Vienna river bridges

Zollamtssteg , including the Zollamtsbrücke of the subway; left 1st, right 3rd district

The Vienna Vienna River Bridges are pedestrian bridges , road bridges and train bridges that cross the Vienna River in the city of Vienna . Many of them were rebuilt or rebuilt between 1898 and 1900 as part of the regulation of the Vienna River. Many of the bridges and footbridges are now listed .

history

View of the Stubentorbrücke and the wooden bridge over the moat in 1609

Tegetthoff Bridge at the beginning of the city ​​park , 1888

Stubentorbrücke around 1895

Elisabeth Bridge on Karlsplatz around 1895

Magdalenen Bridge, 1897

Schwarzenberg Bridge , obstruction due to the flood in July 1897

Vaulting work in the area of ​​the Secession around 1898

Construction work in the field of the belt ; Otto Wagner's "Bridge over the Wienzeile", opened on June 1, 1898, is already being used by the belt line of the Stadtbahn , while the Lower Wiental Line below, opened on June 30, 1899, is still being built.

Roman times and late medieval bridges

Due to the course of the Wien River south of the historic Vienna city center, the oldest bridges can be traced in this area. As early as the Romans settled this area in the 1st century AD, it was necessary to cross the Wien River and not only use fords . In the area of ​​today's Stubenbrücke there was probably a wooden bridge, over which one reached the Roman civil town located southeast of the legionary camp Vindobona . Today's Karlsplatz was a particularly good place to cross the Wien River, as it changes its course in a curve and, due to the slight slope, lay in a wide but flat bed. Here a ford crossed the river along a Limes road. Not far from there, the Romans built a wooden bridge for another traffic route, with a catching device for driftwood and other alluvial deposits in front of it. After the Romans withdrew from the Vienna area in the 5th century, these bridges fell into disrepair.

It was not until the time of the Babenbergs in Vienna that wooden bridges were built over the Wien River again. In 1211 there was evidence of such a location at today's Karlsplatz. In 1404 it was replaced by the Stainerne Prugken bey Chernerthor (Stone Bridge at the Kärntnertor). The Elisabeth Bridge stood here from 1854 to 1897 , then the Wien River was arched in this area (the bridge figures were transferred to Rathausplatz in 1902 ). The medieval wooden bridge in front of the Stubentor was replaced by the stone Stubentorbrücke in 1402; the Stubenbrücke is located here today. The bridges in front of Kärntnertor and Stubentor were once part of the trade routes from Vienna to Italy and Hungary.

First regulatory measures

From 1814 to 1817 the Vienna River between Schönbrunn Palace and the Stubentor was regulated. In 1829, according to the Franziszeische Cadastre, around 20 bridges and footbridges crossed the Vienna River within what is now the city of Vienna. Most of them were outside the line wall and connected the western suburbs.

Between Auhof and Hadersdorf there was already a large-scale predecessor structure of today's Kielmannseggbrücke (14th district). A footbridge already existed at today's Kennedy Bridge (13th / 14th district). Schönbrunn Palace could not only be reached via a bridge at the location of today's Schönbrunn Palace Bridge (13th / 14th / 15th district), but also via two footbridges that were 200 to 300 m away before and after the palace bridge were located. In the area of ​​today's Lobkowitz Bridge (12th / 15th district), both a bridge and a narrow footbridge spanned the Wien River. Via the Storchensteg you could get to the Gasthaus Zum Storchen in Gaudenzdorf (12th district).

In the area of ​​the suburbs there were crossings at the locations of today's Neville Bridge and Reinprechtsdorfer Bridge (both 5th / 6th district), there were also footbridges at today's Steggasse (5th / 6th district, last called Magdalenenbrücke, 1913-1915 Extension of the vault replaced) and Schleifmühlgasse (4th / 6th district, last Leopoldsbrücke, vaulted around 1900) as well as the Rudolfsbrücke completed in 1828 (4th / 5th / 6th district, also known as the Chain Bridge, replaced by a vault 1913–1915). At that time only the Kärntnertorbrücke (1st / 4th district, later Elisabethbrücke), the Stubentorbrücke and a predecessor of the Radetzkybrücke (both 1st / 3rd district) led across the Vienna River along the Vienna city fortifications .

