Ludwigsbrücke (Bad Kissingen)
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The Ludwigsbrücke on Ludwigstrasse in the Lower Franconian spa town of Bad Kissingen crosses the Franconian Saale . It belongs to the Bad Kissingen architectural monuments and is registered under the number D-6-72-114-50 in the Bavarian list of monuments .
Geographical location
The Ludwigsbrücke is located in the center of Bad Kissingen on the border between the rose garden , which connects to the north of the bridge, and the Luitpoldpark south of the bridge.
Via Ludwigstrasse, the bridge connects the city center to the east with Schönbornstrasse, which continues in a westerly direction and leads to the Garitz district .
history
Construction of the bridge in 1836/37
An early crossing over the Saale was located further south of the location of today's Ludwigsbrücke and divided the spa garden into two parts. Between 1834 and 1838, the spa garden was restructured under King Ludwig I. The architect Friedrich von Gärtner also built the arcade .
The restructuring of the spa garden required the Ludwigsbrücke to be relocated. The plans for this were also created in 1834 by Friedrich von Gärtner; the bridge was rebuilt from 1836 to 1837.
Conversion by Max Littmann
At the beginning of the 20th century, the condition of the bridge and the increasing volume of traffic made it necessary to build and widen the Ludwigsbrücke. The architect Theodor Fischer made the first drafts for this in 1907/08 as part of a general plan. The new building was finally carried out in 1908 by the architect Max Littmann . In order to relieve the foundation, the massive underfilling of the vault was replaced by reinforced concrete parts.
In connection with the renovation, the sandstone children's groups were created on the west side of the bridge and in 1913 a shop pavilion between Ludwigsbrücke and Rosengarten . The children's figures may come from the Munich sculptor Heinrich Walther, who also created the cherubs at the Bad Kissingen spa theater . It is possible that Max Littmann was involved in the design of the shop pavilion facing the rose garden in his function as special commissioner and architect of the Regenten building opposite ; How far his influence reached here can no longer be clarified.
Blast from 1945 and present
During the Second World War , the bridge was blown up shortly before the end of the war in May 1945 and then rebuilt. Until the bridge was completed in November 1946, there was an emergency bridge on the Schweizerhaussteg in the Rosengarten.
The first renovation of the Ludwigsbrücke took place in 1971. Another renovation was carried out from 1997 to 1999 - during this time the bridge was used by around 7500 vehicles and 5000 pedestrians every day.
literature
- Denis André Chevalley, Stefan Gerlach: City of Bad Kissingen (= Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation [Hrsg.]: Monuments in Bavaria . Volume VI.75 / 2 ). Karl M. Lipp Verlag, Munich 1998, ISBN 3-87490-577-2 , p. 54 .
- Cornelia Oelwein: Max Littmann (1862–1931): Architect • Architect • Entrepreneur , special publications of the Bad Kissingen City Archives, Volume 7, edited by Peter Weidisch, Michael Imhof Verlag, 2013, ISBN 978-3-865-68-923-8 , Pp. 311-313
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Winfried Nerdinger : Theodor Fischer , Munich 1988, no.145
- ↑ Ernst Günther Krenig: The Americans are coming ... - A contemporary witness report , in: Thomas Ahnert, Peter Weidisch (ed.): 1200 years Bad Kissingen, 801-2001, facets of a city history. Festschrift for the anniversary year and accompanying volume for the exhibition of the same name. Special publication of the Bad Kissingen city archive. , Verlag TA Schachenmayer, Bad Kissingen 2001, ISBN 3-929278-16-2 , pp. 152-154
- ↑ The Ludwigsbrücke. Monument and lifeline of the city of Bad Kissingen. Renewal 1997–1999 (information for guests and citizens)
Coordinates: 50 ° 11 ′ 52.6 " N , 10 ° 4 ′ 23.1" E