Ignatz-Bubis bridge, Road arch bridge in Frankfurt, Germany
The Ignatz-Bubis-Brücke is a road bridge over the Main in Frankfurt, 183.75 metres long and 15.20 metres wide, carrying Bundesstraße 3 and tram line 18 between the Obermainanlage and Sachsenhausen. Its three wide arches spring from ribbed stone piers standing in the river, and a flat deck with a green-painted parapet and a row of small lamps runs above them.
Built from 1876 to 1878 to a design by Peter Schmick, the Obermainbrücke was Frankfurt's fifth Main crossing, with wrought-iron truss arches on red Main sandstone piers. In March 1945 a Wehrmacht demolition squad blew up its two middle arches. Rebuilt from April 1946 with concrete piers and steel arches, it reopened on 4 June 1949 and was renamed Ignatz-Bubis-Brücke in December 2000.
The bridge was renamed in December 2000 by the city council, with votes from SPD, Greens and FDP while the CDU abstained, to honour Ignatz Bubis, chairman of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, who died in 1999. In 2020 the rappers Celo & Abdi released the single IBB about the bridge and filmed its music video on it.
The bridge is used daily by cars, trams, and pedestrians and is easily accessible on foot. When visiting, note that there are no wide viewing areas directly on the bridge, and the best views are from the riverbanks or nearby bridges.
The bridge's renaming in December 2000 honoured Ignatz Bubis, chairman of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, who died in 1999. The city council approved it with votes from SPD, Greens and FDP, while the CDU abstained. In 2020 the rappers Celo & Abdi released the single IBB about the bridge and filmed its music video on the span.
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