Grand Duchess Charlotte Bridge Red Bridge Groussherzogin-Charlotte-Bréck Rout Bréck | |
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 The bridge connects Limpertsberg (left) to Kirchberg (right) | |
| Coordinates | 49°37′04″N 06°07′51″E / 49.61778°N 6.13083°E |
| Carries | 4 lanes of the N51, City Tram Line 1, national Cycle Path 2, pedestrians |
| Crosses | River Alzette, Luxembourg City Quarter of Pfaffenthal |
| Locale | Luxembourg City |
| Official name | Grand Duchess Charlotte Bridge |
| Other name(s) | Red Bridge |
| Named for | Grand Duchess Charlotte |
| Website | www |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Batter-post rigid-frame bridge |
| Material | Steel |
| Total length | 355 m (1,165 ft) |
| Width | 26.58 m (87 ft) |
| Height | 75 m (246 ft) |
| Longest span | 234.10 m (768 ft) |
| No. of spans | 3 |
| History | |
| Architect | Egon Jux |
| Construction start | 20 April 1962 (Initial foundation works) 20 June 1963 (Ceremony for the arrival of the first segment of the support structure) |
| Construction end | 2 June 1965 |
| Opened | 24 October 1966 |
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The Grand Duchess Charlotte Bridge (Luxembourgish: Groussherzogin-Charlotte-Bréck, French: Pont Grande-Duchesse Charlotte, German: Großherzogin-Charlotte-Brücke) is a road bridge in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. It carries the N51 across the Alzette, connecting Avenue John F. Kennedy, in Kirchberg, to Boulevard Robert Schuman, in Limpertsberg. The bridge is also known as the Red Bridge (Luxembourgish: Rout Bréck, German: Rote Brücke, French: Pont Rouge) on account of its distinctive red paintwork. It is the main route connecting the city centre, Ville Haute, to Kirchberg, the site of the city's European Union institutions.