Slinky Springs to Fame, Germany


  • Address: 46 Konrad-Adenauer-Allee
  • Vicinity: Spans the Rhine-Herne canal
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Structure

Slinky Springs to Fame is a pedestrian suspension bridge linking Oberhausen Castle to Emscher Island in Oberhausen, Germany. Designed by Tobias Rehberger, the springy synthetic pavement of the walkway passes nearly five hundred aluminum arches that, at night, light up in a changing rainbow of colors. - AsNotedIn


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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
2011/00/00 Tobias Rehberger Designer Frankfurt artist Tobias Rehberger designs a swinging, spiral, 406 metre-long pedestrian bridge - a colorful ribbon wrapped in a light.
2011/06/25 Schlaich Bergermann Partner Engineers Slinky Springs to Fame bridge opens. The stress ribbon bridge spans the Rhine-Herne canal, taking pedestrians and cyclists from the gardens of Oberhausen Castle to Emscher Island.

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Particulars for Slinky Springs to Fame, Germany:
Area of Significance Art
Structure type Bridge
Area of Significance Engineering
Historic Use Pedestrian Related
Structure Type Stress Ribbon Bridge
Sight Category Structure
Bridge Type Suspension Bridge
Area of Significance Transportation




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