Incorporation of the suburbs

After the suburbs were incorporated in 1850, some new bridges were built; Existing wooden bridges and walkways were partially replaced. Up until 1890, the following bridges existed within the Vienna city limits at that time (roughly within today's belt ) (order downstream, today's bridges in bold, spelling according to contemporary Meyers Konversations-Lexikon ):

• Schlachthausbrücke (also: Gumpendorfer Brücke, Viehtriebbrücke): An iron bridge built in 1873, before that from 1856 a plank arch bridge, led to the Gumpendorfer slaughterhouse in the area of ​​today's Wackenroderbrücke (5th / 6th district)
• Neville Bridge (5th / 6th District): Iron bridge built in 1854 according to the Neville system, with a wooden bridge in front of it
• Reinprechtsdorfer Bridge (5th / 6th district), built in 1862
• Pilgram Bridge (5th / 6th district)
• Magdalenenbrücke (5th / 6th district): in the area of ​​today's Steggasse, there had been a footbridge here since the beginning of the 19th century; the bridge was replaced in 1913-1915 by an extension of the vault.
• Rudolfsbrücke (also: Kettenbrücke, 4th / 5th / 6th district): Bridge built in 1828 near today's Kettenbrückengasse , the first chain bridge in Vienna intended for traffic; 1913–1915 replaced by the vault
• Leopoldsbrücke (also: Schleifmühlbrücke, 4th / 6th district): Bridge built in 1859, originally the Fokanedisteg built at the end of the 18th century , then from 1816 a footbridge made of plank arch , which was destroyed by a flood in 1851; replaced by the bulge
• Schikaneder-Kettensteg (also: Schikanedersteg, 4th / 6th district): Kettensteg built in 1830 at the Theater an der Wien , before that from 1813 the wooden theater walkway ; toll until 1860; replaced by the bulge
• Elisabeth Bridge (1st / 4th district): Bridge on Karlsplatz built in 1854, before that a stone bridge since 1404; Replaced by the vault around 1900
• Schwarzenbergbrücke (1st / 3rd / 4th district): stone bridge built on Schwarzenbergplatz in 1865 ; Replaced by the vault around 1900
• Tegetthoffbrücke (1st / 3rd district): an iron arch bridge built in 1872 (replaced by the vaulting until 1903) at what is now the Vienna River portal in the course of Johannesgasse, was reused for the Kleine Ungarbrücke
• Karolinenbrücke (1st / 3rd district): iron bridge built in 1857, was moved slightly in 1863 (today: Stadtparksteg )
• Stubenbrücke (1st / 3rd district): stone bridge since 1402, rebuilt around 1800
• Zollamtssteg (1st / 3rd district): a wooden walkway built in the mid-19th century
• Radetzkybrücke (1st / 3rd district): stone bridge built in 1855, with a wooden Joch bridge in front of it

Vienna river regulation and new bridges

The Wien River, which normally resembles a trickle, is considered white water and can swell up to 2000 times the amount of water in heavy rainfall. Since it once again and again caused floods and sometimes devastating floods (from 1872 to 1899 alone 13 destructive floods were counted), appropriate measures were taken after the suburbs were incorporated in 1892. Weir systems were built on the outskirts of Vienna, and from 1895 to 1903 most of the course of the Vienna River in the city of Vienna was regulated and laid in a concrete bed. The architectural supervision of this major project was entrusted to the architects Friedrich Ohmann and Josef Hackhofer , and the new bridges to be built were designed according to their designs.

The previous bridges were dismantled and numerous new crossings were created, with both the constructions and design elements of the old bridges being partially reused. Between the Naschmarkt and the Stadtpark , the Wien river was arched in two stages over a length of 2.1 km, in the area closest to the center until 1903 or 1906, from Schleifmühlgasse upstream from 1913 to 1915. In this area disappeared successively (downstream, not chronologically named ) the Magdalenenbrücke, the Rudolfsbrücke, the Leopoldsbrücke, the Schikanedersteg, the Elisabethbrücke, the Schwarzenbergbrücke and the Tegetthoffbrücke.

The deep, but not very wide, new river bed has been accompanied on its southern bank over a long stretch by the former Vienna light rail and today's U4 subway line , the route of which is also spanned by the bridges. When, towards the end of the Second World War, most of Vienna's Danube and Danube Canal bridges were blown up by the retreating Wehrmacht units, the strategically insignificant Vienna river bridges were largely spared from destruction.

