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Kohlfurther Bridge

Kohlfurther Brücke
Kohlfurther Bridge; Kohlfurther Brücke
	The Kohlfurther bridge after its renovation
Coordinates	51°11′28″N 7°06′37″E / 51.1911°N 7.1103°E
Carries	Foot traffic
Crosses	Wupper
Locale	Wuppertal - Kohlfurth / ; Solingen - Kohlfurth
Owner	Landesbetrieb Straßenbau NRW
Characteristics
Design	steel bridge
Material	Steel
Total length	34.7m
Width	8.0m
Height	120m above sea level
History
Opened	28 June 1894
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The Kohlfurtherbrücke (often also referred to as the "Kohlbrücke Bridge") is a bridge made of steel over the Wupper in the borough of Cronenberg in Wuppertal, located on the city limits of Solingen. It served the Straßenbahn from Elberfeld to Solingen until the tramway was shut down in 1969. The name of the bridge is also the name of a street.

It was registered in the Baudenkmalliste of the city of Wuppertal on April 13, 2006, and on 3 May 2006 in that of Solingen. After undergoing extensive restoration, the bridge has been in operation again since 8 May 2010.

Architecture

The semi-parabolic bridge is made of crucible steel and consists of riveted connections, stretched over the river bed in a slightly oblique position. The two parallel truss beams are divided by eleven vertical poles and rest on supports made from natural stone. The floor of the bridge, in which the former tram rails lie, is now asphalted. Only the three inner fields of the trusses are reinforced by cross-shaped struts, while the others fields have simple struts between the upper and lower straps. In course of an extension to the tram connection, the upper straps were reinforced by transverse bends to stabilize the construction.

History

Long before the existing bridge was built, there was already a wooden bridge at this point, which was mentioned for the first time in 1363. In 1714 it was replaced by a stone bridge, making it the only bridge in this region to allow the dry crossing of the river on the way from Solingen to Cronenberg. The foundations of the pillars are still detectable in low water today. The massive and stable stone bridge was however only one-lane built.

It was replaced in 1893 by the existing steel bridge, built by the Morlan & Wilms company from Neumühl (Neumühl, Neumühl), and was handed over to public transport on 28 June 1894.

In 1913/14 a conversion for the additional use for the tramway operation of the Barmer Bergbahn [de] took place, which then concluded a connection from Cronenberg and Solingen and thus represented the largest spread of the tramway in the region. Until May 3, 1969, line 5 of Elberfeld went to Solingen. In the year of the decommissioning, the association Bergische Museumsbahnen was founded.

Since the 1970s the bridge of the owner Landesbetrieb Straßenbau NRW [de] (LBS) has served only the pedestrian and bicycle traffic, yet it is considered as a building to the Landesstraße 427. The duty to maintain maintenance in the city of Wuppertal since 1976 and the obligation to ensure the traffic safety since 1996 - these obligations is the responsibility of the city of Wuppertal. ^[1] In The city but inadequately.

On March 17, 2005, it was completely closed without prior warning because of the risk of a collapse in traffic, so that both districts were separated from each other. However, the use of the bridge was already restricted in advance. It could only be used by cyclists and pedestrians.

This was followed by the Bürgerinitiative Kohlfurtherbrücke , which fought for the preservation and the complete refurbishment. At the time, an amount of 1.6 million euros was estimated for a refurbishment, and the LBS therefore planned the demolition of the bridge and the construction of a wooden bridge. After a signing campaign by the Citizens Initiative [de] and under pressure from numerous local politicians, the bridge was temporarily repaired and Pentecost was reopened for the streetcar festival of the museum in 2005, but only on a width of 2.5 meters.

In the middle of 2006 it was decided to renovate the bridge in the spring of 2007. The costs were now estimated at EUR 785,000, some of which were to be borne by the LBS, the Land and the Stiftung Deutscher Denkmalschutz. A small portion of about ten percent should be borne by the two cities.

After several delays, the reconstruction work was started at the end of November 2008. ^[2] The bridge was completely dismantled in January 2009 and rebuilt in the future. ^[3] On September 10, 2009, the refurbished facade sections were fitted with a protective coating. They were to restore the historic appearance of the bridge.

The restored Kohlfurther Bridge was reopened on 8 May 2010, including new lighting.

References

^ English: www.bmeia.gv.at/en/foreign-ministry...il-2005.html.
^ Brückentag: Start work in the Kohlfurth Westdeutsche Zeitung (online) November 20, 2008
^ Baustellenfotos Bürgerinitiative Kohlfurther Bridge (online photo album) 1.-6. December 2008

[1] English: www.bmeia.gv.at/en/foreign-ministry...il-2005.html.

[2] Brückentag: Start work in the Kohlfurth Westdeutsche Zeitung (online) November 20, 2008

[3] Baustellenfotos Bürgerinitiative Kohlfurther Bridge (online photo album) 1.-6. December 2008

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-The '' Kohlfurtherbrücke '' (often also referred to as the "Kohlbrücke Bridge") is a bridge made of [[steel]] over the [[Wupper]] in the borough of[[Cronenberg, Wuppertal| Cronenberg]] in [[Wuppertal]], located on the city limits to [[Solingen]]. It served the [[Bergische Museumsbahnen|Straßenbahn]] from Elberfeld to Solingen until the tramway was shut down in 1969. The name of the bridge is also the name of a street.
+The '' Kohlfurtherbrücke '' (often also referred to as the "Kohlbrücke Bridge") is a bridge made of [[steel]] over the [[Wupper]] in the borough of[[Cronenberg, Wuppertal| Cronenberg]] in [[Wuppertal]], located on the city limits of [[Solingen]]. It served the [[Bergische Museumsbahnen|Straßenbahn]] from Elberfeld to Solingen until the tramway was shut down in 1969. The name of the bridge is also the name of a street.
 It was registered in the [[Cultural Heritage|Baudenkmalliste]] of the city of Wuppertal on April 13, 2006, and on 3 May 2006 in that of Solingen. After undergoing extensive restoration, the bridge has been in operation again since 8 May 2010.
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 == History ==
-Long before the existing bridge was built, there was already a wooden bridge at this point, which was mentioned for the first time in 1363. In 1714 it was replaced by a stone bridge, making it the only bridge in this region to allow the dry crossing of the river on the way from Solingen to Cronenberg. The foundations of the pillars are still to be found in low water today. The massive and stable stone bridge was however only one-lane built.
+Long before the existing bridge was built, there was already a wooden bridge at this point, which was mentioned for the first time in 1363. In 1714 it was replaced by a stone bridge, making it the only bridge in this region to allow the dry crossing of the river on the way from Solingen to Cronenberg. The foundations of the pillars are still detectable in low water today. The massive and stable stone bridge was however only one-lane built.
 It was replaced in 1893 by the existing steel bridge, built by the Morlan & Wilms company from Neumühl (Neumühl, Neumühl), and was handed over to public transport on 28 June 1894.