Suspension Bridges of Germany (1-100 of 156)


This is a list of bridges 1 through 100 (of 156 total) from the suspension bridge inventory for the country Germany. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.

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1784: Chain

Weilburg, Germany - Lahn River
Bridgemeister ID:582 (added 2003-01-01)
Year Completed:1784
Name:Chain
Location:Weilburg, Germany
Crossing:Lahn River
References:PTS2
Use:Pipeline
Status:Replaced, 1888
Main Cables:Chain (iron)
Main Span:1 x 35 meters (114.8 feet)

Notes:

  • Carried a water pipeline with eight iron chains.

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1824: Kettensteg

Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany - Pegnitz River
Bridgemeister ID:1111 (added 2004-01-04)
Year Completed:1824
Name:Kettensteg
Also Known As:Chain
Location:Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany
Crossing:Pegnitz River
Coordinates:49.45468 N 11.07076 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Konrad Georg Kuppler
References:PTS2
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2023)
Main Cables:Eyebar (iron)
Suspended Spans:2
Main Spans:1 x 29.6 meters (97.1 feet),
1 x 27.9 meters (91.5 feet)

Notes:

  • Often claimed to be the oldest surviving suspension bridge in continental Europe.
  • 1909: Wooden towers are damaged by flood and eventually replaced with steel towers.
  • 1930: Bridge deck is stiffened and several intermediate piers are added to support the bridge.
  • 2010: Bridge is reconstructed retaining some original components and eliminating the need for the intermediate piers. The bridge is again functioning as a suspension bridge.

External Links:

Photo by Eckhard Bernstorff Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1829: Kettenbrücke

Bamberg, Germany - Regnitz River
Bridgemeister ID:632 (added 2003-01-20)
Year Completed:1829
Name:Kettenbrücke
Also Known As:Ludwigsbrücke, Chain
Location:Bamberg, Germany
Crossing:Regnitz River
Coordinates:49.896400 N 10.891386 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:AAJ, PTS2
Status:Replaced, c. 1892
Main Cables:Chain (iron)
Main Span:1 x 64.26 meters (210.8 feet)

1830: (suspension bridge)

Nassau, Germany - Lahn River
Bridgemeister ID:1667 (added 2005-03-20)
Year Completed:1830
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Nassau, Germany
Crossing:Lahn River
Coordinates:50.311559 N 7.796206 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Lossen and Wolf
References:AAJ
Use:Vehicular
Status:Replaced, 1926
Main Cables:Chain (iron)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 74.8 meters (245.56 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 11.9 meters (38.88 feet)

Notes:

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1833: Schaukelbrücke Ilmpark

Weimar, Thüringen, Germany - Ilm River
Bridgemeister ID:2161 (added 2006-12-16)
Year Completed:1833
Name:Schaukelbrücke Ilmpark
Location:Weimar, Thüringen, Germany
Crossing:Ilm River
Coordinates:50.96722 N 11.33971 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2017)
Main Cables:Eyebar (iron)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 14.8 meters (48.6 feet)
Deck width:2.04 meters between side rails, 2.16 meters total

Notes:

  • Eckhard Bernstorff notes: "Oldest fully functional suspension bridge in Germany; 2 x 3 chains; 2 different sags; Located in the park of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's garden house."

External Links:

Photo by Eckhard Bernstorff

1838: Löwenbrücke

Berlin, Germany
Bridgemeister ID:858 (added 2003-08-09)
Year Completed:1838
Name:Löwenbrücke
Also Known As:Lion's Bridge
Location:Berlin, Germany
At or Near Feature:Tiergarten
Coordinates:52.512383 N 13.345667 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Ludwig Ferdinand Hesse
References:PTS2
Use:Footbridge
Status:Closed (last checked: 2013)
Main Cables:Chain
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 17.3 meters (56.8 feet)
Deck width:2 meters

Notes:

  • Now supported by wire cable.
  • In the early 2010s, the bridge was closed and the deck was removed (see accompanying 2013 photo set). By 2019 it had been further dismantled awaiting rehabilitation.

