Tausendfüßler

The name Tausendfüßler was also used for the V-3 cannon and Arado Ar 232 aircraft.

The Tausendfüßler was a high car street (bridge) in Düsseldorf. Its name means in German language millipede, too.

Construction

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. On its 3 tracks part it has a width of 25 meters.

It was constructed in the years 1961 to 1962, following a concept of (automotive) mobility in Düsseldorf from the 1950s.

The Tausendfüßler belongs to a building ensemble from the early 1960s together with the Schauspielhaus Düsseldorf (City Theatre) and the Dreischeibenhaus (a skyscraper).

The architect of the Tausendfüßler was Friedrich Tamms, a professor on architecture and a member of city council.

In December 1993 the Tausendfüßler was listed in the list of city monuments in the category Technical monuments, buildings and equipment for road.

It was demolished in 2013, as part of the Kö-Bogen project.

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Coordinates: 51°13′33″N 6°46′58″E / 51.22583°N 6.78278°E / 51.22583; 6.78278

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