Drehbrücke am Winterhafen

The swing bridge at the winter harbor in Mainz was built around 1877 and is therefore one of the oldest surviving swing bridges. It crosses the winter harbor and serves as a link between the old town and the pier on the Victor Hugo shore.Twelve years after the opening of the winter port in 1865, the swing bridge enabled a ship passage at any water level. After the expansion of the Rhine, there were two swivel bridges in Mainz. However, the bridge at the customs and inland port was broken off after 1945.The object is a listed building and is considered a cultural monument. The mechanical turning device of the bridge at the winter harbor was no longer functional since 1996 and was replaced by a hydraulic device in 2009 because it was at risk of brittle fracture. In addition, yachts in the future should be able to drive in the winter harbor to increase the recreational value for a nearby site. The dismantling of the old swing bridge took place on March 20, 2009 with the participation of Riga Mainz. The new swing bridge was manufactured in April of the same year in the workshops of the Wiesbaden-based company Huhle Stahl- und Metallbau. The installation of the new steel structure took place on October 29, 2009. [1] The building is 37.50 meters long, 4.50 meters wide and weighs 54 tons. The old bridge weighed only 21.5 tons. The type is an asymmetrical, double-winged road swing bridge made of riveted steel framework. Thus, the appearance of the new bridge will be largely adapted to that of the old bridge. The construction materials meet modern requirements, so the flooring consists of aluminum, instead of wooden planks as before.The "kingpin" as a fulcrum is placed on a sandstone pillar. This now no longer visible part of the mechanics has a diameter of 20 centimeters. From the movement mechanism can be seen only the running and rolling ring of the rotary post. The bridge abutments are accentuated by balustrades, which end in curved wall sections with stone benches.Source Wikipedia: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drehbr%C3%BCcke_am_WinterhafenIt would be the beautiful beer garden "Mole" directly at the swing bridge to mention.

Le pont tournant du Winterhafen à Mayence a été construit vers 1877 et est donc l'un des plus anciens ponts tournants encore existants.

Soit dit en passant, le Winterhafenbrücke actuel a été reconstruit en 2009 ... le vieux pont historique n'a malheureusement plus pu être réparé en raison de dommages importants. Source : mainz.de/freizeit-und-sport/im-gruenen/drehbruecke.php