Wullenwebersteg
Coordinates: 52 ° 31 ′ 2 ″ N , 13 ° 20 ′ 5 ″ E
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| use | Pedestrians and cyclists | |
| Crossing of | Spree | |
| place | Districts Berlin-Hansaviertel and Berlin-Moabit | |
| construction | Reinforced concrete arch bridge as a box girder with cantilever arms on both sides | |
| width | 5.80 m | |
| Longest span | 24.00 m | |
| Clear height | 5.00 m | |
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The Wullenwebersteg is a pedestrian bridge over the Spree in Berlin , which connects the Hansaviertel and the district Moabit .
The footbridge replaces a bridge that was inaugurated here in 1907 and which was destroyed in World War II. The footbridge was built in 1956 and 1957 and is named after the mayor of Lübeck , Jürgen Wullenwever .
History of origin
At the beginning of the 20th century , the Berlin city administration had several bridges built over the Spree in connection with the intensive residential development in the Hansaviertel. Achenbachbrücke , which was started in 1902 based on designs by Rudolf Borchers, created a connection between Siegmunds Hof and Wullenweberstrasse . It was a steel arch bridge with arches below, which led to discussions among the bridge builders and residents about its appearance. As a result, the building, named in honor of the Prussian building minister Heinrich von Achenbach , who was previously responsible , could not be inaugurated until 1907. It served as a transport link from the Moabit district to Berlin city center until it was completely destroyed shortly before the German surrender in World War II. It was not until 1956 that plans for a pedestrian bridge were implemented at this point. The functionally designed two-hinged prestressed concrete arch, completed in 1957, has no decorative elements. Its pavement is worked on with chisel iron and thus designed to be sure-footed.
Origin of name
The Wullenweberstraße leading to the jetty got its name with the completion of the Hansaviertel. This honored the mayor of Lübeck, Jürgen Wullenwever (1492–1537) , who was executed in the 16th century for democratization . The pedestrian bridge that was newly built after it was destroyed in the war takes up the name again.
Transport links
The footbridge enables the residents of Moabit to take a short walk to the Tiergarten S-Bahn station. A Spreewanderweg leads along the south bank.
In the neighborhood
On the southern bank of the Spree, a few meters next to the Wullenwebersteg, there has been a memorial since 1998 that commemorates the synagogue of the Adass Jisroel community. This was located directly on the Achenbachbrücke (address Siegmunds Hof 11) and was destroyed in the Second World War after the National Socialists dissolved the community in 1939 .
literature
- Eckhard Thiemann, Dieter Deszyk, Horstpeter Metzing: Berlin and its bridges . Jaron Verlag, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-89773-073-1 , p. 119
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Three design sheets Achenbachbrücke in the archive of the Architekturmuseum der TU Berlin
- ↑ Wullenweberstrasse. In: Street name lexicon of the Luisenstädtischer Bildungsverein (near Kaupert )