Münsterbrücke, Zürich
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Münsterbrücke is a pedestrian and road bridge over the Limmat in the city of Zürich, Switzerland. It is listed in the Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance. It is indirectly named after two Münster (minsters), the Fraumünster and Grossmünster.[citation needed]
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Münsterbrücke | |
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Coordinates | 47°22′12″N 8°32′35″E |
Carries | Two lanes for road traffic and pedestrians |
Crosses | Limmat |
Locale | Zürich, Switzerland |
Official name | Münsterbrücke |
Owner | City of Zurich |
Maintained by | City of Zurich |
Preceded by | Quaibrücke |
Followed by | Rathausbrücke |
Characteristics | |
Material | Stone |
No. of spans | 4 |
History | |
Designer | Alois Negrelli |
Engineering design by | Conrad Stadler, Johann Jakob Locher-Oeri |
Constructed by | Heinrich Staub (Steinmetzmeister) |
Construction start | 1836 |
Opened | 1838 |
Replaces | Obere Brücke (wooden, pedestrian bridge) |
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