List of railway bridges in Saxony
The list of railway bridges in Saxony includes all railway bridges on public railway lines with a construction length of more than a hundred meters that are located on the territory of the Free State of Saxony . It also includes bridges that are unused, dismantled and cross-border bridges.
Legend
The columns used in the table list the information explained below:
- Name: Official name, colloquial terms in brackets
- Length: span of the bridge in meters
- Route: Railway route with the beginning of the bridge
- Commissioning: The official opening dates on which public traffic across the bridge began are listed.
- Constructive features and other comments: Comments on the construction method and the history of the building
| Surname | length | image | route | Installation | Constructive features and other comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Viaduct Neißetal (Neißetalviadukt) |
748.8 m |
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Liberec – Zittau (km 24.729) | 1855 | Stone arch |
| Viaduct Röderau | 655.3 m | Leipzig Hbf – Dresden-Neustadt (km 67.8) | July 15, 1851 | Stone arch; 1968/69 arches partially filled and new superstructures made of prestressed concrete installed; Collapse as a result of the Elbe flood in 2002 | |
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Viaduct Göltzschtal (Göltzschtalbrücke) |
579.4 m |
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Leipzig-Bayer Bf – Hof Hbf (km 2.80) | July 15, 1851 | Stone arch; largest brick-built bridge in the world |
| Viaduct Wahren | 565.3 m |
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Leipzig freight ring | May 1, 1906 | Stone arch, Abzw S lies on the viaduct. The viaduct splits into two bridges at the north end. |
| Viaduct Wiederitzsch | 306.0 m |
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Leipzig freight ring | 1906 | Stone arch (clinker or brick) |
| Marienbrücke | 471.9 m |
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Děčín St. n. – Dresden-Neustadt (km 2.80) | 1901 | Steel beams on stone pillars; 2001 to 2004 new construction of concrete arches |
| Neisse Viaduct | 475.0 m |
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Węgliniec – Görlitz (km 251.715) | 1851 | Stone arch; Blasted in 1945, rebuilt by 1957 |
| Koenigstein Viaduct | 470.0 m |
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Děčín St. n. – Dresden-Neustadt (km 27.955) | 1851 | Stone arch; Arches partially filled |
| Burgstädt Viaduct | 427.0 m |
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Neukieritzsch – Chemnitz central station (km 46.52) | April 8, 1872 | |
| Viaduct Zschöllau | 415.7 m | Leipzig Hbf – Dresden-Neustadt (km 53.4) | July 15, 1851 | Partly filled in in 1847 | |
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Viaduct Göhren (Göhrener Viaduct) |
412.0 m |
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Neukieritzsch – Chemnitz central station (km 46.52) | April 8, 1872 | |
| Putzkau viaduct | 397.0 m |
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Neukirch (Lausitz) West – Bischofswerda (km 3.094) | August 15, 1879 | |
| Bridge overflow channel Ostragehege | 386.0 m | Dresden port railway , connecting railway to the municipal slaughterhouse | 1908 | demolished around 2000 | |
| Wurzen Mulde Bridge | 383.5 m | Leipzig Hbf – Dresden-Neustadt (km 24.66) | July 31, 1838 | 1969 partially filled, 2001 new building | |
| Riesa bridge over the Elbe | 369.0 m |
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Leipzig Hbf – Dresden-Neustadt (km 66.461) | April 7, 1839 | Steel beams on stone pillars; New building 1970; Construction of the second superstructure for the Röderau – Riesa connecting curve in 2006 |
| Chemnitz Valley Viaduct | 366.3 m |
