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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
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Coordinates | 47°22′18″N 8°32′31″E / 47.37167°N 8.54194°ECoordinates: 47°22′18″N 8°32′31″E / 47.37167°N 8.54194°E |
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 begin | 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.