Reichsbrücke
The Reichsbrücke (German for Imperial Bridge) is a major bridge in Vienna, linking Mexikoplatz in Leopoldstadt with the Donauinsel in Donaustadt across the Danube. The bridge is used by 50,000 vehicles per day and carries six lanes of traffic, U-Bahn tracks, two footpaths, two cyclepaths and two utility tunnels.
Key facts
- Bridge.bridge_name
- Reichsbrücke
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- Reichsbrücke01.JPG
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- Reichsbrücke, seen from the right bank of the Danube
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- Reichsbrücke, seen from the right bank of the Danube
- Bridge.official_name
- Johann-Nestroy-Brücke
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- Light rail (tramway), road bridge
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- Danube River
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- Vienna, Austria
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- Stadt Wien (3rd bridge)
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- haunched, hollow box cantilever bridge with double deck (3rd bridge)
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- prestressed concrete (3rd bridge)
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Article
5 sectionsContents
- History
- Reichsbrücke collapse
- Current bridge
- References
- External links
The Reichsbrücke (German for Imperial Bridge) is a major bridge in Vienna, linking Mexikoplatz in Leopoldstadt with the Donauinsel in Donaustadt across the Danube. The bridge is used by 50,000 vehicles per day and carries six lanes of traffic, U-Bahn tracks, two footpaths, two cyclepaths and two utility tunnels.
==History== The first bridge to be built on the site of the current Reichsbrücke was constructed in 1872–1876 under the name Kronprinz-Rudolph-Brücke (Crown Prince Rudolf Bridge), before the regulation of the Danube in Vienna. A truss of iron girders spanned the main river, with vaulted bridges crossing the flood plains on either side. It was formally opened on 21 August 1876, and the name was changed to Reichsbrücke in 1919 after Austria became a republic.