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Altväter Bridge

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Altväter Bridge

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    May 15, 2022

    The Altväter Bridge was an aqueduct and the most important water management facility in the Halsbrücke mining industry. It was built between 1686 and 1715 under the direction of the Saxon chief mining officer Abraham von Schönberg.

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      November 11, 2024

      Old Fathers Bridge. The bridge is only passable by car one at a time.

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      The bridge was built between 1686 and 1715 next to the existing road bridge. The 188.5-meter-long aqueduct consisted of twelve stone arches with spans of 10 to 14 meters and a maximum height of 24 meters. Severe structural damage to the rubble masonry finally necessitated the demolition of the upper part of the bridge in 1893. Today, the lower part of the Old Fathers Bridge is still usable as a road bridge.

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        Elevation 310 m

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