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Küchwald – Chemnitz-Hilbersdorf (km 1.097) | 1900 | Concrete arch; due to line closure (1996) without use |
| Elbe bridge Niederwartha | 357.0 m |
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Dresden-Friedrichstadt-Elsterwerda (km 9.175) | June 17, 1875 | Steel beams on stone pillars; Blasted in 1945, then provisional reconstruction, new building from 1979 to 1984 |
| Viaduct Frankenstein (Franken Steiner viaduct) |
348.3 m |
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Dresden Hbf – Werdau Arc triangle (km 78.390) | April 1, 1869 | Stone arch |
| Elbe bridge Torgau | 347.4 m |
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Halle (Saale) Hbf – Guben (km 46.52) | May 1, 1872 | Steel girders on concrete pillars, new building 1997 |
| Hetzbachtal bridge | 343.6 m | Dresden Hbf – Werdau Arc triangle (km 61.897) | May 12, 1992 | ||
| Flöhatal bridge | 343.6 m |
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Dresden Hbf – Werdau Arc triangle (km 62,805) | May 12, 1992 | |
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Viaduct Hetzdorf (Hetzdorfer Viadukt) |
325.5 m |
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Dresden Hbf – Werdau Arc Triangle (km 62,300) | April 1, 1869 | Technical monument, out of service in 1992 after the route was renegotiated, today a hiking trail |
| Flood bridge | 320.0 m | Borsdorf (Sachs) –Coswig Abzw B (km 28.4) | July 31, 1838 | backfilled | |
| Kiessen Viaduct | 309.5 m | Borsdorf (Sachs) –Coswig Abzw B (km 29.22) | July 31, 1838 | ||
| Chemnitz Valley Viaduct | 308.0 m |
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Neukieritzsch – Chemnitz central station (km 59.65) | April 8, 1872 | |
| Elbe bridge in Pirna | 297.3 m |
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Kamenz (Sachs) –Pirna (km 45,650) | October 15, 1875 | combined road / rail bridge, stone arch |
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Elstertal Viaduct (Elstertal Bridge) |
280.1 m |
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Leipzig Bayer Bf – Hof Hbf (km 108.695) | July 15, 1851 | Blasted in 1945, rebuilt in its old form by 1950 |
| Chemnitz Viaduct | 275.3 m |
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Dresden Hbf – Werdau Arc triangle (km 82.360) | 1909 | |
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Elbe Bridge Bad Schandau (Carolabrücke) |
272.3 m |
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Bautzen – Bad Schandau (km 63,338) | July 1, 1877 | Originally a road and railway bridge, new construction from 1987 to 1991, since then the superstructures have been roughly in line with the old road superstructures. |
| Limmritz Viaduct | 260.0 m |
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Riesa – Chemnitz central station (km 29.981) | September 1, 1852 | |
| Sellerhausen viaduct | 260.0 m |
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Leipzig Hbf – Leipzig-Connewitz (km 3.76) | August 20, 1878 | due to line closure since November 2012 without use |
| Braunsdorf Viaduct | 254.8 m |
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Roßwein – Niederwiesa (km 34.64) | August 15, 1874 | |
| Rochlitz Viaduct | 243.0 m |
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Glauchau (Sachs) –Wurzen (km 37.905) | December 9, 1875 | |
| Viaduct Spreetal | 243.3 m |
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Görlitz – Dresden-Neustadt (km 46.661) | July 1, 1847 | |
| Viaduct Göckeritztal | 240.0 m | Zwönitz – Scheibenberg (km 13,334) | May 1, 1900 | Steel girders on scaffolding pillars; demolished in 1977 as a result of line closure | |
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Viaduct marker Bach (markersbach viaduct) |
238.0 m |
