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Rathausbrücke (Zürich)

Rathausbrücke
Zürich - Gmüesbrugg - Haus zum Schwert - Rathaus - Sicht vom Grossmünster Karlsturm IMG 6428.JPG
Rathausbrücke and Weinplatz to the left, and Rathaus Zürich in the foreground, as well as Schipfe and Lindenhof hill, as seen from Grossmünster's Karlsturm
Coordinates 47°22′18″N 8°32′31″E / 47.37167°N 8.54194°E / 47.37167; 8.54194Coordinates: 47°22′18″N 8°32′31″E / 47.37167°N 8.54194°E / 47.37167; 8.54194
Carries pedestrians
Crosses Limmat
Locale LindenhofSchipfeWeinplatzLimmatquai in Zürich, Switzerland
Official name Rathausbrücke
ID number 1572
Characteristics
Material concrete
No. of spans 4
History
Construction start 1892 and 1972
Opened 1893 and 1973
Statistics
Daily traffic pedestrian

Rathausbrücke is a pedestrian bridge which crosses the river Limmat in Zürich, Switzerland. It is colloquially named Gmüesbrugg (Swiss German for "vegetable bridge"), and is a popular public square connecting Limmatquai, and the Weinplatz plaza and the historical Schipfe quarter.

Rathausbrücke is situated in the historical center of Zürich, previously known as Celtic-Roman Turicum, on the southeastern foothill of the Lindenhof, near the LindenhofWeinplatzMünsterhof area on the eastern bank of the Limmat. Today, the bridge is used as a public square and pedestrian bridge connecting the Lindenhof Schipfe quarter and the Rathaus quarter.

Although Rathausbrücke is a historically important bridge in Zürich, it is not a nodal point of the present tram railways. Neither the road traffic between General-Guisan-Quai and Limmatquai, nor the traffic from Rämistrasse and Utoquai, use the Rathausbrücke as a primary thoroughfare. The Zürich tram lines 2, 4, and 15, as well as the Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft provide public transportation. Individual transportation usually is limited to commercial traffic. The area is a pedestrian zone, hence, vehicle traffic is limited between lower Limmatquai and the Bellevueplatz square upstream.


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