Jakob Mierscheidt Bridge
Jakob-Mierscheidt Bridge | |
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Jakob-Mierscheidt Bridge (above) and Marie-Elisabeth-Lüders Bridge (below) The under carrriage of the Marie-Elisabeth-Lüders Bridge, made from pressed concrete. Jakob-Mierscheidt Steg (Bridge) sign | |
| Coordinates | 52°31′14″N 13°22′35″E / 52.5206°N 13.3765°E |
| Carries | Politicians and bicycles |
| Crosses | Spree (river) |
| Locale | Berlin, Germany |
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Interactive map of Jakob-Mierscheidt Bridge | |
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The Jakob-Mierscheidt Bridge (steg) is one of the popular names for the upper bridge that crosses the Spree Canal.[1] This double decker pedestrian bridge connects the committee rooms and parliamentary offices with the parliament's scientific service center.[2] The lower bridge has a gentle arc and is attached to two horizontal steel trusses above it. The upper truss bridge has a weather protection roof and connects the sixth floors of the Paul-Löbe-Haus (PLH) with the Marie-Elisabeth-Lüders-Haus (MELH) on the Spreebogen (Spree bend).[3] The railing of the upper bridge once had the inscription Jakob-Mierscheid-Steg. The bridge is also called the "higher civil service career path".[4] On Google maps, the bridge is named after the reclusive, but esteemed SPD parliamentarian Jakob Mierscheid.[5] The upper bridge is only for parliamentarians. The lower bridge is open for everybody.
References
- ↑ "Mierscheid wird Namensgeber von Steg". SPD-Bundestagsfraktion (in German). 2014-12-15. Retrieved 2026-08-05.
- ↑ "Es wächst zusammen, was zusammen gehört". www.das-parlament.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2025-11-27. Retrieved 2026-08-05.
- ↑ Viva, Arquitectura. "Spreebogen: The New Ministries". Arquitectura Viva. Retrieved 2026-08-05.
- ↑ Lenz, Kristin. "Deutscher Bundestag - „Sprung über die Spree"". Deutscher Bundestag (in German). Archived from the original on 2021-08-01. Retrieved 2026-08-05.
- ↑ "The phantom of the Bundestag". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2026-08-05.