Suspension Bridges Crossing Ilm River
This is a list of the only bridge from the suspension bridge inventory crossing Ilm River. Please note that different rivers with the same name will be grouped together. For example, selecting 'Bear Creek' shows bridges across several different Bear Creeks. Also, similarly named rivers are grouped separately. For example, 'River Dee' (UK) bridges are grouped separately from 'Dee River' (Australia) bridges. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.
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| Bridgemeister ID: | 2161 (added 2006-12-16) |
| Year Completed: | 1833 |
| Name: | Schaukelbrücke Ilmpark |
| Location: | Weimar, Thüringen, Germany |
| Crossing: | Ilm River |
| Coordinates: | 50.96722 N 11.33971 E |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Use: | Footbridge |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2017) |
| Main Cables: | Eyebar (iron) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 14.8 meters (48.6 feet) |
| Deck width: | 2.04 meters between side rails, 2.16 meters total |
Notes:
- Eckhard Bernstorff notes: "Oldest fully functional suspension bridge in Germany; 2 x 3 chains; 2 different sags; Located in the park of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's garden house."
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