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Hardbrücke
The Hardbrücke (Swiss German: ''Hardbrugg'') is a long road bridge and important north–south connection in the Swiss city of Zürich. As of 2009, 70,000 vehicles use the bridge daily. From north to south, the bridge crosses ''Wipkingerplatz'' in the Wipkingen quarter, the River Limmat, a couple of roads of the ''Industriequartier'' (including '' Escher-Wyss-Platz''), the railway tracks of the Zürich–Baden and ''Käferberg'' lines (including a railway station), numerous holding tracks of the track field preceding , the former goods station (mostly removed) and a road (''Hohlstrasse'') in Zürich's District 4. Over the Limmat, the Hardbrücke forms an upper level to the lower level ''Wipkingerbrücke'', a road/tramway bridge. There are several exit and entrance ramps that link the bridge to the streets below. Some junctions on the bridge have traffic lights. Name The bridge () gets its name from the German toponym (''Flurname'') ''Hard'', meaning hill or forest, used ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hardbrücke Railway Station
The Hardbrücke (Swiss German: ''Hardbrugg'') is a long road bridge and important north–south connection in the Switzerland, Swiss city of Zürich. As of 2009, 70,000 vehicles use the bridge daily. From north to south, the bridge crosses ''Wipkingerplatz'' in the Wipkingen quarter, the River Limmat, a couple of roads of the ''Industriequartier'' (including ''Escher Wyss (Zürich), Escher-Wyss-Platz''), the railway tracks of the Zürich–Baden railway, Zürich–Baden and ''Käferberg Tunnel, Käferberg'' lines (including a railway station), numerous siding (rail), holding tracks of the track field preceding , the former goods station (mostly removed) and a road (''Hohlstrasse'') in Zürich's Aussersihl, District 4. Over the Limmat, the Hardbrücke forms an upper level to the lower level ''Wipkingerbrücke'', a road/tramway bridge. There are several Interchange (road), exit and entrance ramps that link the bridge to the streets below. Some junctions on the bridge have traffic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Käferberg Tunnel
The Käferberg Tunnel () is a railway tunnel in the Swiss city of Zürich. The tunnel runs under the Käferberg hill from the western approaches to Zürich Hauptbahnhof to a portal to the south of Oerlikon station. It is long and carries twin standard gauge () tracks electrified at 15 kV/16.7 Hz using overhead catenary. Heading south from the southern portal of the tunnel, the railway first crosses the River Limmat and ''Hardturmstrasse'' on a concrete viaduct. Still on viaduct the line splits into two, with the right hand leg being a single-track viaduct that descends into Zürich Altstetten station. The left hand leg, still double track and on viaduct, runs into the upper level of Zürich Hardbrücke station, before continuing its descent into the Hauptbahnhof. The tunnel was opened in 1969. As built, only the Altstetten leg of the southern connecting lines existed, and the tunnel was only usable by freight and other trains that bypassed Hauptbahnhof station. In 1982, Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prime Tower
The Prime Tower, also named "Maag-Tower" in an earlier stage of planning, is a skyscraper in Zürich, Switzerland, used mainly as office space. At a height of , it was the tallest building in Switzerland from 2011 until 2015, when the Roche Tower in Basel (standing at ) was completed. The building is located near the Hardbrücke railway station in Zürich West of the ''Industriequartier''. The tower replaced an industrial facility. According to its developers, the tower's construction, which took 15 years to plan and execute, was a financial success, with its valuation based on lease rates exceeding the construction cost by CHF 110 million. A webcam on top of the building offers a 360° view of Zürich. Residents The tower and its two companion buildings, ''Cubus'' and ''Diagonal'', are used primarily as office buildings. As of its opening in December 2011, the tower has a bar and restaurant on its top floor, a conference center, a hotel on the ground floor, and offices incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Escher Wyss (Zürich)
Escher Wyss is a quarter in the district 5 of Zürich, centered on the Escher-Wyss-Platz square. Escher Wyss was formerly a part of Aussersihl municipality, which was incorporated into Zürich in 1893. The quarter has a population of 2,727 distributed on an area of 1.27 km2 ( sq. mile). It takes its name from the company Escher Wyss & Cie. that was formerly based in the area. The company's former '' Schiffbau'', or shipbuilding hall, is now a theatre venue operated by the ''Schauspielhaus Zürich''. The Technopark Zürich site was built between 1989 and 1993 as the first large single building on the industrial site of the former Escher Wyss & Cie company, and triggered the overall planning of the 17-hectare site. The quarter is served by Zürich tram Trams make an important contribution to public transport in the city of Zurich in Switzerland. The tram network serves most city neighbourhoods, and is the backbone of public transport within the city, albeit supplemented ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zürich
Zurich (; ) is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich. , the municipality had 448,664 inhabitants. The Urban agglomeration, urban area was home to 1.45 million people (2020), while the Zurich Metropolitan Area, Zurich metropolitan area had a total population of 2.1 million (2020). Zurich is a hub for railways, roads, and air traffic. Both Zurich Airport and Zürich Hauptbahnhof, Zurich's main railway station are the largest and busiest in the country. Permanently settled for over 2,000 years, Zurich was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans, who called it '. However, early settlements have been found dating back more than 6,400 years (although this only indicates human presence in the area and not the presence of a town that early). During the Middle Ages, Zurich gained the independent and privileged status of imperial immediacy and, in 1519 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siding (rail)
