Wehrsteg, Footbridge in Munich, Germany.
The Wehrsteg is a pedestrian bridge made of reinforced concrete that spans a waterway in Munich. The structure uses a simple beam design and provides a level surface for foot and bicycle traffic.
The structure was completed in 1966 and provided Munich residents with a new crossing over the waterway. Since then, the bridge has served as a dependable connection in the city's network.
The bridge is part of the daily network that residents use to move between neighborhoods. It connects people and places in a straightforward, practical way without motor traffic.
The 170-metre walkway runs above the ten weir openings of Wehr VI, linking the Museumsinsel with the Praterinsel. At its northern end it meets the Mariannenbrücke and the Kabelsteg, which lead to the west and east banks of the Isar, so it works as a short cut between the two islands.
The Wehrsteg crosses the ten openings of Wehr VI, the barrage that diverts water from the Große Isar into the Kleine Isar. A predecessor weir with a footbridge already existed here in 1888, long before the present 1966 structure.
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