When the A1 western motorway was connected to Wiener Straße B1 in 1966 , some of the pedestrian walkways in the outskirts were rebuilt, but the Kobingersteg was also demolished . Since then, there have been only a few new constructions, for example the Paul Amann Bridge and the two footbridges via which the reception building of the Braunschweiggasse underground station can be reached from the northern bank of the Vienna river. A special case is the Marg a ritensteg, built in 2004 , which does not span the Vienna River, but at the beginning of its vault at the Naschmarkt, the subway route open in this section and connects the districts 5 and 6.

bridges

The following table includes all existing crossings of the Wien River in Vienna, starting at the western city limits, heading downriver to the confluence with the Danube Canal .

Name 1)	Design, type of traffic 2) and location	Year of construction 3)	Further information	image
left and right bank: 14th district, Penzing
Alois-Czedik-Steg	Footbridge for pedestrians and cyclists Koord.	1967	Connects Auhof or Weidlingau at Alois-Czedik-Gasse with the Vienna Weidlingau S-Bahn station of the Westbahn and the cycle route along the river to Purkersdorf . Alois Czedik Freiherr von Bründlsberg and Eysenberg (1830–1924), railway director, made great contributions to the Hadersdorf-Weidlingau community, which was independent until 1938 .
Kielmannseggbrücke	Steel bridge for road traffic, pedestrians and cyclists Koord.	1951 (1898)	Connects the districts of Auhof or Weidlingau and Hadersdorf in the course of the main street . The first bridge was built in 1898 and named after the governor of Lower Austria . It was destroyed in the Second World War. The parts of the bridge lying in the river could be accessed by pedestrians with the help of ladders. From 1949 to 1951 the new building was built according to plans by Erich Franz Leischner .
Ha Wei Bridge	Footbridge for cyclists and pedestrians Koord.	1999	The Ha-Wei bridge in the Hadersdorf-Weidlingau district (colloquially Ha-Wei ) connects the Aufhofcenter shopping center with the Bahnstrasse on the left bank. Originally two footbridges were built for the access to the construction site of the Lainzer Tunnel in Josef-Prokop-Straße, one was torn down again in 2010; Architect: Bernd Stanzel.
Dr. Karl Lueger Bridge	Prestressed concrete bridge for road traffic Koord.	1955	Connects the districts of Auhof or Weidlingau (Albert-Schweitzer-Gasse) and Hadersdorf (Badgasse). Is considered to be the first prestressed concrete bridge in Vienna. Named after Mayor Karl Lueger .
Mauerbach weir bridge	Weir footbridge for pedestrians Koord.	1900	Footbridge over the control weir at the confluence of the Mauerbach into the Wien River.
left bank: 14th district, Penzing , right bank: 13th district, Hietzing
Wolf-in-der-Au Bridge	Stone arch bridge for pedestrians and cyclists Koord.	1897	Crosses the Wienfluss-Mauerbach retention basin together with the Auhofbrücke . The bridge is usually closed to road traffic.
Auhof Bridge	Truss arch bridge in steel construction for pedestrians and cyclists Koord.	1898	Cross the Wienfluss-Mauerbach retention basin in the Auhof district together with the Wolf-in-der-Au bridge . The bridge was rebuilt in 1930 and is mostly closed to traffic.
Nikolaibrücke	Road bridge coord.	1967	At the downstream end of the retention basin, the bridge named after the Nikolaisteg below it crosses the Wien River at an angle and in an elevated position in the course of the Hadikgasse named here in 1972. The B1, the west exit of Vienna (before the bridge is built, on a different route) runs over the bridge.
Nikolaisteg	Pedestrian walkway Koord.	1954	Pedestrian walkway near the Ferdinand Wolf Park on the left bank, is crossed by the Nikolaibrücke. Named after the nearby Nikolaiberg in the Lainzer Tiergarten, which is named after the Nikolaikapelle .
Brauhausbrücke	Bridge for road traffic and pedestrians Koord.	1967 (1896)	Connected since 1896 the Wientalstraße and the Hackinger Kai (B1 towards the city center, 13th district) with Bergmillergasse and Linzer Straße (14th district). The Hütteldorfer brewery was located in Bergmillergasse at No. 7 until 1937 ; hence the name of the bridge. The B1 runs out of town in Hadikgasse in an elevated position and therefore has no connection with the bridge and the side streets.
Hütteldorfer Bridge	Bridge for road traffic and pedestrians Koord.	1978	Connects the two lanes of the B1 (14th, Hadikgasse, and 13th, Hackinger Kai) and their side streets in Hütteldorf and Hacking .
Hackinger footbridge	Concrete walkway for pedestrians Koord.	1966 (around 1858)	Connects the Vienna Hütteldorf train station (formerly Hütteldorf-Hacking), which opened in 1858, with Hacking in the 13th district. Originally a wooden walkway, from 1898 a walkway with an iron structure. 1966 rebuilt as a T- beam footbridge. From 1993 to 1994 a renovation was carried out by the architects Henke & Schreieck, whereby the footbridge was given a glass roof and an elevator at the station. This renovation was awarded the Adolf Loos State Prize for Architecture . In 2009 an elevator was also built on Hackinger Ufer.
