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    1. Pappelsteg Fürth – Pegnitz at Röllingersteg loop from Maxfeld

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    October 4, 2023

    The oldest bridge in Nuremberg over the Pegnitz is believed to be on the site of today's museum bridge. A wooden bridge is documented for the 13th century. Since the structure connected the Franciscan monastery with the city, it was called the Barfüsser Bridge. However, floods repeatedly destroyed the bridge at this location in the following centuries. In 1484 a new building followed with stone substructures and a wooden superstructure.

    In 1590 the building was again badly damaged by floods. Due to the ongoing maintenance work, the city decided in 1699 to replace the structure with a completely solid bridge. In 1700 the bridge was built with two stone arch openings and named after King Joseph I as Joseph's or King's Bridge. The Pegnitz crossing was decorated with two baroque pulpit structures with wrought iron grilles, which were arranged on the river pillar. The western structure is decorated with the coats of arms of the six members of the city government at the time.

    In the 19th century, the name was changed to Museum Bridge because the “Museum” society, a social and reading society, owned a meeting house on the site of the former Barfüßerkirche.[1][2]

    The museum bridge was damaged by bombs during the Second World War. In 1954, as part of flood protection in the old town, the building was demolished and rebuilt.[3] It was rebuilt with the appearance of 1700, but with double width and three openings. The construction costs were 500,000 DM

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      April 19, 2024

      The bridge was also called the "Barefoot Bridge" after the neighboring Franciscan monastery. In 1474, the original wooden bridge was replaced by a two-arched stone bridge. This fell victim to the flood of 1595. It was not until 1700 that the temporary wooden bridge that was subsequently built was replaced by a stone bridge.
      The current bridge is relatively new, as it was built around 1955 in the style of 1700 on the site of the old bridge.

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