List of bridges in Saxony
List of known bridges in Saxony .
bridge | location | subordinated | convicted | opening | Length in m | Height in m | Width in m | comment | image |
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Albert Bridge | Dresden | Elbe | 1877 | 316 | 22.20 | destroyed in World War II and reopened in 1946; 2014–2016 renovated and widened |
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Albert Hain Bridge | Pegau | White magpie | Footpath | ~ 1898 | 25th | 2 | Completely renovated around 2015 |
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Old Elster Bridge | Plauen | White Magpie , Mühlgraben | Footpath | 1244 | 75 | 5.50 | 7.25 | second oldest bridge in Saxony |
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Old Town Bridge | Görlitz / Zgorzelec | Lusatian Neisse | 2004 | 80 | 5.0 | 8.5-10 | connects Germany and Poland |
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Meissen Old Town Bridge | Meissen | Elbe | Municipal road | 2000 | 204.7 | 18.1 |
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Altväterbrücke | Neck bridge | Freiberg Mulde | around 1500 | 188.5 | 7.3 | 5.05 | served as an aqueduct from 1686 to 1715 |
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Aqueduct of Krumhermersdorf | Krumhermersdorf | Waldkirchener Strasse | Raw water transfer | around 1904 | Part of the raw water transfer between the Neunzehnhain I dam and the Einsiedel dam |
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Zschopau aqueduct | Zschopau | Zschopau | Raw water transfer | around 1904 | 140 | 20th | Part of the raw water transfer between the Neunzehnhain I dam and the Einsiedel dam | ||
Augustus Bridge | Dresden | Elbe | 1910 | 390 | 18-25 |
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Siebenlehn motorway bridge | Nossen (near Siebenlehn ) | Freiberg Mulde |
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1997 | 413 |
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Bahrebachmühlen viaduct | Borna |
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Neukieritzsch – Chemnitz railway line | 1871 | 235 | 27 | 1999–2003 complicated reconstruction work for the A 4 |
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Bastei bridge | Rathen | 1851 | 76.5 |
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Loschwitz Bridge | Dresden | Elbe | 1893 | 280 | 12 |
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Castle bridge | Meissen | Ravine | Access to Albrechtsburg | 1228 | probably the oldest Saxon bridge; rebuilt several times, repaired in 1990 |
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Carolabrücke | Bad Schandau | Elbe | Bautzen – Bad Schandau railway line | 1877 | 237.7 | 7th | In the past also road bridge |
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Carolabrücke | Dresden | Elbe | 1877 | 187 |
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Demitz-Thumitz railway bridge | Demitz-Thumitz | Görlitz – Dresden railway line | 1845 | 230 | 18th |
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Elbe bridge Bad Schandau | Bad Schandau | Elbe |
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1977 | 268 | 13.6 |
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Elbe Bridge Dresden | Dresden | Elbe |
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1998 | 496 | 19th |
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Meissen Elbe Bridge | Meissen | Elbe | Borsdorf – Coswig railway line | 1926 | 256.4 | 15.75 |
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Elbe bridge Mühlberg | Muhlberg | Elbe | S 21 | 2008 | 690.5 | connects Saxony and Brandenburg |
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Riesa bridge over the Elbe | Riesa | Elbe | Leipzig – Dresden railway line | 1966 | 346.6 |
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Riesa bridge over the Elbe | Riesa | Elbe |
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2001 | 365 | 11.45 + 10.05 |
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Elbe bridge Torgau | Torgau | Elbe | Halle – Cottbus railway line | 1997 | 347.45 |
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Elbe bridge Torgau | Torgau | Elbe |
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1993 | 509 | 15.5 |
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Elstertal bridge near Jocketa | Plauen | White Elster , Elstertal Railway | Railway line Leipzig – Hof | 1851 | 279 | 68 | second largest brick bridge in the world |
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Elstertal bridge Pirk | Burgstein -Pirk | White magpie |
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1993 | 503.5 | 60 | one of the largest stone arch bridges in the world, construction was unfinished from 1943 to 1990 |
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Fleißenbachtal Bridge | Bad Brambach | Fleißenbach |
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2001 | 159 | 11 |
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Wing way bridge | Dresden | Elbe | P. 73 | 1930 | 285 | 6.53 | 31 | New building 2001-2004 |
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Peace Bridge | Bautzen | Spreetal | 1909 | 181 | 1949 reopening of the repaired bridge |
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Friedensbrücke (also: Syratalviadukt) |
Plauen | Syra , Dobenaustraße |
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1905 | 133 | 18th | 18th | at that time the largest stone arch in the world |
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Five bridge | Braunsdorf -Lichtenwalde | Zschopau | 2006 | 76 | Replacement building after damage from the 2002 floods | ||||
Covered wooden bridge | Hennersdorf | Zschopau | 1837 | 36 | 4th |
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Göhrener Viaduct | Wechselburg | Zwickauer Mulde | Neukieritzsch – Chemnitz railway line | 1871 | 381 | 68 |