External Links:

Photo by Eckhard Bernstorff Postcard, collection of David Denenberg Photo by David Denenberg

1839: Hameln

Hameln, Niedersachsen, Germany - Weser River
Bridgemeister ID:2298 (added 2007-04-26)
Year Completed:1839
Name:Hameln
Location:Hameln, Niedersachsen, Germany
Crossing:Weser River
Coordinates:52.101511 N 9.351547 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Georg Theodor Wendelstadt
References:AAJ, PTS2
Use:Vehicular
Status:Dismantled, c. 1890s
Main Cables:Chain (iron)
Main Spans:2

Notes:

  • Replaced in the 1890s by a (likely) cantilever bridge having the general shape of a suspension bridge.
  • AAJ writes: "the first use of triangular bracing between double chain cables" and mentions that it was dismantled and moved to Hessisch Oldendorf 1880-1890 or 1899. Most accounts suggest the bridge was reassembled in the 1898-1899 time frame.
  • Moved to 1899 Weserbrücke - Hessisch Oldendorf and Fuhlen, Germany.

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1839: Laer Castle

Meschede vicinity, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany - Ruhr River
Bridgemeister ID:2237 (added 2007-03-19)
Year Completed:1839
Name:Laer Castle
Also Known As:Schlosspark Laer
Location:Meschede vicinity, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Crossing:Ruhr River
Coordinates:51.349452 N 8.256528 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:A. Bruns
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Eyebar (iron)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 28.14 meters (92.3 feet)
Deck width:1.85 meters

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1844: Mülheimer

Mülheim an der Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany - Ruhr River
Bridgemeister ID:2297 (added 2007-04-26)
Year Completed:1844
Name:Mülheimer
Location:Mülheim an der Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Crossing:Ruhr River
Principals:Malberg
References:AAJ, PTS2
Status:Demolished, 1909
Main Cables:Chain (iron)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 94.14 meters (308.9 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 28.25 meters (92.7 feet)

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1845: Kettenbrücke

Mannheim, Germany - Neckar River
Bridgemeister ID:1112 (added 2004-01-04)
Year Completed:1845
Name:Kettenbrücke
Also Known As:Chain, Ketten
Location:Mannheim, Germany
Crossing:Neckar River
Coordinates:49.494167 N 8.472222 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:PTS2
Use:Vehicular
Status:Demolished, 1889
Main Cables:Chain (iron)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 86 meters (282 feet)
Side Spans:2

Notes:

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1864: (suspension bridge)

Porta Westfalica, Germany - Weser River
Bridgemeister ID:637 (added 2003-02-13)
Year Completed:1864
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Porta Westfalica, Germany
Crossing:Weser River
References:BRU, PTS2
Use:Rail and Vehicular
Status:Destroyed, April 3, 1945
Main Cables:Eyebar (iron)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • At the time of completion, the bridge connected the villages of Barkhausen and Hausberge, later merged into Porta Westfalica.
Postcard, collection of David Denenberg

1868: Eiserner Steg

Frankfurt, Germany - Main River
Bridgemeister ID:6429 (added 2021-08-11)
Year Completed:1868
Name:Eiserner Steg
Also Known As:Eiserne Steg
Location:Frankfurt, Germany
Crossing:Main River
Coordinates:50.108108 N 8.682128 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Peter Schmick
References:AAJ, PTS2
Use:Footbridge
Status:Replaced, 1912
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1
Side Spans:2

Notes:

  • A "stiffened" braced chain suspension bridge. Like several other similar eastern European bridges constructed in the late 1800s and early 1900s it is somewhat questionable whether this bridge should be included in a list of suspension bridges. It was replaced in 1912 by a cantilever bridge that resembles the shape and lines of the former suspension bridge.

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1869: Drahtsteg

Passau, Bavaria, Germany - Danube River
Bridgemeister ID:5560 (added 2020-12-19)
Year Completed:1869
Name:Drahtsteg
Location:Passau, Bavaria, Germany
Crossing:Danube River
Coordinates:48.575501 N 13.472755 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:PTS2
Use:Footbridge
Status:Only towers remain, since 1910 (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1870: Draht

Kassel, Hessen, Germany - Fulda River
Bridgemeister ID:7753 (added 2023-07-22)
Year Completed:1870
Name:Draht
Also Known As:Wire
Location:Kassel, Hessen, Germany
Crossing:Fulda River
Coordinates:51.312209 N 9.504177 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Destroyed, 1940
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1874: Palmengarten

