Chain Bridge (Mülheim an der Ruhr)
Coordinates: 51 ° 25 ′ 36 ″ N , 6 ° 52 ′ 35 ″ E
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| Convicted | Dysentery | |
| place | Mülheim an der Ruhr | |
| construction | Chain bridge | |
| start of building | 1842 | |
| completion | 1844 | |
| planner | August Malberg | |
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The chain bridge in Mülheim an der Ruhr was one of the first iron chain bridges in Germany. It was built between 1842 and 1844. The previously existing ferry service across the Ruhr was no longer able to cope with the growing volume of traffic. It lost its importance after the bridge was completed and was discontinued. The construction of the bridge was preceded by lengthy planning about the most convenient location and negotiations about the financing. In the end, the Prussian state paid for the construction costs of 79,000 thalers. The bridge had three openings with spans of 90 + 300 + 90 feet , a little over 27 + 90 + 27 m. The bridge piers were made of quarry stone, their heads were clad with sandstone. The pylons were made of cast iron.
The Chain Bridge quickly became a symbol of the city. The bridge structure was reinforced several times and wooden parts were replaced with steel girders. Due to its narrow width, however, it was no longer able to withstand the loads at the beginning of the 20th century and was replaced in 1909 by a massive new building in clinker construction with cladding made of Ruhr sandstone.
literature
- Karl Deicke : The chain bridge to Mülheim an der Ruhr. Mülheim 1895
- August Malberg: The portals of the Friedrich-Wilhelms-Kettenbrücke over the Ruhr near Mülheim. In: Zeitschrift für Bauwesen , Volume I, Issue V to VIII (from September 1, 1851), pp. 210–224 ( digitized PDF 3.2 MB)