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Annaberg-Buchholz Süd – Schwarzenberg (Erzgeb) (km 16.142) | December 1, 1889 | Scaffolding pier viaduct; Technical monument |
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Viaduct Bahrebachtal (Bahrebachmühlenviadukt) |
235.0 m |
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Neukieritzsch – Chemnitz central station (km 55.70) | April 8, 1872 | |
| Demitz Viaduct | 230.0 m |
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Görlitz – Dresden-Neustadt (km 59.856) | July 1, 1847 | |
| Steina Viaduct | 226.4 m |
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Riesa – Chemnitz central station (km 31.811) | September 1, 1852 | |
| Viadukt Römertal (Römertalviadukt) |
224.8 m |
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Dresden Hbf – Werdau Arc triangle (km 99.700) | September 6, 1845 | |
| Niedergräfenhain viaduct | 222.0 m |
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Neukieritzsch – Chemnitz central station (km 21.03) | April 8, 1872 | |
| Viaduct Pleißetal | 221.0 m | Leipzig Bayer Bf – Hof Hbf (km 4.458) | September 19, 1842 | ||
| Meissen Elbe Bridge | 214.2 m |
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Borsdorf (Sachs) –Coswig Abzw B (km 95.010) | October 31, 1926 | Steel truss on reinforced concrete pillars |
| Pulsnitztal Viaduct | 214.5 m |
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Dresden-Klotzsche-Straßgräbchen-Bernsdorf (km 20.244) | October 1, 1899 | Riveted steel, scaffolding pillar viaduct with intellectual buildings, which has not been used since the line was closed in 2001 |
| Syratal Viaduct ( Syratal Bridge ) |
210.0 m |
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Plauen (Vogtl) ob Bf – Cheb (km 1,848) | November 1, 1874 | Stone arch |
| Freiberger Mulde bridge | 208.0 m | Borsdorf (Sachs) –Coswig Abzw B (km 36.265) | July 31, 1838 | ||
| Viadukt Garsebach (Robschützer Viaduct) |
206.9 m |
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Wilsdruff – Döbeln-Gärtitz (km 18.082) | October 1, 1909 | Steel beams on stone pillars; Superstructures removed in 1973 after the line was closed |
| Viaduct Muldenhütten | 195.2 m |
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Dresden Hbf – Werdau Arc triangle (km 36.49) | August 11, 1862 | |
| Wyhratal Viaduct | 198.0 m |
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Neukieritzsch – Chemnitz central station (km 10.48) | April 8, 1872 | |
| Viaduct Muldetal | 193.0 m |
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Narrow-gauge railway Mulda – Sayda (km 0.186) | June 30, 1897 | Steel beams on stone pillars; Since the line was closed (1966) without use, steel superstructures removed |
| Viaduct Hansastrasse | 188.2 m | Abzw Dresden-Pieschen – Abzw Dresden-Neustadt (km 2.296) | 1902 | Concrete arch; partially bricked up | |
| Löbau Viaduct | 186.0 m |
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Görlitz – Dresden-Neustadt (km 23,809) | July 1, 1847 | |
| Grünhain Viaduct | 185.5 m | Zwönitz – Scheibenberg (km 12.428) | May 1, 1900 | Steel girders on scaffolding pillars; demolished as a result of line closure in 1981 | |
| Mulde Bridge (Rabenstein Bridge ) |
184.0 m |
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Glauchau (Sachs) –Wurzen (km 62.30) | June 30, 1877 | Abutment and pillar designed for double-track operation, only one bridge was installed. 1931 Replacement of the lightweight Schwedeler girders with steel framework superstructures in the axis of the second track, blown up in 1945, reconstruction in 1948; Foreland and a river superstructure removed around 1960, the last river superstructure after 1980, pillar and abutment on the south side demolished |
| Niederwiesa viaduct | 181.0 m |
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Roßwein – Niederwiesa (km 34.55) | August 15, 1874 | Stone arch |
