Weimar suspension bridge

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Suspension bridge over the Ilm in Weimar, 2012

The Weimar suspension bridge (also known as the swing bridge) connects Belvederer Allee in Weimar, not far from the Falkenburg, with the Park on the Ilm . The Ilm flows under it . It is located in the eastern part of the park. It is considered the oldest surviving suspension bridge in Germany.

At first there was a wooden bridge in its place, which was probably a rafting bridge. The massive construction took place in 1833. The approximately two meter wide bridge has a length of 14 meters.

The chain bridge consists of two massive stone pillars, which are founded on wooden piles, made of travertine , on which the steel chain harness, actually riveted steel bands ( eye stick ), which in turn function as a slide bearing that supports the floor, rests. The steel chain combination also forms the railing. Behind the stone pillars is the back anchorage by means of steel straps that support the load behind the pillars. In terms of type, it is a “real suspension bridge”.

The limestone pillars are decorated at the top with a round end with a carved shell. The Weimar building officer Karl Friedrich Christian Steiner made the design .

The flood in 2013 led to the bridge being temporarily closed due to the damage it left behind. Since then, extensive renovation and reconstruction work has been carried out.

In 2018, the renovation of the Weimar suspension bridge by Johann Philipp Jung, Klassikstiftung Weimar , and Oliver Hahn from IBW Ingenieurbüro für Bauwerkserhaltung Weimar GmbH received the German Bridge Construction Prize .

Web links

Commons : Weimar suspension bridge  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ suspension bridge. Retrieved January 24, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Bernd Wurlitzer, Kerstin Sucher: DuMont travel paperback travel guide Weimar and surroundings 2016, ISBN 978-3-7701-8729-4 , p. 249. [1]
  3. ↑ Rita Dadder: In the Goethepark over the Ilm. Retrieved January 24, 2017 .
  4. ↑ The swing bridge in Weimar is back. In: Thüringer Allgemeine , December 20, 2014. online
  5. ↑ https://www.klassik-stiftung.de/stiftung/profil/bauprojekte/schaukelbruecke-gewinnt-brueckenbaupreis-2018/

Coordinates: 50 ° 58 ′ 2 ″  N , 11 ° 20 ′ 23 ″  E