The Rhine Falls, Schaffhouse, Switzerland
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The footbridge Passerelle des 3 pays
This is a short story of the footbridge over the Rhine called "Passerelle des 3 pays" in French and "Dreiländerbrücke" in German.
The footbridge is a link between Huningue in France and Weil am Rhein in Germany.
The footbridge "Passerelle des 3 pays" has been built off-site in the port of Huningue in 2006. On 09 November 2006, the footbridge, 1012 tons of steel, has been loaded on two barges. On Sunday 12 November 2006 on the early morning, the two barges did start their journey upstream with the footbridge.
On Sunday 12 November 2006 in the afternoon, the footbridge "Passerelle des 3 pays" had reached its destination, a few hundred meters upstream of the construction site. On 16 November 2006, the transporting barges were gone.
At the end of March 2007, the footbridge has been opened to the public. It is accessible to pedestrians and bicycles. On 30 June 2007, the footbridge has been officially inaugured by VIP's of both countries, France and Germany. A public festival has been organised on 30 June and 01 July 2007 on both sides of the river Rhine.
The footbridge is situated 150 meters north of the border triangle France, Germany, Switzerland or "corner of the 3 frontiers" (French : le coin des 3 frontières, German : das Dreiländereck). With a span of 230 m it is the longest footbridge in the world.
From 1843 until 1870, people could cross the Rhine over a flying bridge at the same location. From 1870 until 1944, people could cross the Rhine over a pontoon bridge. After WWII until 1979, a ferry boat did cross the Rhine at that place.
On the morning of 09 November 2006 : Loading the footbridge, 1012 tons of steel, on two barges.
On the evening of 09 November 2006 : Still loading the footbridge, 1012 tons of steel, on two barges. The footbridge is now at the middle of the barges.
10 November 2006 : The concrete blocks where the footbridge will be affixed.
On the morning of 12 November 2006 : The 2 barges with the footbridge floating on the middle of the Rhine.
12 November 2006, afternoon : The footbridge has reached its destination.
16 November 2006 : The barges are gone, the bridge is here to stay.
20 November 2006 : The footbridge with Huningue in the background, photo taken in Weil am Rhein.
6 April 2007 early morning : The footbridge is open, let's cross it forth and back and forth again and back again. Oh! I did walk over 1 km.
6 April 2007 : Huningue seen from the footbridge, the bell tower of the church Christ-Roi, the obelisk of the square Place Abbatucci.
6 April 2007 : Huningue and the Rhine seen from the footbridge.
6 April 2007 : Huningue seen from the German end of the footbridge.
6 April 2007 : Huningue and the Rhine seen from the footbridge, the protestant church, the chemical industry.
6 April 2007 : The footbridge and the Rheinpark at Weil am Rhein seen from Huningue.
30 June 2007 : Inauguration day, some of the French V.I.P.s saying good-bye to the public festival.
30 june 2007 : The footbridge full of people on inauguration day. The Rheincenter at Weil am Rhein seen from Huningue.
30 june 2007 : The footbridge full of people on inauguration day, seen from Huningue.
30 june 2007 : The footbridge full of people on inauguration day.
30 june 2007 : The footbridge full of people on inauguration day. Huningue seen from Weil am Rhein.
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