Birsköpfli

The Birsköpfli (sometimes called Birskopf ) is a product now used as a recreational zone area in the Swiss city of Basel and the suburban community Birsfelden. It is located right at the mouth of the Birs into the Rhine.

Geographically limited by the Birs and the Rhine area is designated in the district with the width Birsköpfli; in the west it is bounded by the Black Forest bridge and on the south by the highway. Along the shores of Birsmündung there is a park with green lawns and a restaurant, the rest of the area is predominantly inhabited by allotments.

In common parlance, the Birsköpfli additionally includes the green meadows in Birsfelden, which is located on the banks of the Rhine on the other side of the Birs in close proximity to Birsköpfli. The parks are extremely popular because of the proximity to the city, the attractive riverside location and a wide range of leisure, recreation and sports facilities among the population and are used very often in the summer from all walks of life. The general sleep from 22 clock is also on the Birsköpfli, but are peaceful stays at mild summer nights possible and often come before.

Birskopfsteg

The Birskopfsteg connects the two banks meadows at the Birsmündung and was inaugurated in 1963 as the first cable-stayed bridge in Switzerland. At one asymmetrically arranged A-shaped pylon hung on three existing steel wire mesh cable pairs of U-shaped trough bridge of concrete.

The bridge was designed for pedestrians only, and because in recent years the Birsköpfli has both sides developed into a busy resort, the bridge would have to be extensively renovated in 2007. On 22 June 2007 tore one of the six supporting ropes, after which the bridge was closed and later canceled. A temporary wooden bridge with two trusses was erected in April 2008. The construction of the new pedestrian bridge is scheduled to begin in August 2011 so that the new bridge should be operational before the summer season of 2012.