Park & ​​Ride feeder	Concrete bridge for road traffic coord.	2008	Car feeder to the Park-and-ride Center Hütteldorf, which is connected to the Vienna Hütteldorf train station .
U-Bahn-Brücke (also: Stadtbahnbrücke )	Railway bridge with steel truss construction Koord.	1898	Originally built for the Vienna Stadtbahn , the bridge between the terminus Hütteldorf (14th district) and the Ober St. Veit station (13th district) has been used by the U4 underground line since 1981 .
Buffer bridge	Truss bridge in steel construction for pedestrians and cyclists Koord.	1934 (before 1912)	The bridge, which was built before 1912 and connects Deutschordenstrasse (14th district) with Hackinger or Hietzinger Kai (13th district), has been named after the bridge engineer Josef Zuffer (1850–1909) since 1919 and was previously named after Kaiser’s father Franz Joseph I. Franz Karl Bridge . It was renovated in 1994 and 2005.
St. Veiter Bridge	Truss bridge for road traffic and pedestrians Koord.	1898	The bridge connects Baumgarten (14th, Hochsatzengasse) on the northern bank and Ober-St.-Veit (13th, Testarellogasse) on the southern bank. It was rebuilt in 1987. The Ober St. Veit underground station is located between this bridge and the Preindlsteg .
Preindlsteg	Steel truss bridge for pedestrians Koord.	1910	Erected on the occasion of the construction of the second Viennese spring water pipeline , two main pipelines of the Viennese water supply still run today . As a pedestrian walkway, it connects Preindlgasse in the 13th district with Kefergasse in Baumgarten , 14th district.
Guldenbrücke	Bridge for road traffic and pedestrians Koord.	1969 (1896)	The original guilder bridge was built in 1896. It connects Guldengasse in Baumgarten , 14th district, with Mantlergasse in the 13th district. An extensive renovation took place in 1969. Like the alley, the bridge is named after Karl Gulden (1828–1902), Mayor of Baumgarten (1865–1876).
West connecting railway bridge	Steel truss bridge for rail traffic Koord.	1900 (1860)	Single-track railway bridge for the western branch of the connecting line between the western and southern lines, between the Wien Hütteldorf train station (14th district) on the western line and the connecting line towards Speising in the 13th district. The previous structure was built in the course of the construction of the connecting railway, which opened in 1860.
Connecting railway bridge east	Steel truss bridge for rail traffic Koord.	1900 (1860)	Single-track railway bridge for the eastern branch of the connecting line between the western and southern lines, between the Vienna Penzing station on the western line (14th district) and the connecting line towards Speising in the 13th district. The previous structure was built in the course of the construction of the connecting railway, which opened in 1860.
Baumgarten Bridge	Truss bridge in steel construction for road traffic and pedestrians Koord.	1898 (1878)	Originally a wooden bridge. Connects St.-Veit-Gasse in Unter-St.-Veit and the Unter St. Veit underground station (13th district) with Zehetnergasse in Baumgarten (14th district) on the left bank.
Paul Amann Bridge	Footbridge for pedestrians and cyclists Koord.	2010	The barrier-free footbridge connects the Hietzinger Fleschgasse with the Penzinger Astgasse . It was designed by Rudolf Brandstötter and is also used by cyclists to reach the Vienna River Cycle Path, which is located directly next to the flowing water.
Braunschweigsteg	Pedestrian walkway Koord.	1982	The footbridge connects the reception building of the Braunschweiggasse subway station at the end of the platform out of town at the street of the same name in the 13th district with Onno-Klopp-Gasse in the 14th district.
Penzinger footbridge	Pedestrian walkway in steel construction Koord.	2003	The footbridge connects the reception building of the Braunschweiggasse U-Bahn station in the 13th district with the 14th district at the end of the platform. Ramps enable barrier-free access.
Badhaussteg	Steel truss bridge for pedestrians Koord.	1898	Connects Dommayergasse in Hietzing (13th district) with Penzing (14th district) at Ameisgasse. Originally there was a wooden walkway here, which led across the Vienna to the Stephaniebad on Dommayergasse .
Kennedy Bridge	Wide concrete bridge for road traffic and pedestrians with an integrated transport structure Koord.	1964 (1819)	In the middle of the 90 meter wide bridge are the Hietzing underground station and tram stops for lines 10 and 60. There was once a ford here that was part of a Roman road to the then legionary camp Vindobona . The previous structure of the Kennedy Bridge, the 2nd Kaiser-Franz-Joseph Bridge , was built in 1900 according to plans by Friedrich Ohmann and Josef Hackhofer.
