Jannowitz Bridge

Jannowitz Bridge (German: Jannowitzbrücke) is a bridge over the Spree River in Berlin. The bridge connects Heinrich Heine Straße and Brückenstraße in Mitte with Alexanderplatz.

Jannowitz Bridge

Jannowitzbrücke
Jannowitz Bridge
Coordinates52.513936°N 13.415594°E / 52.513936; 13.415594
CrossesSpree River
Named forChristian August Jannowitz

History

The bridge was built by cotton manufacturer Christian August Jannowitz. Construction of the bridge began in 1822. The bridge was originally a wooden structure and was replaced in 1881 by an iron truss bridge.[1]

Jannowitz Bridge was dismantled in 1927 to allow construction of the U8 subway line.[2] It was replaced with a new iron girder bridge that opened in 1932, along with the Jannowitzbrücke U-Bahn station. The bridge was destroyed by the Germans, as a "defensive measure", during the Battle of Berlin in World War II. The bridge was rebuilt again in the early 1950s.[1]

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References
  1. Badelt, Udo (30 September 2013). "Geschichte im Gegenlicht: Die Jannowitzbrücke". Der Tagesspiegel. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  2. Thiemann, Dieter Desczyk ; Eckhard; Desczyk, Dieter (2011). Berliner Brücken Gestaltung und Schmuck (1., Aufl. ed.). Berlin: Lukas Vlg f. Kunst- u. Geistesgeschichte. p. 95. ISBN 3867320993.
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