Elgeseter Bridge
History
The main entryway into Trondheim for hundreds of years has been at Elgeseter; the first bridge here is mentioned in 1178. It was on this bridge that the battle between the birkebeiners and the baglers took place in 1199. Two years after the city was destroyed by fire in 1681, the Old Town Bridge (Norwegian: Gamle Bybro) was built. Until then the Elgeseter Bridge was the only connection across the Nidelva. The bridge has been reconstructed many times. In the 16th century it was for a period called "Gårdsbroen" and "Kanikke bro". After the Old Town Bridge was completed, the bridge to Elgeseter fell to decay, and collapsed.
In 1863 a wooden railway bridge was constructed at that location for the Trondhjem-Størenbanen railway line to Trondheim. This bridge was called "Kongsgårds bro". The railway bridge was converted into a roadway bridge in 1885, after the train station was relocated to Brattøra.
Media gallery
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View of the bridge from the air
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Looking north (Nidaros Cathedral in the distance)
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View of the roadway on the bridge
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View from the bridge looking west towards Ila.
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View from the bridge looking east towards Bakklandet and surrounding areas.
See also
References
- ^ Trondheim Havn. "Bruer i Trondheim" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2011-03-23.
- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Elgeseter bru" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-03-23.