Stone arch bridge Premnitz
Coordinates: 52 ° 31 ′ 47 " N , 12 ° 20 ′ 29" E
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| Convicted | formerly works railway since 2004 on foot |
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| Subjugated | Bundesstrasse 102 , Brandenburg city railway | |
| place | Premnitz | |
| construction | Stone arch bridge , | |
| Number of openings | two basket arches | |
| start of building | 1916 | |
| completion | 1918 | |
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The stone arch bridge in Premnitz is a former railway viaduct in the center and is a landmark of the small town .
history
In the early 20th century, a powder factory was opened in what was then the West Havelland community. This was east of the Havel and the Brandenburg city railway . In order to connect the plant to the Havel waterway, an elevated railway embankment was built and a railway bridged and the parallel road between Brandenburg an der Havel and Rathenow , which later became Bundesstraße 102 with the stone arch bridge. Construction began in 1916 and was completed in 1918 just before the end of the First World War .
After the end of the war, the powder factory was converted into a man-made fiber factory, which had its heyday in the GDR . The railway line to the port facilities on the Havel was used a lot at that time. After the flow of goods changed after the political turnaround and with significantly reduced production in the chemical fiber plant and the rail connection became unnecessary, the facilities were dismantled. Since the renovation and renovation work in 2004, the stone arch bridge has been free at the western end. The embankment was completely dismantled or removed on this side. Instead, the stone arch bridge was converted into a pedestrian bridge. Since then, it has served pedestrians as a transition over the federal road and the regional train line.
In the run-up to the 2015 Federal Horticultural Show , a work of art by the artist Gerhard Göschel was to be permanently installed on the stone arch bridge for 270,000 euros. Due to the intervention of various parties in the city council, the project was ultimately not implemented or Göschel withdrew it.
The stone arch bridge is shown in the coat of arms of the city of Premnitz.
Building
The stone arch bridge is an arch bridge with two openings. The federal highway 102 runs through the western opening and the Brandenburg an der Havel – Rathenow railway line runs through the eastern opening. The arches were constructed as basket arches . The bridge was built primarily from massive, hewn, light-colored rocks. The edges of the masonry, upper ends and the arch edges were designed with darker concrete brick blocks. There are two cantilevered decorative elements in the middle of the same material on both sides , which are supported by consoles .
Since the track was dismantled and the western embankment was removed, the bridge with its abutment has been free at this end . A simple metal staircase was installed for the ascent. This is complemented by a stone staircase built into the bridge at the top of the ascent. Instead of the old track system, a footpath was created. This runs on the east side over the old railway embankment that is still there.
Single receipts
- ↑ a b Joachim Nölte: Discoveries in Premnitz , in Havelland. A companion , pp. 127 to 128.
- ↑ Premnitz city center ( Memento of the original from March 18, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . In Premnitz - city full of energy , official website of the city. Accessed March 7, 2015.
- ↑ Information board stone arch bridge .
- ↑ Bernd Geske: Headwind for "Brückenschlag" . Published on July 24, 2014 in Märkische Allgemeine , accessed on March 7, 2015.
- ↑ Bernd Geske: Artist pulls back "building bridges" . Published on November 3, 2014 in Märkische Allgemeine , accessed on March 7, 2015.