left bank: 14th district, then 15th district, Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus , Linke Wienzeile Right bank: 13th district, then 12th district, Meidling , Rechts Wienzeile
Schönbrunn Palace Bridge	Wide concrete bridge for road traffic, pedestrians and cyclists Koord.	1900	The bridge connects the main entrance of Schönbrunn Palace (13th district) with the left bank of the river (14th and 15th district) at the intersection of Hadikgasse / Schlossallee / Linke Wienzeile . The square-like central zone is separated from the two roads and paths by two green strips. Two stone sphinxes and two lion figures by Johann Christian Wilhelm Beyer, created in the 1770s, form the corner points of the central zone of the bridge.
Schönbrunn Bridge	Arch bridge for road traffic, pedestrians and cyclists Koord.	1900 (1881)	The first bridge was built in 1881 as a truss bridge. In the course of the construction of the Stadtbahn, it was postponed in 1897 and continued to be used until the new bridge was opened (the structure was then used for the Gulden Bridge). The Schönbrunn Bridge was renovated in 2004. The Schönbrunn underground station on the right bank in front of the bridge belongs to the 13th district; Right Wienzeile begins here in the 12th district .
left bank: 15th district, Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus , Linke Wienzeile right bank: 12th district, Meidling , rights Wienzeile
Factory bridge	Bridge for road traffic, pedestrians and cyclists Koord.	1969	The factory bridge (heading south) connects directly to the Lobkowitz Bridge, which has been widened to form a traffic structure.
Lobkowitz Bridge	Arch bridge for road traffic, pedestrians and cyclists Koord.	1969 (around 1750)	At this point the Wien River could once be crossed by a ford, and from the middle of the 18th century there was a wooden walkway for pedestrians. In 1837 an iron bridge was built. Rebuilt in 1864, it was replaced in 1886 by a bridge now in direct line with Meidlinger Hauptstrasse. In 1898 the bridge was rebuilt during the construction of the tram . In 1969 it was extended upstream by a 120 m long vault and a new light rail station building was integrated. Until 1989 the bridge was used by tram line 8. The continuous vaulting in this section is 195 m in total. The Lobkowitz Bridge is only used to the north; the traffic to the south leads over the directly adjacent factory bridge.
Storchensteg	Arched bridge for pedestrians Koord.	1986 (1819)	The original Storchensteg, a wooden construction, was built in 1819 by the Gaudenzdorf host of the Zum Storchen inn , Josef Hoffmann. Hoffmann then also financed the new building in 1829, which was an early form of the suspension rope bridge. Destroyed by a flood on February 7, 1830, the footbridge was then only made of wood until 1886. Then a truss bridge was built, which, due to its young age, could be preserved even after the Vienna river regulation. It was only demolished in 1937 and replaced by a new steel girder bridge. This remained until the new building in the course of the construction of the U4 / U6 station Längenfeldgasse, which opened in 1989 . The new building is based on the original appearance of the other Vienna river bridges (designed by Ohmann / Hackhofer). The footbridge connects Storchengasse (15th district) and Gierstergasse (12th district).
Stiegerbrücke	Arch bridge for road traffic, pedestrians and cyclists Koord.	1900 (1868)	The original Stiegerbrücke was built in 1868 and opened on December 2nd, 1868 for the 20th anniversary of the emperor's throne. Besides the Lobkowitz Bridge, it was the only passable bridge in the Meidling area at the time. In August 1898, after an emergency bridge was built, it was demolished and then replaced by a new bridge that was compatible with the Vienna River Regulation system by September 1900. Next to the bridge is the western entrance to the Längenfeldgasse subway station (U4, U6). The bridge is a busy crossing of the Wiental; it connects Stiegergasse (15th district) and Längenfeldgasse (12th district).
Indentation	Vault from the Sechshauser Gürtel to the Margaretengürtelbrücke Koord. (Start of the vault)	1906 (before 1900)	The Sechshauser belt continued until the Vienna river regulation around 1900 in the Kaiser-Joseph-Brücke, which was then replaced by a larger vault. Traffic to the north continued to run on the Sechshauser belt; the Margaretengürtelbrücke was not added to the vaulting downstream until 1967. In the westernmost part, the vault is crossed by the Otto Wagner Bridge of the former Stadtbahn (until 1985; since 1989 U6), which runs diagonally to the Wien River . The total length of the vault, including the Margaret Belt Bridge, is 380 m. Tram lines 6 and 18 run across the vault.
