List of medieval stone bridges in Germany

The list of medieval stone bridges in Germany includes bridges that were built in the Middle Ages (approx. 500–1500 AD) in what is now the Federal Republic of Germany .

Table of medieval stone bridges

place	state	Surname	Bridged river	Period of construction (possibly first mention)	Remarks	image
Altenburg - Paditz	Thuringia	Pleise Bridge	Pleiße	1531	The stone arch bridge was built in 1531 on the site of an old ford on the trade route to Bohemia . Heraldic stones from the years 1531 and 1720 are attached. Renovation work took place in 1728, 1835 and 1887.
Bad Kreuznach	Rhineland-Palatinate	Old Nahe Bridge	Near	1300 (um ~), first mentioned in 1322
Bamberg	Bavaria	Upper bridge	Regnitz		on the bridge is the old town hall , first mentioned in 1387
Bingen am Rhein	Rhineland-Palatinate	Drusus Bridge	Near	11th century	Renewed in 1772 and 1952
Bronnbach	Baden-Württemberg	Tauber Bridge	Deaf	1408
Creuzburg	Thuringia	Werra Bridge	Werra	1223
Dresden	Saxony	Dresden Elbe Bridge	Elbe	1173-1222	Stone bridge destroyed in 1342 by the Magdalen floods. 1344 new building. 1727–1731 Augustus Bridge . 1907 new building
Erfurt	Thuringia	Krämerbrücke	Breitstrom , a branch of the Gera	1325	continuously built with houses
Esslingen am Neckar	Baden-Württemberg	Outer or Pliensau Bridge and Inner Bridge	Neckar	Built between 1213 and 1259 (approx.), First mentioned in 1286
Frankfurt am Main	Hesse	Old bridge	Main	First mentioned in 1222, first mentioned as a stone bridge in 1276	Destroyed and renewed at least 18 times, demolished in 1914
Hadamar	Hesse	Stone bridge	Elbbach	Rebuilt in 1571	Parts of the bridge date from the 12th century, after a flood in 1555 the bridge was rebuilt by 1571
Hadamar	Hesse	St. Wendelin Bridge	Elbbach	12th Century	The bridge has been rebuilt several times
Hann. Münden	Lower Saxony	Old Werra Bridge	Werra	First mentioned in 1327
Harburg	Bavaria	Old bridge	Wörnitz
Heidelberg	Baden-Württemberg	Old bridge	Neckar	1284	today new building from 1788
Hildesheim	Lower Saxony	Dammtorbrücke	Innermost	1159 or soon after	Builder Rainald von Dassel
Jena	Thuringia	Camsdorf Bridge	Saale	15th century	Torn down in 1912, new building in 1913, blown up in 1945, rebuilt in 1946
Jena - Burgau	Thuringia	Burgau Bridge , also known as the Old Saale Bridge	Saale	1491-1544	at the site of a wooden bridge first mentioned in 1484, rebuilt in 1706, several modifications until 1744, blown up in 1945, rebuilt 2001-2004.
Kitzingen	Bavaria	Old Main Bridge Kitzingen	Main	14th Century
Koblenz	Rhineland-Palatinate	Balduin Bridge	Moselle	1342/1343 (approx.)	on the site of a Roman bridge (3rd to 5th century), several alterations until 1884, blown up in 1945, rebuilt in 1949, alteration in the course of the Moselle canalization in 1964, restoration in 1975.
Limburg on the Lahn	Hesse	Old Lahn Bridge	Lahn	1315-1354	First mention of a wooden bridge in 1248
Lübeck	Schleswig-Holstein	Holsten Bridge	Trave	First stone building in 1320, renewed several times, last in 1854, widened on both sides in 1934 while preserving the old bridge	First mentioned in 1216, probably as a wooden drawbridge
Magdeburg	Saxony-Anhalt	Klusbrücke	Ehle	The surrounding Klusdamm was built at the end of the 14th and beginning of the 15th century, the first documented mention of the dam system in 1469, the year of construction of the bridge unknown, it is recorded on a drawing from 1588	Part of the Heerstraße Brandenburg – Magdeburg
Marburg	Hesse	Willow houses bridge	Lahn	1250 (approx.)	unsecured guess
Nuremberg	Bavaria	Lower Charles Bridge	northern arm of the Pegnitz	1486
Ochsenfurt	Bavaria	Old Main Bridge Ochsenfurt	Main	1519	Stone pillars from between 1200 and 1350
Plauen	Saxony	Old Elster Bridge	White magpie	First mentioned in 1244
Quedlinburg	Saxony-Anhalt	Stone bridge	Mühlgraben, a tributary of the Bode	1229 first documented mention as lapideus pons	already built over in 1310, 23 round arches over 103 meters
regensburg	Bavaria	Stone bridge	Danube	1135 to 1146 (probably), completed by 1147 at the latest
Rothenburg ob der Tauber	Bavaria	Tauber Bridge	Deaf	1330 (around ~)
Runkel	Hesse	Lahn Bridge Runkel	Lahn	1440-1448
Salzgitter	Lower Saxony	French Bridge	Innermost	1593 First bridge construction by Duke Heinrich Julius von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1589–1613)	Bridge destroyed and rebuilt several times, today's bridge from 1866
Schwäbisch Hall	Baden-Württemberg	Henkersbrücke, also Kocherbrücke	Stove	1502	on stone pillars of a wooden bridge built in 1343
Streithausen - Marienstatt Abbey	Rhineland-Palatinate	Stone bridge	Nest
Vacha	Thuringia	Werra bridge , also the bridge of unity	Werra	1186 first mentioned 1342–1346 reconstruction	destroyed by the Magdalene flood in 1342
Walting -Pfünz	Bavaria	Altmühlbrücke Pfünz	Altmuehl	First mentioned in 1486	Blown up in 1800, rebuilt in the 19th century
Wetzlar	Hesse	Old Lahn Bridge	Lahn	1250–1280 (probably) first mentioned as a stone bridge.
Weilburg	Hesse	Stone bridge	Lahn	1359	today's construction from 1769 as a fourth stone arch bridge at this point
Wurzburg	Bavaria	Old Main Bridge	Main	1120 (around ~)	Destroyed in 1342 by the Magdalen floods. New building from 1476

See also

• List of Roman bridges
• List of medieval bridges in France
• History of bridge building

References and comments

1. ↑ Description and construction history of the Neckar Bridge near Esslingen - Pliensaubrücke or Outer Bridge. Archived from the original on July 28, 2012 ; Retrieved August 9, 2009 . 
2. ↑ Hans Goetting, The Dioceses, 1973, p. 391
3. ↑ Brinkmann, Adolf: Descriptive representation of the older architectural and art monuments of the district of Quedlinburg. Magdeburg 1923, p. 159 f.
4. ↑ Quotation printed in the book The Time of Origin of the City of Vacha by Olaf Ditzel, 1991, original source: Gotha State Archives Certificate, signature QQ Ig No. 32
5. ↑ Jürgen Seiffert: Werra Bridge Vacha . In: Stone bridges in Germany . Verlag Bau + Technik, 1999, ISBN 3-7640-0389-8 , p. 360