The Tausendfuessler flyover in the centre of Duesseldorf, Germany shortly before demolition in 2013
The Tausendfüssler was constructed in 1961 following a concept of (automotive) mobility in Düsseldorf from the architect was Friedrich Tamms, a professor of architecture and a member of city council. The concept of the bridge is a kind of swinging Y: The traffic comes (only in 1 direction) from the north on 3 tracks in a soft curve. In the middle the bridge splits the traffic. 2 tracks go to the east and follow the curve in direction to the Main station of Düsseldorf, 2 other tracks (the incoming middle track is splitten) follow a soft curve in the other direction, together with the first curve an S-curve in southern direction. Its length is 536 meters, 391 meters on its main direction north to south, 145 meters in the east direction. The Tausendfüßler belongs to a building ensemble from the early 1960s together with the Schauspielhaus Düsseldorf (City Theatre) and the Dreischeibenhaus (a skyscraper). In December 1993 the Tausendfüßler was listed in the list of city monuments. These photographs were taken a few days before its controversial demolition in Febrary 2013.
Size: 4134px × 2699px
Location: Düsseldorf, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany.
Photo credit: © David Davies / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: bridges, cities, city, duesseldorf, europe, flyover, germany, history, monuments, nrw, people, roads, tausendfuessler, tausendfüssler, town, towns, traffic, tram-stop, waiting, üsseldorf
