Roman Bridge (Grins)
Coordinates: 47 ° 8 ′ 31 ″ N , 10 ° 30 ′ 58 ″ E
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| use | Grinner Street L252 | |
| Crossing of | Mühlbach | |
| place | Grin | |
| construction | Arch bridge | |
| overall length | 12.6 m | |
| Longest span | 12 m | |
| start of building | before 1551 | |
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The so-called Roman Bridge in Grins in Tyrol is a Gothic stone arch bridge . It connects the two districts Ausserdorf and Innerdorf via the deeply cut Mühlbach.
In the Middle Ages, Grins was an important base on the way to the Arlberg . In 1330, his privileges in Arlberg traffic were confirmed by Prince Heinrich II . Until the Arlbergstrasse was moved deeper into the valley around 1820, all traffic ran through the village. When the current bridge was built is not known, according to documents it already existed in 1551. It is designed as a brick arched stone bridge in the form of a pointed arch . The wooden falsework from 1639 is striking. It bears several monograms as an inscription next to the year, probably the initials of builders. It is not clear whether the scaffolding came from a renovation or the arch was only erected at that time, nor is it clear why the scaffolding was not dismantled at the time.
The bridge was badly damaged in the great village fire in November 1945, but was later rebuilt true to the original. In order to withstand the stresses caused by the increased traffic, it was reinforced in 1960 by a secondary arch made of reinforced concrete that was not visible from the outside .
The brick parapet of the bridge is covered with wooden shingles. In the northern parapet, a brick-built niche shrine is integrated, which was created around 1800 and has a straight end and a shingle-covered saddle roof. In the latticed round arch niche there is a carved crucifixion group.
The bridge, whose design is unique in Tyrol, is a listed building . It is the symbol of Grins and forms the motif of the municipal coat of arms in a stylized form.
literature
- Martin Aschaber, Günter Guglberger, Karl Sporschill: Bridges in Tyrol . Studienverlag, Innsbruck 2010, ISBN 978-3-7065-4957-8 , p. 76-77 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Helmut Tiefenthaler: Alpine traffic culture on the Arlbergweg from Landeck to Bludenz. Preliminary study on the historical-geographical requirements for a traffic-historical adventure hiking trail over the Arlberg on behalf of the Office of the Vorarlberg State Government, Dept. VIIa - Spatial Planning, Bregenz 2001. ( PDF; 5.7 MB )
- ↑ The inscriptions of the political districts Imst, Landeck and Reutte , ges. u. edit v. Werner Köfler and Romedio Schmitz-Esser (The German Inscriptions 82nd Volume, Vienna Series 7th Volume, Part 1) Vienna 2013, Cat. No. 262 ( online )
- ↑ Road bridge, Roman bridge. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved June 17, 2015 .
- ↑ Niche shrine with crucifixion group. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved June 17, 2015 .