| Greifenbachtal viaduct | 180.6 m |
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Schönfeld-Wiesa-Meinersdorf (km 10.668) | May 1, 1906 | Steel girders on scaffolding pillars; canceled after the line was closed in 1967 |
| Lusatian Neisse viaduct | 180.0 m | Horka Nord – Przewóz (km 15.95) | May 17, 1908 | Concrete arch; Blown up in 1945 | |
| Heiligenborn Viaduct | 173.6 m |
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Riesa – Chemnitz central station (km 36,055) | September 1, 1852 | |
| Viaduct Diedenmühle | 172.0 m |
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Riesa – Chemnitz central station (km 34.271) | September 1, 1852 | |
| Leubnitz Viaduct | 171.3 m | Leipzig Bayer Bf – Hof Hbf (km 74.043) | 1845 | ||
| Schmiedeberg Viaduct | 170.0 m |
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Freital-Hainsberg – Kurort Kipsdorf (km 21.731) | December 1, 1924 | Concrete arch with natural stone facing |
| Viaduct Gröditz | 169.9 m | Löbau (Sachs) –Radibor (Sachs) (km 16.832) | November 10, 1903 | Concrete arch, demolished in May 1945, rebuilt later | |
| Lichtenberg viaduct | 165.0 m | Nossen – Moldava v Kr. H. (km 33.66) | November 2, 1875 | ||
| City Viaduct Dresden I | 163.0 m | Děčín St. n. – Dresden-Neustadt (km 64.225) | 1901 | ||
| Zschopautal viaduct | 163.8 m | Waldheim – Kriebethal (km 1,150) | December 10, 1896 | Steel beams on stone pillars; as a result of line closure (1998) without use | |
| Viaduct Muldetal | 162.1 m |
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Wilkau-Haßlau-Carlsfeld (km 33.754) | December 16, 1893 | Steel girders on stone pillars and pendulum supports; Demolished in 1980 after the line was closed |
| Viaduct Cossen | 162.0 m | Neukieritzsch – Chemnitz central station (km 39.070) | April 8, 1872 | Backfilled in 1968 | |
| Ostrava viaduct | 156.8 m | Riesa – Chemnitz central station (km 15,567) | August 29, 1847 | ||
| Cross viaduct | 155.0 m | Riesa – Chemnitz central station (km 43.095) | August 29, 1847 | Stone arch; Replaced by embankment in 1991 | |
| Viaduct Oberottendorf | 154.0 m | Bautzen – Bad Schandau (km 29.108) | September 1, 1877 | ||
| Grobau viaduct | 154.0 m | Leipzig Bayer Bf – Hof Hbf (km 147.903) | November 20, 1848 | ||
| Viaduct Ebersbach | 151.5 m |
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Ebersbach (Sachs) - Niedercunnersdorf branch (km 0.65) | 1873 | |
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Viaduct Rabenstein (Rabenstein viaduct) |
150.5 m |
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Limbach (Sachs) - desert fire (km 6,658) | November 30, 1897 | Steel girders on pendulum supports; reused as a footpath after the route was closed in 1950; Technical monument since 1986 |
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Viaduct Hüttengrund (Hüttengrund Viaduct) |
150.0 m |
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Dresden Hbf – Werdau Arc triangle (km 99.700) | November 15, 1858 | |
| Rödlitzbachtal viaduct | 150.0 m |
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Stollberg (Sachs) - St. Egidien (km 12,350) | October 15, 1878 | Stone arch |
| Sebnitz Viaduct | 148.0 m |
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Bautzen – Bad Schandau (km 49.240) | July 1, 1877 | |
| Colmnitz Viaduct | 148.0 m |
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Dresden Hbf – Werdau Arc triangle (km 27.45) | August 11, 1862 | |
| Auritztal viaduct | 140.0 m |
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Limbach (Sachs) - desert fire (km 4,461) | November 30, 1897 | Steel girders on pendulum supports; demolished in 1976 as a result of line closure |
| Zwickauer Mulde bridge | 138.1 m | Schwarzenberg (Erzgeb) –Zwickau (Sachs) Hbf (km 15.69) | 1899 | ||
