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22-404: The land where the street runs today was formerly the site of a number of ropewalks . They ran all the way from Vesterbrogade and down to Kalvebod Beach . Denmark's first railway , between Copenhagen and Roskilde , ran on an embankment along the beach from 1847. In 1853, it was decided to build Copenhagen's first gasworks on Kalvebod Beach . Gasværksvej, which was projected at the same time,

44-416: A trestle support (or simply trestle ) is a structural element with rigid beams forming the equal sides of two parallel isosceles triangles , joined at their apices by a plank or beam. Sometimes additional rungs are stretched between the two beams. A pair of trestle legs can support one or several boards or planks, forming a trestle table or trestle desk . A network of trestle supports can serve as

66-653: A ropewalk appears on municipal maps from as early as the 1860s and operated for at least 40 years. The ropewalk ran to the east of Lansdowne Avenue (formerly Jameson Avenue, then North Lansdowne Avenue). An 1884 Insurance Plan shows the factory going from lot 42 at the south end to lot 35 at the north. The Reeperbahn (English: "ropewalk") in Hamburg is now the center of the famous amusement and red-light district St. Pauli . The Ropewalk in Nottingham passes over Park Tunnel . Trestle support In structural engineering ,

88-529: Is a former workshop building from 1893 designed by Thorvald Sørensen. On Gasværksvej School is a plaque commemorating Axel Carl Sophus Jacobsen (1916-1945) who was killed during the occupation of Denmark in World War II . The nearest S-train and metro station is Copenhagen Central Station . Ropewalk A ropewalk is a long straight narrow lane , or a covered pathway, where long strands of material are laid before being twisted into rope . Due to

110-418: Is always mobile, because the rope, when sufficiently twisted, starts to form at one end and the guide then has to run back towards the drive end, guiding the twist into place: this can be a very fast action, once sufficient twist is in place. The runner is in general somewhat melon-shaped, with grooves in it designed to guide the strands of the rope into place as they form, and sometimes a hollow centre to allow

132-402: Is often achieved at much lower weight and size. The essence of a ropewalk, where this spinning is achieved, is a drive mechanism at one end of the walk, a "donkey" guide in the middle, which helps the ropemaker bring the strands together, and a fixing point at the far end. One end or the other is mobile, because the twisting shortens the constituent parts of the rope, and the runner in the middle

154-426: Is usually called a sawbuck table . A trestle bridge is composed of a number of short spans supported by closely spaced trestle frames. Each supporting frame is a bent . A trestle differs from a viaduct in that viaducts have towers that support much longer spans and typically have a higher elevation. Timber and iron trestles (i.e. bridges) were extensively used in the 19th century, particularly for railroads. In

176-604: The Corderie Royale , is also maintained as a museum within the Centre International de la Mer . In the 18th Century, Malta and Port Mahon , on the island of Menorca , both had open-air ropewalks. In Boston in the Massachusetts Colony , some early rope making businesses were called 'ropewalks'. An important industry in an active port city, documentation of many of their locations can be found on maps of

198-409: The 21st century, steel and sometimes concrete trestles are occasionally used to bridge particularly deep valleys, while timber trestles remain common in certain areas. Timber trestles remain common in some applications, most notably for bridge approaches crossing floodways , where earth fill would dangerously obstruct floodwater. Many timber trestles were built in the 19th and early 20th centuries with

220-414: The construction, to hold each other together. From a single strand, much like wool, which can easily be torn apart, putting several together forms a line, which is far stronger. That can similarly be repeated time and again, producing a very strong rope, at the cost of weight and size. More modern fibres are likewise spun together for the same reasons, but because they are inherently stronger, similar strength

242-733: The dockyard) in the Christianshavn neighbourhood of Copenhagen , Denmark . From the late 17th century, the ropewalk on the Swedish island of Lindholmen was a key component of the Karlskrona Naval Base producing rope up to 300 metres in length for the cordage of warships . Although production ceased in 1960, the elaborately designed facility is now open to the public with exhibitions and demonstrations of ropemaking. A similarly scaled facility in Rochefort, Charente-Maritime , France, called

