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Bahnhofbrücke, Zurich

Bahnhofbrücke
Bahnhofbrücke seen from the upstream side
Coordinates47°22′37″N 8°32′34″E / 47.37694°N 8.54278°E / 47.37694; 8.54278
CarriesTwo lanes for road traffic, two tram railways and sidewalks
CrossesLimmat
LocaleCentral, Zürich, Switzerland
Official nameBahnhofbrücke
ID number145
Characteristics
No. of spans4
History
Construction end1847 (178 years ago) (1847)
Location
Map
Aerial photograph by Eduard Spelterini in the probably late 1890s

Bahnhofbrücke (lit. 'railway station bridge') is a road and tramway bridge over the river Limmat in Zurich, Switzerland.

Geography

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Bahnhofbrücke means 'railway station bridge' in German, referring to the adjacent main railway station of Zurich which is situated outside of the city's historical core of the medieval town. The bridge crosses the left-hand (western) and right-hand (eastern) bank of the Limmat, opposite of Zürich Hauptbahnhof (Zürich HB) and connects the main railway station, the Central square, Limmatquai and the City and Unterstrass quarters.[1]

Transportation

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The Zurich tram lines 3, 4, 6, 7, 10 and 15, and the local VBZ bus lines 31, 33, 34 and 46 provide public transportation, as well as Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft (ZSG) and its Limmat tour boats towards Zürichhorn and Landesmuseum. Private road transport towards Limmatquai, the largest pedestrian zone of Zurich, is restricted to the short roadway towards the Brunbrücke and Uraniastrasse (Urania Sternwarte) at the site of the former Oetenbach nunnery;[2] and also road transport between Central–Bahnhofbrücke and the Bahnhofquai and Bahnhofplatz squares is allowed.

History

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The construction works started in 1847, named in 1863, and in 1871 it was extended according to the plans of Gottfried Semper by the architect F. Wanner. Redesigns of the Central–Bahnhofbrücke area occurred in 1950–51.[3][4]

Literature

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  • Das Limmatquai vor und nach der Neugestaltung. Aufenthaltsnutzung, Fuss- und Veloverkehrsaufkommen im Vergleich der Jahre 2004-2005-2008. Published by Tiefbau- und Entsorgungsdepartement der Stadt Zürich, Zürich 2009.

References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bahnhofbrücke Zürich.
  1. ^ Gebrüder Dürst. "Limmatquai" (in German). alt-zueri.ch. Retrieved 2015-01-06.
  2. ^ "Limmatquai" (in German). Polizeidepartement Stadt Zürich. Archived from the original on 2016-08-09. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
  3. ^ Gebrüder Dürst. "Bahnhofbrücke" (in German). alt-zueri.ch. Retrieved 2015-01-08.
  4. ^ Gebrüder Dürst. "Central" (in German). alt-zueri.ch. Retrieved 2015-01-08.