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| ⚫ | The '''Nydeggbrücke''' is a bridge in [[Bern]], [[Switzerland]] which connects the eastern part of the [[Altstadt|old city]] to the new part. It crosses over the [[Aar|Aare River]] and is located very close to the [[Bärengraben]]. It was built in parallel to the [[Untertorbrücke]] in |
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| ⚫ | The '''Nydeggbrücke''' is a bridge in [[Bern]], [[Switzerland]] which connects the eastern part of the [[Altstadt|old city]] to the new part. It crosses over the [[Aar|Aare River]] and is located very close to the [[Bärengraben]]. It was built in parallel to the [[Untertorbrücke]] in 1840, which until then had been the only bridge crossing the Aare. The Nydeggbrücke is in total 190 meters long and took three years to build. It is a Swiss [[Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance|heritage site of national significance]].<ref name=KGS>{{cite web|url=http://www.bevoelkerungsschutz.admin.ch/internet/bs/de/home/themen/kgs/kgs_inventar/a-objekte.html|title=Kantonsliste A-Objekte|year=2009|work=[http://www.bevoelkerungsschutz.admin.ch/internet/bs/de/home/themen/kgs/kgs_inventar.html KGS Inventar]|publisher=Federal Office of Civil Protection|language=German|accessdate=25 April 2011}}</ref> |
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==History== |
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Following a three year planning phase on 7 July 1840 the city appointed Karl Emanuel Müller as the lead engineer on the Nydegg Bridge project. Starting in August 1840, crews worked throughout the winter of 1840/41 to build [[coffer dam]]s and prepare the foundations for the bridge pillars. Despite severe floods and other delays by May 1841 the pillars were in place and above water level. The cornerstone ceremony took place in early June of the same year.<ref name=Hofer_225>{{cite book|author=Hofer, Paul|title=Die Kunstdenkmäler des Kantons Bern, Band 1: Die Stadt Bern| publisher=Gesellschaft für Schweizerische Kunstgeschichte|location= Basel| year= 1952| pages=215|url=http://digibiblio.unibe.ch/digibern/Chopin/Engine/Systematik/viewer.asp?KatalogID=1&ImgNum=225}}{{de_icon}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:02, 10 July 2012
Nydeggbrücke | |
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 Nydeggbrücke with the Untertorbrücke behind it, looking North. | |
| Coordinates | 46°56′54″N 7°27′32″E / 46.94833°N 7.45889°E |
| Carries | Two lanes and sidewalks |
| Crosses | River Aar |
| Locale | Bern, Switzerland |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Arched lintel bridge |
| History | |
| Construction start | 1840 |
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The Nydeggbrücke is a bridge in Bern, Switzerland which connects the eastern part of the old city to the new part. It crosses over the Aare River and is located very close to the Bärengraben. It was built in parallel to the Untertorbrücke in 1840, which until then had been the only bridge crossing the Aare. The Nydeggbrücke is in total 190 meters long and took three years to build. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.[1]
History
Following a three year planning phase on 7 July 1840 the city appointed Karl Emanuel Müller as the lead engineer on the Nydegg Bridge project. Starting in August 1840, crews worked throughout the winter of 1840/41 to build coffer dams and prepare the foundations for the bridge pillars. Despite severe floods and other delays by May 1841 the pillars were in place and above water level. The cornerstone ceremony took place in early June of the same year.[2]
References
- ^ "Kantonsliste A-Objekte". KGS Inventar (in German). Federal Office of Civil Protection. 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
{{cite web}}: External link in|work= - ^ Hofer, Paul (1952). Die Kunstdenkmäler des Kantons Bern, Band 1: Die Stadt Bern. Basel: Gesellschaft für Schweizerische Kunstgeschichte. p. 215.Template:De icon
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