Otto Wagner Bridge (also: Wientalbrücke or bridge over the row )	Railway bridge with iron construction between brick pylons Koord.	1898	The bridge, located in the 12th and 15th districts, is one of Otto Wagner's defining works . It was built until 1898 for the Viennese Stadtbahn , whose belt line ran here until 1985. The major changes to the bridge for underground traffic were prevented by the monument protection. The bridge has been used by the U6 underground line since 1989 .
left bank: 6th district, Mariahilf , Linke Wienzeile right bank: 5th district, Margareten , right Wienzeile
Margaret Belt Bridge	Bridge for road traffic, pedestrians and cyclists Koord.	1967	The neighboring Gumpendorfer Gürtel to the north was only adapted for through traffic around 1965. The Margaretengürtelbrücke in the course of the belt, only used in the north direction, completes the arching of this section downstream. The Margaretengürtel underground station is on the vault in front of the bridge .
Wackenroder Bridge	Arch bridge for road traffic, pedestrians and cyclists Koord.	1900 (1857)	The first bridge between Morizgasse (6th district) and Bruno-Kreisky-Park / St.-Johann-Gasse (5th district) was built in 1857 as a slaughterhouse bridge . 1873 iron bridge. (The Gumpendorfer slaughterhouse was replaced before 1912 by the vocational school 6., Mollardgasse 87.) The bridge was named after 1912 after Christian Wackenroder, 1862–1871 district head of the 6th district.
Neville Bridge	Arched bridge for pedestrians and cyclists (until 2011 also for car traffic) Koord.	1900 (1819)	A Roman road once crossed the Wien River at this point , and there was also a watchtower here. A wooden plank bridge has been located here since 1819. The next, a new type of iron structure, was opened personally as the Radetzky Bridge in 1854 by Field Marshal Radetzky , the most popular man in the monarchy at the time . Since the so-called bridge in front of the mouth of the Wien River was built in 1869, the bridge was named here in 1869 (like the adjacent street in the 5th district in 1862) after the bridge construction engineer Franz Neville. In 1900 a new building took place in the course of the construction of the city railway. In the 6th district, the Brückengasse is the continuation. The bridge was used by tram line 6 until 1969. The bridge was closed to cars for renovation in 2011 and reopened in 2013 with no vehicle traffic.
Reinprechtsdorfer Bridge (also: Reinprechtsbrücke)	Arch bridge for road traffic, pedestrians and cyclists Koord.	1900 (before 1862)	The ball bridge once existed here . From 1862–1864 the Reinprechtsdorfer Bridge was built in its place, which was renewed by 1900 as part of the Vienna river regulation and the construction of the city railway.
Wiental footbridge	Arched bridge for pedestrians Koord.	2015	The 22 meter long and 5 meter wide pedestrian walkway is barrier-free and connects Linke Wienzeile in the 6th district with barrier-free access to the Pilgramgasse underground station on the Rechten Wienzeile and the Wientalterrasse, which was built in 2015, in the 5th district.
Pilgram Bridge	Arch bridge for road traffic, pedestrians and cyclists Koord.	1900 (before 1866)	This is where the Starkachersteg used to be. An iron lattice bridge was built in its place in 1866/1867 and named (after Felix Czeike ) after the baroque architect Franz Anton Pilgram . 1898–1900 it was renewed in the course of the Vienna river regulation and urban railway construction. On the 46 m wide bridge, between the Pilgramgasse underground station and the roadway, there is a space-like area with two free-standing business premises. The bridge was used by tram line 13, which was then replaced by bus line 13A, until 1961.
Left bank: 6th district, Mariahilf , Linke Wienzeile , then 1st district, Innere Stadt Right bank: 5th district, Margareten , 4th district, Wieden , Rechts Wienzeile , then 3rd district, Landstrasse
Indentation	2.1 km long vault in the area Naschmarkt - Karlsplatz - Lothringerstraße to Stadtpark Koord. (Start of the vault)	1900 (1211)	The vault was designed by Friedrich Ohmann and Josef Hackhofer and built in two stages: in the area closest to the center by 1903–1906, from Schleifmühlgasse (Leopoldsbrücke) upstream from 1913–1915. Former bridges in the course of this vault were (in brackets the first crossing at this location): Magdalenenbrücke, Rudolfsbrücke (Kettenbrücke, 1828, see subway station Kettenbrückengasse ), Leopoldsbrücke (before 1816), Schikanedersteg (1813), Elisabethbrücke (1211) , Schwarzenberg Bridge (1853) and Tegetthoff Bridge (before 1870). Numerous tram lines ran on and over the vault, today on Karlsplatz (with the underground subway station Karlsplatz on both sides of the vaulted river) lines 1 and 62 as well as the Badner Bahn , and on Schwarzenbergplatz the lines D and 71 . On the Rechten Wienzeile at the Kettenbrückengasse: District border 4/5. Across the vault: Corner Getreidemarkt , at the center-side end of the Wienzeilen , district border 1/6 . Then to the Stadtpark along the U4 subway line : District border 1/4 or . 1/3.
