Passerelle (Luxembourg)

Coordinates: 49°36′21″N 06°08′00″E / 49.60583°N 6.13333°E / 49.60583; 6.13333

The Passerelle was constructed to carry traffic from the city centre over the Pétrusse valley.

The Passerelle, also known as the Luxembourg Viaduct, is a viaduct in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. Nowadays it runs from the south into the city centre, Ville Haute, carrying road traffic across the Pétrusse valley and connecting Avenue de la Gare to Boulevard Franklin Delano Roosevelt. It is 290m long, with 24 arches, and 45m above the valley floor.

It is also known as the Old Bridge (Luxembourgish: Al Bréck, French: Vieux pont, German: Alte Brücke) by people from Luxembourg City. The 'new bridge' in this comparison is the Adolphe Bridge, which was built between 1900 and 1903.

The Passerelle was built between 1859 and 1861 to connect the city centre with Luxembourg's new railway station, which was located away from the city centre so as to not detract from the defensive capabilities of the city's fortress. It was conceived by the engineers Edouard Grenier and Auguste Letellier, and built by the British company Waring Brothers.

View of the Passerelle looking upwards from the Pétrusse valley.

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Luxembourg Viaduct at Structurae. Retrieved on 2010-05-13.

Buildings and structures in Luxembourg City

Alcide de Gasperi Building Am Tunnel ARBED building The Bock Cercle Municipal Hôtel de la Chambre Château de Septfontaines City Hall Conservatoire Den Atelier Fort Thüngen Grand Ducal Palace Grand Théâtre Hilton Luxembourg Judiciary City La Porte Towers Municipal Hospital Neumünster Abbey Palais de Justice Philharmonie René Konen Tunnel Théâtre des Capucins University of Luxembourg Utopolis Kirchberg Villa Louvigny

Churches	Notre-Dame Cathedral St Michael's Church St. Peter and Paul Church Trinity Church

Schools	Lycée Aline Mayrisch Athénée European School Lycée de Garçons International School Lycée Michel Lucius Lycée Michel Rodange Neie Lycée Lycée Robert Schuman St. George's Lycée Vauban

Sports venues	d'Coque Luxembourg-Cents Stade Achille Hammerel Stade Josy Barthel Stade rue Henri Dunant

Railway stations	Cents-Hamm station Dommeldange station Hollerich station Luxembourg station

Bridges	Adolphe Bridge Clausen Viaduct Grand Duchess Charlotte Bridge Passerelle

Monuments	American Cemetery Gëlle Fra Monument of the Millennium National Monument of Solidarity

Museums	City History Museum Mudam Musée Dräi Eechelen Museum of History and Art Museum of Natural History Villa Vauban

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Passerelle (Luxembourg)

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