| Viaduct Oswaldtal | 136.0 m | Zwönitz – Scheibenberg (km 14.606) | May 1, 1900 | Steel girders on scaffolding pillars; demolished in 1977 as a result of line closure | |
| Schlangenbachtal viaduct | 134.0 m | Zwönitz – Scheibenberg (km 19.217) | May 1, 1900 | Steel girders on scaffolding pillars; demolished in 1972 as a result of line closure | |
| Zschopautal viaduct | 133.6 m | Mittweida – Drei Werden (km 4,539) | 1906 | ||
| Dittersbach viaduct | 131.0 m |
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Kamenz (Sachs) –Pirna (km 32,110) | October 15, 1875 | Stone arch |
| Geithain viaduct | 130.0 m | Neukieritzsch – Chemnitz central station (km 23.50) | April 8, 1872 | ||
| Flood Bridge (Lamperts Viaduct) |
128.4 m | Dresden – Abzw Werdau Arc triangle (km 112.869) | 1857 | ||
| Freiberger Mulde Bridge (Einert Bridge) |
128.0 m |
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Borsdorf (Sachs) –Coswig Abzw B (km 42.045) | July 31, 1838 | |
| Steinpleis Viaduct (Leubnitz Viaduct ) |
126.0 m |
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Leipzig Bayer Bf – Hof Hbf (km 75.210) | September 18, 1845 | |
| Gornsdorf Viaduct | 124.3 m | Schönfeld-Wiesa-Meinersdorf (km 26.548) | September 30, 1906 | Box girders on brick pillars, demolished after the line was closed in 1975 | |
| Bridge Olbersdorf | 124.2 m |
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Zittau – health resort Oybin (km 6.55) | November 24, 1890 | Steel beams on stone pillars |
| Mittelherwigsdorf viaduct | 124.0 m | Zittau – Löbau (Sachs) (km 32.866) | June 10, 1848 | ||
| Limbach Viaduct (Kellerwiesenbrücke) |
124.0 m | Limbach (Sachs) –Oberfrohna (km 0.912) | 1913 | ||
| Wilthen Viaduct | 123.0 m | Bautzen – Bad Schandau (km 12.107) | September 1, 1877 | ||
| Freiberger Mulde Bridge (Schwedatalbrücke) |
123.0 m | Borsdorf (Sachs) –Coswig Abzw B (km 51.323) | July 31, 1838 | ||
| Viaduct Obercunnersdorf | 122.0 m |
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Zittau – Löbau (Sachs) (km 50.7) | June 10, 1848 | Stone arch; since the line was closed (2003) without use |
| Cranzahl Viaduct | 122.0 m | Vejprty – Annaberg-Buchholz unt Bf (km 10.935) | August 3, 1872 | Steel beams on stone pillars; Superstructures renewed in 1991 | |
| Viaduct Raschau | 121.4 m |
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Annaberg-Buchholz Süd – Schwarzenberg (Erzgeb) (km 19.884) | December 1, 1889 | Steel truss on stone pillars |
| Kleinfriesen viaduct | 120.9 m |
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Lottengrün – Plauen-Chrieschwitz (km 8.987) | May 30, 1923 | Stone arch; since the line was closed (1970) without use |
| City Viaduct Dresden III | 120.0 m | Děčín St. n. – Dresden-Neustadt (km 64.96) | 1901 | ||
| Zwickauer Mulde bridge | 120.0 m | Glauchau (Sachs) –Wurzen (km 25,400) | May 10, 1875 | ||
| Chemnitz Bridge | 119.6 m | Wechselburg – Küchwald (km 5,385) | June 30, 1902 | ||
| Hermannsdorf Viaduct (Langklotzbrücke) |
119.0 m | Zwönitz – Scheibenberg (km 20.886) | May 1, 1900 | Steel girders on scaffolding pillars; demolished in 1972 as a result of line closure | |
| Rauntal viaduct | 118.9 m |
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Plauen (Vogtl) ob Bf – Cheb (35.954) | November 1, 1865 | Stone arch, quarry and ashlar masonry |
| Viadukt Weißbachtal (Great Stützengrüner Viadukt) |
118.5 m | Wilkau-Haßlau-Carlsfeld (km 23.962) | December 16, 1893 | Steel girders on scaffolding pillars; Demolished in 1981 after the line was closed | |
| City Viaduct Dresden II | 117.0 m |
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Děčín St. n. – Dresden-Neustadt (km 64.54) | 1901 | |
| Zwickauer Mulde bridge | 116.0 m | Glauchau (Sachs) –Wurzen (km 45.456) | May 10, 1875 | ||
| Höllengrund viaduct | 115.5 m |