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Göltzschtalbrücke | Mylau , Netzschkau | Göltzsch | Railway line Leipzig – Hof | 1851 | 574 | 78 | largest brick bridge in the world |
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Göltzschtalbrücke | White sand | Göltzsch |
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1938 | 364 | 35 |
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Border bridge | Breitenau | Schönwalder Bach |
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2006 | 412 | 57 | connects Germany and the Czech Republic |
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Hammer bridge | Freiberg | Freiberg Mulde | Footpath and bike path | 1576 | 7.3 |
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Hetzdorf Viaduct | Oederan | Flöha , Hetzbach | Dresden – Werdau railway line | 1868 | 328 | 43 | 1992 out of service,
Bike and hiking trail |
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Land bridge | Niederwiesa - Flöha | Zschopau |
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Hospital bridge | Radeberg | Big Röder | P. 95 | 1764 | New building in 1899 |
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Dog stable bridge | Radeberg | Big Röder | Schlossstrasse | 16th Century | Completely renovated after 2000 |
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Löbauer Viaduct | Löbau | Löbauer water | Görlitz – Dresden railway line | 1847 | 190 | 28.6 |
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Lockwitztal Bridge | Kreischa | Lockwitzbach |
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2005 | 723 | 64 |
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Marienbrücke | Dresden | Elbe |
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1852 | actually two parallel bridges (road and railway; road bridge is the oldest surviving Elbe bridge in Dresden) |
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Bad Düben Mulde bridge | Bad Düben | United Mulde |
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1995 | 71.40 | 12.27 | 14.74 | 1995 Completion of the tied arch bridge without wind bracing → earlier bridges see article Muldebrücke Bad Düben |
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Muldenbrücke Nerchau (A 14) | Nerchau | United Mulde | Local connecting roads Golzern-Nerchau and Bahren-Trebsen | 1970-1971 | 342 | 30th |
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Neisse Viaduct | Goerlitz , Zgorzelec | Lusatian Neisse | Węgliniec – Görlitz railway line | 1847 | 475 | 35 | 8.6 | Blown up in 1945, rail traffic resumed in 1957 |
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Neisse Viaduct | Zittau , Porajów | Lusatian Neisse | Liberec – Zittau railway line | 1859 | 745 | 18th |
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Nasenbach Valley Bridge | Breitenau / Liebenau | Nasenbach |
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2006 | 282.4 |
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New Elbe bridge in Meissen | Meissen | Elbe |
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1997 | 330 | 21.5 |
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Niederwarthaer railway bridge | Dresden / Radebeul | Elbe | Berlin – Dresden railway line | 1983 | 353.6 |
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Niederwarthaer road bridge | Dresden / Radebeul | Elbe | P 84 | 2008 | 366 | 12.5 |
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Pöppelmann Bridge | Grimma | trough | 1719 | 143 | 5.8 |
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Rabensteiner Viaduct | Chemnitz-Rabenstein | Rabensteiner Dorfbach | Limbach – Wüstenbrand railway line | 1897 | 150 | 17.9 | 4.5 | Railway line closed, the bridge now only crosses a hiking trail |
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Sachsenbrücke | Pirna | Elbe | P. 177 | 1999 | 1071.5 | 33 |
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Seidewitztal Bridge | Pirna | Seidewitzbach , p 176 |
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2006 | 568 | 59 | 6.5 | largest reinforced concrete arch bridge in Saxony |
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Pirna city bridge | Pirna | Elbe |
S 164 railway line Kamenz – Pirna |
1875 | 295.45 | 21.75 |
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Syratal Bridge | Plauen | Syrabach | Plauen – Cheb railway line | 1873 | 210 | 32.5 |
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Waldschlößchenbrücke | Dresden | Elbe | P 167 | 2013 | 636.1 | 26.4 | 28.6 | long-running dispute over the need for the bridge |
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Wegefarther Viaduct | Wegefarth | Great Striegis | Dresden – Werdau railway line | 1870 | 348.5 | 39 |
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See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Construction technology. In: Altstadtbruecke.de. Retrieved May 26, 2017 .
- ^ Castle bridge Meissen / Albrechtsburg. Retrieved May 26, 2017 .
- ^ History of the A72. In: autobahn-online.de. Retrieved May 26, 2017 .
- ↑ Weisse Elster Viaduct. In: Structurae . Retrieved May 26, 2017 .
- ↑ New five-way bridge Bw 24 over the Zschopau in Niederwiesa. (PDF; 0.6 MB) Archived from the original on May 25, 2016 ; Retrieved May 25, 2016 .
- ↑ Historical facts about Lichtenwalde and the surrounding area. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on April 25, 2017 ; accessed on May 26, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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^ Demolition of the “Landbrücke” Niederwiesa. Retrieved May 26, 2017 . Start of construction for a new bridge in Niederwiesa approved by the Chemnitz regional directorate. Chemnitz regional office, April 13, 2010, accessed on May 26, 2017 (press release).