Stamser footbridge
Coordinates: 47 ° 17 ′ 8 ″ N , 10 ° 59 ′ 7 ″ E
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| Convicted | pedestrian | |
| place | Stams | |
| construction | Suspension bridge | |
| overall length | 93.7 m | |
| width | 1.1 m | |
| opening | July 25, 1935 | |
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The Stamser Steg spans the Inn north of the village of Stams in Tyrol and connects the communities of Stams and Mieming . The single-span suspension bridge is a listed building .
description
On the two banks of the Inn there are pylons made of natural stone , which are provided with a roof. The two 46 mm thick suspension cables are passed through openings in the pylons and concreted in on the banks to anchor them in the ground . 104 hanging rods with a diameter of 16 mm - 91 of them between the pylons - are attached to the carrying ropes, which support the wooden beams that partially protrude over the walkway . Boards lying on the wooden beams in the longitudinal direction of the bridge form the 1.10-meter-wide walkway, which is framed with lateral delimiting timber. In addition, the longer wooden beams are also framed with steel cables on both ends to provide additional stability. In addition, the bridge is guyed by ropes that run diagonally towards the Inn to prevent excessive vibrations . On both sides of the walkway, a wooden handrail is mounted on the hanging rods, which is connected to the walkway by a wire mesh , which thus serves as a fall protection. The bridge has a span of 93.7 meters. In the course of the construction of the Inntal motorway, the footbridge was to be replaced by a concrete bridge because it could not be reconciled with the route of the motorway. That was prevented by the community of Stams; the south-facing guy was shortened and anchored again.
Guy on the south side
Suspension cable
Stabilization ropes
Implementation through pylon
Warning notice on the north pylon
Guy on the north side
history
Even in early times there was an overpass at this point on the Inn. In 1281, the Count of Hörtenberg transferred the transfer authorization over the Inn near Stams to the Stams monastery. In 1290 a bridge is mentioned at this point. A ferry was later set up, a rope connected the two banks, and a raft switched back and forth.
The important connection between Stams and Mieming enabled a short connection to the train station in Stams after the Arlbergbahn was built . But the quick connection from Stams Abbey to the Mieminger Plateau and the Maria Locherboden Church was also important for the clergy in order to be able to carry out their pastoral work .
Again and again the ferry service had to be stopped for a long time, and so there was a demand for the construction of a footbridge over the Inn.
During a transfer on May 17, 1932, a ship's rope broke, endangering five passengers. The ship's rope was then replaced by a much stronger one.
On August 6, 1933, there was a tragic ferry accident. During a crossing, the guide rope of the cable ferry tore in the middle of the Inn and the wooden crossing overturned. In the accident, the ferryman, a farmer from Stams, died. His passenger, a clergyman of Stams Abbey, was saved. After the accident, the Stams monastery stopped operating the ferry.
The Stams Abbey decided to build the suspension bridge for pedestrians . This was built by master builder Johann Hörmann from Mötz according to a design and under the direction of state engineer Heinrich Kluibenschedl, son of the painter Heinrich Kluibenschedl , in the years 1934-1935. The work was part of the Austrian Federal Government's job creation program . The inauguration of the bridge took place on July 25, 1935, the anniversary of the murder of the former Federal Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss , and it was called "Chancellor Dollfuss Steg".
Today the bridge is called "Stamser Steg" and is a popular starting point for hikes on the Mieminger Plateau and the pilgrimage church of Maria Locherboden .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Stams wire rope bridge . In: architektur im netz , nextroom.at.
- ^ Tyrol - immovable and archaeological monuments under monument protection. (PDF) BDA, p. 104 , archived from the original on January 12, 2016 ; accessed on January 12, 2016 .
- ↑ Stamser Steg. In: Structurae
- ↑ a b c d e Christoph Bertsch: Industrial archeology: North, East, South Tyrol and Vorarlberg. Haymon-Verlag, 1992, ISBN 978-3-85218-097-7 , p. 168 ff ( online ).
- ^ Gert Ammann: The ”Tiroler Oberland: the districts of Imst, Landeck and Reutte; his works of art, historical forms of life and settlement. Verlag St. Peter, 1978, ISBN 978-3-900173-24-1 , p. 243 ( online ).
- ↑ Troubled transfer. In: Innsbrucker Nachrichten. ANNO - Historische Austrian newspapers and magazines, December 27, 1888, p. 13 , accessed on January 31, 2016 .
- ↑ Troubled transfer. In: Innsbrucker Nachrichten. ANNO - Historische Austrian newspapers and magazines, September 9, 1908, p. 5 , accessed on January 31, 2016 .
- ↑ Serious accident on the Inn. In: Eight o'clock sheet. ANNO, Historische Österreichische Zeitung und Zeitschriften, August 8, 1933, p. 3 , accessed on January 31, 2016 .
- ^ Kluibenschedl Heinrich Dipl.-Ing. Councilor of the Tyrolean provincial government. Death pictures for the whole of Tyrol, accessed on January 31, 2016 .