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Zittau – Löbau (Sachs) (km 55.0) | June 10, 1848 | |
| Freiberger Mulde bridge | 115.0 m | Borsdorf (Sachs) –Coswig Abzw B (km 74.182) | July 31, 1838 | ||
| Zwickauer Mulde bridge | 114.2 m | Waldheim – Rochlitz (Sachs) (km 20,154) | December 7, 1893 | Steel beams on stone pillars; Since the route was closed (1998) without use, bike path planned | |
| Lungwitzbachtal viaduct | 114.0 m |
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Stollberg (Sachs) - St. Egidien (km 18,830) | October 15, 1878 | Stone arch |
| Viaduct Langenhessen | 113.5 m |
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Leipzig Bayer Bf – Hof Hbf (km 68.975) | September 18, 1845 | |
| Chemnitz Bridge | 113.4 m | Wechselburg – Küchwald (km 1,755) | June 30, 1902 | ||
| Viaduct Kummersmühle | 110.0 m |
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Riesa – Chemnitz central station (km 32,362) | September 1, 1852 | |
| Viaduct Hegebachtal | 110.0 m |
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Stollberg (Sachs) - St. Egidien (km 7,935) | October 15, 1878 | Stone arch; Arches filled with concrete in 1953 due to mining damage |
| Zschopau Bridge | 108.6 m | Roßwein – Niederwiesa (km 34.82) | August 15, 1874 | ||
| Viaduct Mandau Valley | 107.8 m | Zittau – Löbau (Sachs) (km 31,166) | June 10, 1848 | ||
| Steinbach Viaduct | 107.0 m |
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Abzw Nobitz – Langenleuba-Oberhain (km 19.75) | June 15, 1901 | Concrete arch; since line closure (1998) without use |
| Zschopau Bridge | 105.0 m | Mittweida Industriebf – Ringethal (km 1.547) | 1908 | ||
| Viaduct Gersdorf | 104.7 m |
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Kamenz (Sachs) –Pirna (km 6,925) | September 30, 1871 | Stone arch |
| Viaduct Lützeltal | 104.4 m |
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Roßwein – Niederwiesa (km 28.29) | August 15, 1874 | Stone arch |
| Zschopau Bridge | 104.3 m | Waldheim – Kriebethal (km 2.678) | December 10, 1896 | Steel beams on stone pillars; as a result of line closure (1998) without use | |
| Viaduct Oberlochmühle | 103.5 m |
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Abzw Neuschönberg – Deutschneudorf (km 6.489) | June 10, 1848 | Stone arch; due to line closure (1969) without use |
| Viaduct Oberoderwitz | 103.0 m |
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Zittau – Löbau (Sachs) (km 38.740) | June 10, 1848 | Stone arch |
| Zwickauer Mulde bridge | 103.0 m | Glauchau (Sachs) –Wurzen (km 15,671) | May 10, 1875 | ||
| Herrnhut viaduct | 100.5 m |
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Zittau – Löbau (Sachs) (km 44,500) | June 10, 1848 | Stone arch; since line closure (2001) without use |
| Kloschwitztal Viaduct | 100.4 m | Plauen (Vogtl) ob Bf – Cheb (km 6,165) | November 1, 1874 | Stone arch | |
| Viaduct Hüttenbachtal | 100.0 m |
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Cranzahl – Kurort Oberwiesenthal (km 17.06) | July 19, 1897 | Steel girders on scaffolding pillars; Superstructures reinforced with lower chords in 1920 |
| Ehrenfriedersdorf Viaduct | 100.0 m | Schönfeld-Wiesa-Meinersdorf (km 13,189) | May 1, 1906 | Steel girders on stone pillars and pendulum supports, demolished after the line was closed in 1967 | |
| Lusatian Neisse bridge | 100.0 m |
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Railway line Węgliniec – Roßlau (km 13.4) | June 1, 1874 | Steel girders on stone pillars, new building planned |
See also
Web links
- Data on railway bridges from 100 m length in Saxony. sachsenschiene.net
literature
- Helga Kuhne: Railway Directorate Dresden 1869–1993 (= German Railway Directorate . ). 2nd, revised edition. B. Neddermeyer, 2010, ISBN 978-3-941712-05-8 , p. 138.