Building bridges

Images taken on the occassion of building two bridges across the river Danube in Vienna, Austria, in the years 1978 and 1979

Pilllar of the collapsed old "Reichsbrücke (Imperial Bridge)"

Construction of a pilllar for the new "Reichsbrücke (Imperial Bridge)"

Construction of the base for a pillar of the new "Reichsbrücke (Imperial Bridge)"

Tram on a replacement bridge during the construction of the new "Reichsbrücke"

Last gap between the right and left part of the new "Reichsbrücke"

Construction workers on an improvised scaffold at the construction site of the new "Reichsbruecke"

Construction work on the new "Reichsbrücke" across the river Danube

Construction work on the new "Reichsbrücke" with Vienna International Center in the background

Last steps to construct the lanes on the new "Reichsbrücke" with St. Stephen's Cathedral in the background

Construction of a new "Floridsdorfer Brücke" next to the old bridge

The old "Florisdorfer Brücke" during demolition

Caterpillar driver takes a little sleep!

Welder at work on new "Floridsdorfer Brücke"

Old and new "Floridsdorfer Brücke " seen from below