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264-477: The feed of a central core into the rope: the central core is not normally twisted. When a twisted rope or cord is used as a strand, it is spun in the opposite direction to the "handedness" of the strand (i.e. a strand which has been spun together anti-clockwise is twisted in a clockwise direction when it is spun into a larger rope, and vice versa). Because of the very great weight of such lengths of natural fibre, other support trestles are also sometimes used to keep

286-476: The framework for a trestle bridge , and a trestle of appropriate size to hold wood for sawing is known as a sawhorse . A trestle table is a table with trestle legs. In shape and manufacture, it sometimes resembles variations of the antique field desk , which were used by officers close to the battlefield. Trestle legs come in two kinds: In the United States, a table or desk supported by X-shaped trestles

308-577: The lanes where this work once took place. Cable Street in London started as a straight path along which hemp ropes were twisted into ships' cables (i.e. ropes). The ropewalk at Chatham Dockyard (as part of the Ropery or Ropehouse) is still producing rope commercially and has an internal length of 1,135 feet (346 m). When it was constructed in 1790, it was the longest brick building in Europe. Before steam power

330-599: The length of some ropewalks, workers may use bicycles to get from one end to the other. Many ropewalks were in the open air, while others were covered only by roofs. Ropewalks historically frequently caught fire, as hemp dust ignites easily and burns fiercely. Rope was essential in sailing ships and the standard length for a British Naval Rope was 1,000 feet (300 m). A sailing ship such as HMS  Victory required 31 miles (50 km) of rope. Natural fibres are short in length, and so have to be twisted together into different fibres, starting at different points along

352-623: The period. A granite structure formerly used for US Navy lines remains in the Charlestown Navy Yard , but has been converted to housing. The Charlestown Ropewalk is claimed to be the only standing ropewalk in the United States. A relocated partial ropewalk originally from Plymouth is on display at the Mystic Seaport Museum . Jalan Pintal Tali, which is in one of the older, central parts of George Town, Penang , Malaysia , literally means "rope-twisting street". In Toronto ,

374-422: The standard ropewalk, shortening the length of the walk as the runner becomes static, and the feed end becomes far more complex as it has to spin in one direction whilst laying the rope in the other. Although further waterproofing and armoured coatings are normal, the core of the rope is similar to the description. Downtown Liverpool 's bohemian RopeWalks district takes its name from this practice and consists of

396-407: The weight off the ground, where the friction might overcome the strength of the equipment. Other lubrication has sometimes been used to assist the process. Very long cables, such as those used for long-distance undersea communications , have more complex structures, but nonetheless start with similar elements. Because the distances involved are far greater, a more continuous flow process replaces

418-585: Was built in 1858 to provide affordable housing for shoemakers in reduced circumstances. The building was designed by Christian Ferdinand Rasmussen. In 1992, it was put through a comprehensive restoration and was listed on the Danish registry of protected buildings and places . Gasværkvej School (No. 22) opened in 1880. The building was designed by Hans Jørgen Holm . It was expanded by city architect Hans Jørgen Holm in 1969-1971. The buildings at No. 12 (1882-83) and No. 26 (1887-88) were both designed by Roger Møller. No. 8

440-427: Was introduced in 1836, it took over 200 men to form and close a cable laid rope of 20 inches (51 cm) circumference . The rope walk is used to form and close the rope, these being the final stages in rope making. Before this the raw hemp , manila hemp or sisal has to be hatchelled , spun into yarn , and tarred . In the early 17th century, Peter Appleby constructed a 980-foot long (300 m) ropewalk (for

462-461: Was later replaced by a direct extension of Stormgade which was given the name Ny Stormgade. Copenhagen's haymarket relocated to the site in the 1880s and that section of Ny Stormgade was therefore renamed Halmtorvet (Haymarket) in 1896. Copenhagen Tramways Line 16 operated through Gasværksvej on its way from Toftegårds Plads in Valby to Emdrup Torv . Skomagersvendebroderskabets Stiftelse (No. 25-27)

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484-495: Was made extra wide to secure good access to the new installation. The gasworks started operations on 4 December 1857. It closed in 1927 and was replaced by the White Meet-Packing District . Gasværksvej continued under the railway in a tunnel. In 1864, the rail line was moved to a more northern course, through Frederiksberg , before being moved to its current position just south of Sønder Boulevard in 1911. The railway

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