50°06′29″N 8°40′56″E / 50.1081°N 8.6822°E / 50.1081; 8.6822

Eiserner Steg
Aerial view of the Eiserner Steg in 2010
Coordinates50°06′29″N 8°40′56″E / 50.1081°N 8.6822°E / 50.1081; 8.6822
Carriespedestrians
CrossesMain (river)
LocaleFrankfurt Altstadt, Sachsenhausen
(river kilometer 35.26)
Characteristics
DesignFootbridge
MaterialIron
Total length173.59 m (569.5 ft)
Width5.44 m (17.8 ft)
History
Construction start1868
Construction end1869
Inaugurated29 September 1869 (1869-09-29)
Rebuilt1946
Destroyed25 March 1945 (1945-03-25)
Location
Two years after the renovation in January 1914

The Eiserner Steg (Iron Footbridge) is a footbridge spanning the river Main in the city of Frankfurt, Germany, which connects the centre of Frankfurt with the district of Sachsenhausen.

The first wrought iron bridge was built in 1868.[1][2] It was replaced in 1911/1912 by a slightly larger cantilever bridge.[3] It is 170 metres long and consists of riveted steel trusses with two bridge piers. The bridge was blown up by the Wehrmacht in the final days of World War II, but it was rebuilt shortly afterwards in 1946. It was fully renovated in 1993.[4]

Bibliography

  • Setzepfandt, Wolf-Christian (2002). Architekturführer Frankfurt am Main / Frankfurt am Main : architectural guide / by Wolf-Christian Setzepfandt (in German). Berlin: Reimer. p. 27. ISBN 3-496-01236-6. OCLC 50645225.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Eiserner Steg wird 150: Crowdfunding für ein Frankfurter Wahrzeichen". FAZ.NET (in German). 28 September 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "Eiserner Steg". Frankfurt Tourismus (in German). Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Jubiläumsfeier: Eiserner Steg in Frankfurt strahlt in ganz besonderem Licht". fnp.de (in German). 29 September 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Eiserner Steg". FRANKFURT.DE – DAS OFFIZIELLE STADTPORTAL (in German). Retrieved 7 March 2022.

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