1489, is now walled in next to the influence of the Ammer. It was demolished in 1899.
  • According to the plans of the government master builder Karl von Leibbrand and Heinrich Halmhuber, a new bridge with two arches and quarry stone cladding made of Dettenhausen sandstone was built and opened on July 27, 1901. The width was 13.70 m and the core is made of the then modern stamped concrete.
  • The Eberhard monument was not completed until two years later and was ceremoniously unveiled by Minister of State von Pischek on May 19, 1903 in the presence of the Württemberg royal couple.
  • In 1942 the bronzed Eberhard monument, like many a bell from the Tübingen churches, was irretrievably melted down as a donation for weapons production. A photo of the demolition of the statue is in the city archive and was published in the Schwäbisches Tagblatt around 2005/2006 . In an air raid on March 15, 1944, the stone tower, in whose bay the statue previously stood, was badly damaged.
  • The only reason that the bridge was not blown up when the Wehrmacht withdrew from the approaching Allies in April 1945 (the explosives were already in place), because the courageous host of the Hotel zum Goldenen Ochsen distracted the blasting team with a Swabian Vesper at the crucial moment, until the French were in town. At this point in time the Alleenbrücke, Lustnauer Neckarbrücke, the Neckarbrücke of the Ammertalbahn and the Indianersteg were already destroyed. So there was only this one bridge over the Neckar for vehicles.
  • In 1950, the local council negotiated the construction of a new Neckar bridge because the old bridge was too narrow. After lengthy discussions about the necessity, the old bridge was widened in 1951. This widening can also be seen from above on the longitudinal expansion joint on the western sidewalk. The remainder of the stone tower was completely demolished. At the same time, the parapet walls made of hewn stones were removed and replaced by a steel railing.
  • In November 1993 the bridge was renovated and was given a viewing platform at the point where the Graf Eberhard memorial stood by the previous bridge . The staircase leading to the plane tree avenue, which was originally concreted in 1951, was later replaced by a steel structure due to its disrepair.
  • In 2009 a complete renewal of the pavements was necessary, for which one allegedly used more durable materials. However, as early as 2011, the pavement showed considerable damage to the expansion joints in the direction of Mühlstrasse, which had to be "patched".
  • In 2015, the bridge was closed due to necessary repairs to the road surface and expansion joints and gullies in summer.

useful information

  • One of the first twelve zebra crossings in Tübingen was installed on the southern end of the bridge at the level of today's traffic lights at the tourist office in July 1955.
  • In the summer months, the lanterns are adorned with vigorously blooming flower baskets three meters high.
  • In snowy, cold winters, the chubs sometimes gather here under the bridge. These schools of fish trigger some Gôgen jokes .

See also

Web links

Commons : Eberhardsbrücke Tübingen  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Current look

Look at the bridge through the webcams on the roof of the Tagblatt building or at the tourist office:

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Neckar bridges part 1 - bridges from Deißlingen to Sulz-Fischingen
  2. ↑ Tübingen city chronicle from 1400
  3. ↑ a b c Schwäbisches Tagblatt dated August 12, 2015 under the heading "Tübingen Bridge History (3)"
  4. ↑ Tübingen city chronicle from 1900
  5. ^ Friedemann Schmoll: Eternal Nation - Studies on the culture of remembrance of the empire and individual state in the Württemberg monument cult of the 19th century, Bamberg 1995, p. 343f
  6. ↑ Memories of Tübingen as it used to be (Wartberg Verlag, 2001, page 11)
  7. ^ Tübingen - Historical Photographs of a City (Wartberg Verlag 2001, page 11)
  8. ↑ http://www.karl-gotsch.de/Album/Neckar1.htm
  9. ^ Tübingen city chronicle from 1993
  10. ^ Tübingen change of scenery 1950-1970 (University City of Tübingen, Cultural Office, 2006, page 98)

Coordinates: 48 ° 31 '8.4 "  N , 9 ° 3' 29.1"  E