left bank: 1st district, Innere Stadt , right bank: 3rd district, Landstrasse
Vienna river portal	Art Nouveau portal system as the conclusion of the Koord vault .	1906	At this point, the Wien River leaves the vault and runs back to the surface from the Stadtpark. The Vienna river portal with its two-sided exits from street level to lower lying promenades was designed like the vault by Friedrich Ohmann and Josef Hackhofer ; the original plans were more pompous with water-spouting elephant figures and a veil waterfall. Southeast next to the portal is the metro station city park of Otto Wagner .
Stadtparksteg	Arched bridge for pedestrians Koord.	1987 (1863)	For the opening of the city ​​park in 1863, a footbridge was opened here to connect the parts of the park on both sides of the river (1st and 3rd district), for which a Carolinentor of the city wall (named after Empress Karoline Auguste , today Weihburggasse) was demolished in front of the 1862/1863 at No. 26 and 27) the iron bridge structure was used. From 1872 the footbridge was called Karolinenbrücke; it was destroyed in World War II. In 1949 a wooden bridge was built as a temporary solution and named Stadtparksteg. In 1987 a new building designed by Hermann Czech was opened.
Small Hungarian Bridge	Truss bridge for pedestrians Koord.	1899	The Tegetthoff Bridge, which was built in 1872 in the course of Johannesgasse and removed from the vaulting of the Vienna River, was partially reused for the Small Hungarian Bridge, which connects the city park parts on both sides of the river (1st and 3rd district) and is named after the nearby Ungargasse in the 3rd district . It was originally called the Markthallenbrücke because the wholesale market hall was located between Landstraßer Hauptstrasse and the city park in the 3rd district, where a hotel and other large buildings are today, from 1865–1972. (The bridge over the main line of the Vienna S-Bahn to Ungargasse is known as the Great Hungarian Bridge .)
Stubenbrücke	Truss bridge for road traffic, pedestrians and cyclists Koord.	1900 (before 1400)	Up to 1400 there was a wooden walkway between the Wollzeile and the suburb of Landstrasse , which was replaced by a stone bridge by 1402 on behalf of Duke Albrecht IV . It was named after the parlor (gate) bastion of the former city wall (demolished in 1862). In 1900 a new bridge, designed by Friedrich Ohmann and Josef Hackhofer , was opened. It was used by tram lines J, T and 74 (until 1960: F) until 1984. Since 2001 there has been a permanent art installation by Franz West on the pylons of the bridge. The Wien Mitte train station with the Landstrasse underground station is located next to the bridge in the 3rd district .
Small Marxer Bridge	Truss bridge for road traffic, pedestrians and cyclists Koord.	1900 (before 1899)	Earlier bridges that existed here are not documented. Today's bridge, like many designed by Ohmann / Hackhofer, was built in the course of the Vienna river regulation. The name affix Kleine was used from 1911. (The Große Marxerbrücke leads over the nearby trunk line .) The tram tracks from Oskar-Kokoschka-Platz (1st district) over both bridges and through Marxergasse (3rd district) were abandoned in 1946. District heating pipes run below the bridge.
Customs footbridge	Arched bridge for pedestrians Koord.	1900 (before 1868)	After a wooden walkway, the former customs office bridge from the 1st district to the then main customs office in the 3rd district was located here from 1868–1900. In the case of the Vienna River Regulation, the Zollamtssteg was built instead of the bridge, which connects the rear of the Austro-Hungarian War Ministry opened in 1913 (1st, Schallautzerstraße) with the historical component of the Financial Directorate (3rd, Vordere Zollamtsstraße 3).
Customs bridge	Metro bridge coord.	1900	Today's Zollamtsbrücke runs diagonally under the Zollamtssteg. They are connected to both sides of the tunnel by the Wiener Stadtbahn , which has been used by the U4 underground line since 1978 and is located between the Landstraße and Schwedenplatz stations.
Radetzky Bridge	Bridge for road traffic, pedestrians and cyclists Koord.	1900 (before 1851)	The wooden Weißgerberbrücke was damaged by floods in 1851 and was replaced by a stone bridge in 1854–1855, which was named in 1869 after Field Marshal Radetzky, who was also posthumously popular . In 1900 an iron bridge was built instead. Tram line 1 drives over the bridge.
Confluence of the Wien River into the Danube Canal . Border between 1st district, Inner City , and 2nd district, Leopoldstadt , on the right, southern bank of the Danube Canal, between 1st and 3rd district, Landstrasse , in the middle of the Vienna River

