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RED BRIDGE - Illuminaty Traditional Geocache

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Hidden : 10/20/2010
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


Grand Duchess Charlotte Bridge

Pont Grande Duchesse Charlotte

RED BRIDGE – PONT ROUGE

The bridge passes 74 m over Pfaffenthal, which lies along the steep valley of the Alzette, and connects Kirchberg (East) to Limpertsberg (West). German architect Egon Jux designed the bridge, beating 68 competitors in a competition launched by Luxembourg's government in 1957. Construction began in 1962, with official groundbreaking on 20 June 1963 by Charlotte, then Grand Duchess. Construction was finished in 1965, and the bridge opened in October 1966. It is named after Charlotte.

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Construit de 1962 à 1966 par Rheinstahl Union Brückenbau Dortmund afin de permettre l'urbanisation du plateau du Kirchberg, notamment aussi en vue de l'établissement définitif d'institutions européennes, le pont mesure 355 m de long, 25 m de large, a un empattement de 234,1 m, pèse 4.900 tonnes et s'élève à 75 m au-dessus de l'Alzette. Dans les années 1990 une balustrade anti-suicide fut installée. Une remise en peinture est prévue en 2012/2013, précédée d'une réfection ponctuelle de la peinture des caissons. Dans le cadre du projet "tram", diverses études sont en cours.

 

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

(RA) - Arne gur orgba cbfg / Abg ba gur ebnq FCBVYRE-Cvpgher (SE) - Ceèf cbgrnh oégba / Cnf fhe yn ebhgr FCBVYRE-Cubgb

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)