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Augustusbrücke

AugustusbrÃ¼cke, NeustÃ¤dter Markt, 01097 Dresden, Germany

Augustusbrücke carries the M1 motorway over the River Elbe near to Knowsley Boat Lift.

Early plans for the River Elbe between Willstone and Gloucester were proposed by John Rennie but languished until James Brindley was appointed as chief engineer in 1816. Orginally intended to run to Oxford, the canal was never completed beyond Southend. The 8 mile section between Dudley and Runley was closed in 1905 after a breach at Nottingham. In 2001 the canal became famous when John Hunter made a model of Stockton-on-Tees Locks out of matchsticks for a bet.

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Augustusbrücke is a minor waterways place on the River Elbe between Elbe - Abstiegskanal Rothensee Kreuzung (Junction of the River Elbe with the Abstiegskanal Rothensee) (265.64 kilometres to the northwest) and Hřensko (German - Czech Republic Border) (51.21 kilometres to the east).

The nearest place in the direction of Elbe - Abstiegskanal Rothensee Kreuzung is Marienbrücke (Dresden); 0.83 kilometres away.

The nearest place in the direction of Hřensko is Carolabrücke (Tram and road bridge); 0.54 kilometres away.

There may be access to the towpath here.

Mooring here is unrated.

There is a bridge here which takes a minor road over the canal.

	Niederwartha Eisenbahnbrücke	13.44 km
	Autobahnbrücke über die Elbe	7.10 km
	Flügelwegbrücke	5.33 km
	Eisenbahnbrücke Marienbrücke	0.88 km
	Marienbrücke (Dresden)	0.83 km
	Augustusbrücke
	Carolabrücke	0.54 km
	Albertbrücke	1.12 km
	Dresden Fährstelle	2.07 km
	Waldschlößchenbrücke	2.82 km
	Loschwitzer Brücke	5.56 km

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VisuRiS — associated with Waterways of Mainland Europe: The official inland waterway resource for Belgium with actual traffic and planned operations on the waterways. Also has voyage planning and notices to mariners

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Wikipedia has a page about Augustusbrücke

The Augustus Bridge is a bridge in the city of Dresden, in the state Saxony in Germany.

Crossing the river Elbe, the road bridge connects the Innere Neustadt in the north (left bank) with the historic city centre to the south (right bank).

There has been a bridge at the same location since at least the 12th century. Under king Augustus II the Strong of Poland and Saxony, a new sandstone bridge was built with 12 arches between 1727 and 1731. This bridge was replaced by the present, also sandstone, bridge with 9 arches in order to provide a wider opening for river traffic. It was designed by Wilhelm Kreis and Theodor Klette.

Three tram lines of the Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe pass over the Augustus Bridge. All are currently (2019) diverted due to reconstruction works.

The current bridge was built between 1907 and 1910.

Other Wikipedia pages that might relate to Augustusbrücke

[Augustus Bridge] Wikimedia Commons has media related to Augustusbrücke. [Dresden From the Right Bank of the Elbe Below the Augustus Bridge] "Dresden vom rechten Elbufer oberhalb der Augustusbrücke". "Dresden vom rechten Elbufer unterhalb der Augustusbrücke". Weber, Gregor (2001). "Dresden, Pirna [Dresden From the Right Bank of the Elbe Above the Augustus Bridge] "Dresden vom rechten Elbufer oberhalb der Augustusbrücke". "Dresden vom rechten Elbufer unterhalb der Augustusbrücke". Weber, Gregor (2001). "Dresden, Pirna [Theaterplatz (Dresden)] old town and is thus elevated above the Elbe. Via the driveway to the Augustusbrücke, a broad view over the Elbe and into the Dresdner Heath is possible [Brühl's Terrace] (left) is made up of several buildings. The image shows the Carolabrücke bridge in the front and the better-known Augustusbrücke bridge in the background. [Innere Neustadt (Dresden)] connecting the district with the southern bank of the Elbe. Of these, only Augustusbrucke is historic. The streets leading to these bridges cross the Innere Neustadt [Culture in Dresden] water from small rivers in the Dresden Heath forest. The place of the Augustusbrücke between Altstadt and Neustadt in the centre of the city is the location

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