Rathausbrücke (Zürich)

Rathausbrücke
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	Lindenhof–Schipfe–Weinplatz–Limmatquai 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 Lindenhof–Weinplatz–Münsterhof 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.