General Information
| Name in local language: | Augustusbrücke |
|---|---|
| Beginning of works: | 1907 |
| Completion: | 30 August 1910 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Vaulted arch bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge Tramway, light or metro rail bridge |
| Material: |
Concrete bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Dresden, Saxony, Germany |
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| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 51° 3' 20.11" N 13° 44' 23.20" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 327.785 m | |
| span lengths | 17.80 m - 23.975 m - 36.00 m - 2 x 39.30 m - 36.15 m - 32.955 m - 28.33 m - 22.00 m | |
| number of spans | 9 |
Materials
| arches |
tamped concrete
|
|---|---|
| veneer |
stone
|
Excerpt from Wikipedia
The Augustus Bridge is a bridge in the city of Dresden, in the state Saxony in Germany.
Crossing the river Elbe, the road bridge connects the Innere Neustadt in the north (left bank) with the historic city centre to the south (right bank).
There has been a bridge at the same location since at least the 12th century. Under king Augustus II the Strong of Poland and Saxony, a new sandstone bridge was built with 12 arches between 1727 and 1731. This bridge was replaced by the present, also sandstone, bridge with 9 arches in order to provide a wider opening for river traffic. It was designed by Wilhelm Kreis and Theodor Klette.
Three tram lines of the Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe pass over the Augustus Bridge. All are currently (2019) diverted due to reconstruction works.
The current bridge was built between 1907 and 1910.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Augustus Bridge" and modified on July 22, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1997): Architekturführer Dresden. Dietrich Reimer Verlag, pp. 23.
- (1994): Brücken / Bridges. Ästhetik und Gestaltung / Aesthetics and Design. 4th edition, Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart (Germany), pp. 78-79.
- (2007): Brücken in Deutschland II. für Straßen und Wege. Deutscher Bundes-Verlag, Cologne (Germany), ISBN 978-3-935064-46-0, pp. 32-33.
- (2008): Der Neubau der Augustusbrücke von 1910. In: (2008): Dresdner Elbbrücken in acht Jahrhunderten. Dresdner Geschichtsverein e.V., Dresden (Germany), ISBN 978-3-910055-90-2, pp. 35-43.
- Steinbrücken in Deutschland. 2. Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Sachsen-Anhalt, Sachsen, Thüringen. Verlag Bau und Technik, Düsseldorf (Germany), 1999, pp. 194-197.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20001689 - Published on:
10/08/2001 - Last updated on:
10/06/2022
