The city of Weil am Rhein is separated from the adjacent grounds of the regional garden exhibition through a 16 m high embankment, marked by a railway line at half level and a road at the base. To bridge across the divide, a tower was mandated.
Within the filigree cable structure of the tower, two spiral flights of stairs – one of them leading upstairs and the other down – lead to the first platform at the bridge level and up to a second observation platform. This tower connects the city with a simple, partially trussed footbridge.
Within the filigree cable structure of the tower, two spiral flights of stairs – one of them leading upstairs and the other down – lead to the first platform at the bridge level and up to a second observation platform. This tower connects the city with a simple, partially trussed footbridge.
- Location
Weil am Rhein, Germany
- Architect
schlaich bergermann partner
- Client
Stadt Weil am Rhein
- Contractor
Maurer Söhne, München; Hatec, Münstertal
- Our Scope of Work
conceptual design, construction design, site supervision
- Length of bridge 45 m
- Lower platform height 16 m,
diameter 10 m
- Upper platform height 20 m,
diameter 10.40 m - 2 staircases length 2 x 70 m,
width 1.25 m
