Drahtbrücke Kassel

The "wire bridge" has a long and eventful past. Already in 1870 a suspension bridge between the old town and the so-called Unterneustadt was built instead of a ferry connection. After damage and reconstruction in 1940, the city council of Kassel decided to completely renew the superstructure including the ropes. For the re-planning or rehabilitation of the bridge some boundary conditions were clearly defined: takeover of the main geometry, takeover of the massive pylons (based on wooden piles), takeover of the elongated abutments (ballast foundations), renewal of the entire rope construction, renewal of the superstructure with retention of the half-timbered training for monument protection reasons, truss girder in steel, walking area with precast concrete elements, laying of the supporting rope anchorage in the abutment area upwards, concreting of the abutment cavities.

Kassel's swinging pedestrian bridge over the Fulda with a worthwhile view.

Visually very nice bridge. Here we have changed the bank