Mariannenbrücke

Mariannenbrücke

South side

The Mariannenbrücke is a bridge over the Isar in Munich .

location

The bridge is located in the Munich district of Lehel across from St. Lukas . It leads over the Große Isar , the canalised left branch of the Isar, to the southern tip of the Praterinsel . The direct continuation over the Kleine Isar is the cable bridge that leads from the island to the east bank.

history

The Mariannenbrücke was built in 1888 as a wooden bridge on the occasion of the German National Applied Arts Exhibition. The exhibition buildings were located on the Isarkai, and a restaurant and café were built on the Praterinsel, which could be easily reached from the exhibition grounds via the new bridge.

In 1928 the condition of the old wooden bridge was so bad that there was a risk of collapse. In 1929, based on plans by Aquilin Altmann and August Blössner, a new bridge was built as a girder bridge made of reinforced concrete slabs.

description

Even if the construction of the Mariannenbrücke is a multi-span girder bridge, three flat arches give it a more pleasing appearance.

The bridge has a total length of 38.30 m and a width of 6 m, the spans of the three individual fields are 11.60 m, 11.60 m and 15.00 m.

The bridge was originally designed as a road bridge, but today it serves as a pedestrian bridge and is also used for cultural events as part of the “Munich Isar Bridge Festival”.

The bridge is named after Maria Anna von Sachsen , the wife of the Bavarian Elector Maximilian III. Joseph .

literature

• Christine Rädlinger : History of the Munich bridges . Ed .: City of Munich, Construction Department. Verlag Franz Schiermeier, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-9811425-2-5 .

Coordinates: 48 ° 8 ′ 6.2 ″  N , 11 ° 35 ′ 18 ″  E