In rail terminology, a siding is a low-speed track section distinct from a running line or through route such as a main line, branch line, or spur. It may connect to through track or to other sidings at either end. Sidings often have lighter rails, meant for lower speed or less heavy traffic, and few, if any, signals. Sidings connected at both ends to a running line are commonly known as loops; those not so connected may be referred to as single-ended or dead-end sidings, or (if short) stubs. Functions Sidings may be used for marshalling (classifying), stabling, storing, loading, and unloading rail vehicles. Common sidings store stationary rolling stock, especially for loading and unloading. Industrial sidings (also known as spurs) go to factories, mines, quarries, wharves, warehouses, some of them are essentially links to industrial railways. Such sidings can sometimes be found at stations for public use; in American usage these are referred to as team tracks (after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neue Zürcher Zeitung
The (''NZZ''; "New Newspaper of Zurich") is German language daily newspaper, published by NZZ Mediengruppe in Zurich. The paper was founded in 1780. It has a reputation as a high-quality newspaper, as the German Swiss newspaper of record A newspaper of record is a major national newspaper with large newspaper circulation, circulation whose editorial and news-gathering functions are considered authoritative and independent; they are thus "newspapers of record by reputation" and i ..., and for detailed reports on international affairs. History and profile One of the oldest newspapers still published, it originally appeared as ''Zürcher Zeitung'', edited by the Swiss painter and poet Salomon Gessner, on 12 January 1780. It was renamed in 1821. According to Peter K. Buse and Jürgen C. Doerr, many prestige German language newspapers followed its example because it set "standards through an objective, in-depth treatment of subject matter, eloquent commentary, an extensi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A3 Motorway (Switzerland)
The A3 is a motorway in northeast Switzerland, running diagonally from France toward the southeast border, and passing by Zürich on the way. The total length of the A3 motorway spans roughly , but parts of the road share sections of the A1 motorway (Switzerland), A1 and A2 motorway (Switzerland), A2 motorways. The A3 belongs to the Swiss motorway network. It starts at the border in Basel, where it connects to A35 autoroute, French motorway A35. From the Wiese Motorway Fork, the route is shared with the A2. At Augst, the motorway splits, with the A2 branching off and the A3 continuing past Rheinfelden (Aargau), Rheinfelden and Frick, Switzerland, Frick. After the Bözberg Road Tunnel, Bözberg tunnel is the Birrfeld Motorway Fork, near Birmenstorf. Here, the A1 and A3 share the same route as far as Motorway Interchange Limmattal, where the A3 goes towards Urdorf and the Uetliberg Tunnel which was opened on May 4, 2009. After Zürich the motorway weaves through the hills of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uetliberg Tunnel
__NOTOC__ The Uetliberg (also known as Üetliberg) is a mountain in the Swiss plateau, part of the Albis chain, rising to . The mountain offers a panoramic view of the entire city of Zürich (to the northeast of its summit), Zürichberg and Lake Zurich (both to the east), and lies on the boundary between the city of Zurich and the municipalities of Stallikon and Uitikon in the canton of Zurich. The summit, known as Uto Kulm, is in Stallikon. Uetliberg is the '' Hausberg'' of Zurich. At the summit, there is the Hotel Uto Kulm, together with two towers. One of these is a look-out tower (access costs , rebuilt 1990), whilst the other is the tall Uetliberg TV-tower (rebuilt 1990). Transport The summit is accessible year-round by train from Zurich. Uetliberg railway station lies some from, and below, the summit of the Uetliberg. It is the upper terminus of the Uetliberg line from Zurich Central Station (), which is operated by Zurich S-Bahn service S10. Trains usually run ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Controlled-access Highway
A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway, and expressway. Other similar terms include ''wikt:throughway, throughway'' or ''thruway'' and ''parkway''. Some of these may be limited-access highways, although this term can also refer to a class of highways with somewhat less isolation from other traffic. In countries following the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals, Vienna convention, the motorway qualification implies that walking and parking are forbidden. A fully controlled-access highway provides an unhindered flow of traffic, with no traffic signals, Intersection (road), intersections or frontage, property access. They are free of any at-grade intersection, at-grade crossings with other roads, railways, or pedestrian paths, which are instead carried by overpasses and underpasses. Entrances and exits to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girder Bridge
A girder bridge is a bridge that uses girders as the means of supporting its deck. The two most common types of modern steel girder bridges are plate and box. The term "girder" is often used interchangeably with "beam" in reference to bridge design. However, some authors define beam bridges slightly differently from girder bridges. A girder may be made of concrete or steel. Many shorter bridges, especially in rural areas where they may be exposed to water overtopping and corrosion, utilize concrete box girder. The term "girder" is typically used to refer to a steel beam. In a beam or girder bridge, the beams themselves are the primary support for the deck, and are responsible for transferring the load down to the foundation. Material type, shape, and weight all affect how much weight a beam can hold. Due to the properties of the second moment of area, the height of a girder is the most significant factor to affect its load capacity. Longer spans, more traffic, or wider spacin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
