Admiralbrücke, Steel bridge in Kreuzberg, Germany
The Admiralbrücke is a road bridge over the Landwehr Canal with a flat deck bordered by a green metal railing of vertical bars and X-shaped panels, mounted on a dark green riveted girder. Below the deck, a single wide dark green steel arch crosses the water, resting on a stone abutment on the right bank. The original wrought-iron railing carries two rows of leaf ornaments and the bridge name cast in relief at the crown.
Built between 1880 and 1882 to plans by Georg Pinkenburg, head of the city bridge office, the Admiralbrücke replaced the wooden Badbrücke of 1850 and is the oldest iron bridge over the Landwehr Canal. It was strengthened in 1933/34 and restored in 1984; a tram ran across it until about 1921.
The bridge serves as an evening gathering place where locals and visitors meet, with music and conversations filling the air. It has become a focal point for the neighborhood where people naturally congregate to spend time together.
The bridge links Fraenkelufer and Planufer streets and handles both vehicle and pedestrian traffic daily. Visitors should be aware that it becomes especially crowded and lively in the evenings when groups gather there.
The expansion joints of the cobblestoned surface contain hundreds of bottle caps that have been embedded between the stones over the years. This unusual collection serves as a quiet record of the countless social gatherings that have happened here.
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