¹⁾ If the naming is unclear, the name is written in italics. The two bulges are also highlighted in light gray.
²⁾ Type of transport “for cyclists” means that a cycle path or at least one cycle lane leads over the bridge and this is part of the Vienna cycle path network.
³⁾ Year of construction: The year of completion or opening given according to the sources. Below, in brackets, if available: opening of the first river crossing at this location.

See also

• List of bridges in Vienna

Individual evidence

1. ^ Elke Doppler, Christian Rapp , Sándor Békési: At the pulse of the city. 2000 years Karlsplatz . Czernin Verlag, Vienna 2008.
2. ^ Vienna and the Vienna River - History of a Long Relationship ( Wiener Zeitung, May 3, 2002)
3. ^ Meyers Konversationslexikon, 1885-1892 - Vienna (Prater, monuments, bridges)
4. ↑ hietzing.at - Flood damage by the Vienna River
5. ^ Vienna river regulation and light rail construction. In:  Wiener Bilder , February 7, 1897, p. 2 (online at ANNO ).
6. ↑ New bridge names in the XIII. Districts , in: daily newspaper Neue Freie Presse , Vienna, August 6, 1896, p. 6
7. ↑ nextroom architecture database - Hackinger Steg, renovation
8. ↑ wien.at - Bridges and footbridges in Hietzing
9. ↑ Preindlsteg ( Memento from June 9, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF file; 322 kB)
10. ↑ Vienna in Review, June 1968 - Gulden Bridge is being renewed
11. ↑ Paul-Amann-Brücke - new building 2010
12. ^ Opening of the Penzinger footbridge (Vienna City Hall correspondence of March 27, 2003)
13. ↑ wien.at - Schönbrunner Schlossbrücke - completed construction project
14. ^ Art and Culture in Vienna - Lobkowitz Bridge
15. ^ Wien.at - Otto Wagner Bridge over the Wiental
16. ^ Postwurfzeitung wien.at , publisher Press and Information Service of the City of Vienna, Issue 4/2012, p. 9
17. ↑ Austrian Mint - The Vienna River Portal in the City Park ( Memento from October 25, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF file)

literature

• Alfred Pauser : Bridges in Vienna - A guide through the history of construction . Springer Verlag, Vienna 2005, ISBN 3-211-25255-X
• Walter Hufnagel (editor): Crossings. Bridges - City - Vienna . Verlag Sappl, Kufstein 2002, ISBN 3-902154-05-5
• Felix Czeike : Historical Lexicon Vienna . 6 volumes. Kremayr and Scheriau, Vienna 1992-2004, ISBN 3-218-00740-2 .
• Ludwig Varga: Crossings in Meidling - Part 2. Vienna River Bridges. Sheets of the Meidlinger District Museum, Vienna 2006, issue 66.

Web links

Commons : Wiener Wienflussbrücken  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Bridge information Vienna
• Bridges over the Wien River in Penzing
• hietzing.at - Bridges and footbridges over the Vienna River
• The Vienna Vault ( Memento from January 11, 2008 in the Internet Archive )

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