Chelouche bridge, Iron bridge in Neve Tzedek, Tel Aviv, Israel.
The Shalosh Bridge is an iron bridge on Shalosh Street in Neve Tzedek, Tel Aviv-Jaffa, linking Eilat Street near Florentin with Shalosh Street. It spans the railway cutting dug in the late 19th century for the Jaffa–Jerusalem line. It is 8 metres long, 5 metres high and 4 metres wide, and the difference between its original stones and the masonry added in the British Mandate period is still visible.
The structure was built in 1892 and is one of the oldest infrastructure elements in Tel Aviv, even predating the city's official founding. Its presence shows how early settlements were already organized before Tel Aviv became a city.
The bridge is named after Aharon Shalosh, a leader of Jaffa's Sephardic community, jeweler and money changer, who moved to Neve Tzedek in 1892. After his carriage overturned in the railway cutting, the governor of Jaffa ordered a bridge built; it was erected by the French company that built the Jaffa–Jerusalem railway. The bridge appears in Ziona Tagger's 1928 painting "The Train in Neve Tzedek".
The bridge is easily walkable and sits in the middle of the Neve Tzedek residential area, where narrow streets and small squares invite exploration. It is best visited during daytime when the surroundings are active and you can fully explore the historical neighborhood.
The bridge was dismantled in August 2018 by NTA for the light rail tunnel and rebuilt in April 2019. Look at the stonework: the original Ottoman stones differ from the higher Mandate-era additions. Ziona Tagger painted the bridge in her 1928 work "The Train in Neve Tzedek".
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