Frankfurt, Germany
Bridgemeister ID:8107 (added 2024-01-06)
Year Completed:1874
Name:Palmengarten
Also Known As:Palm Gardens
Location:Frankfurt, Germany
Coordinates:50.122639 N 8.654833 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Removed, 1931
Suspended Spans:1

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1875: (footbridge)

Castle Bergedorf, Bergedorf, Hamburg, Germany - castle moat
Bridgemeister ID:799 (added 2003-03-29)
Year Completed:1875
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Castle Bergedorf, Bergedorf, Hamburg, Germany
Crossing:castle moat
Coordinates:53.489417 N 10.212 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2005)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 6.9 meters (22.6 feet)
Deck width:2 meters

Photo by Eckhard Bernstorff

1880: Rosentalbrücke

Braunschweig, Niedersachsen, Germany - Westlicher Umflutgraben, Oker River
Bridgemeister ID:1409 (added 2004-07-04)
Year Completed:1880
Name:Rosentalbrücke
Location:Braunschweig, Niedersachsen, Germany
Crossing:Westlicher Umflutgraben, Oker River
At or Near Feature:Inselwall
Coordinates:52.2686 N 10.5143 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2006)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 36 meters (118.1 feet)
Deck width:1.7 meters

Notes:

  • Eckhard Bernstorff notes: "Suspended with connections from 'chains' to towers, gravity anchored in the ground (backstays), but 'hangers' not adjustable (like truss)."
Photo by Eckhard Bernstorff

1881: Kettenbrücke

Leipzig, Germany
Bridgemeister ID:7845 (added 2023-09-04)
Year Completed:1881
Name:Kettenbrücke
Location:Leipzig, Germany
At or Near Feature:Scheibenholzpark
Coordinates:51.326236 N 12.356297 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Removed, c. 1928
Main Cables:Eyebar
Suspended Spans:1

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1885: Argenbrücke Achberg

Flunau, Achberg vicinity and Blumegg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany - Argen River
Bridgemeister ID:2242 (added 2007-03-28)
Year Completed:1885
Name:Argenbrücke Achberg
Location:Flunau, Achberg vicinity and Blumegg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Crossing:Argen River
Coordinates:47.632307 N 9.710757 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 48.6 meters (159.4 feet)

1891: Friedrichsbrücke

Mannheim, Germany - Neckar River
Bridgemeister ID:8461 (added 2024-03-17)
Year Completed:1891
Name:Friedrichsbrücke
Location:Mannheim, Germany
Crossing:Neckar River
Coordinates:49.493861 N 8.471778 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular
Status:Replaced
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 74.7 meters (245.1 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 56.15 meters (184.2 feet)

Notes:

External Links:


1891: Geisecke

Geisecke vicinity, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany - Ruhr River
Bridgemeister ID:2292 (added 2007-04-24)
Year Completed:1891
Name:Geisecke
Location:Geisecke vicinity, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Crossing:Ruhr River
Use:Footbridge
Status:Demolished, 1928
Deck width:1.0 meters

External Links:


1893: Am Kaltenborn

Wetter and Volmarstein, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany - Ruhr River
Bridgemeister ID:2168 (added 2007-01-12)
Year Completed:1893
Name:Am Kaltenborn
Location:Wetter and Volmarstein, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Crossing:Ruhr River
Coordinates:51.37610 N 7.39749 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Siller & Jamart, B. Rittershausen
Use:Footbridge
Status:Extant (last checked: 2006)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 38 meters (124.7 feet)
Deck width:1.7 meters

External Links:

Photo by Eckhard Bernstorff

1898: Kaisersteg

Niederschöneweide, Berlin and Oberschöneweide, Berlin, Germany - Spree River
Bridgemeister ID:5691 (added 2021-04-01)
Year Completed:1898
Name:Kaisersteg
Location:Niederschöneweide, Berlin and Oberschöneweide, Berlin, Germany
Crossing:Spree River
Coordinates:52.458179 N 13.519810 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Heinrich Müller-Breslau, Karl Bernhard
Use:Footbridge
Status:Destroyed, April 22, 1945
Main Cables:Riveted plate
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1
Side Spans:2

Notes:

  • Large hybrid truss/suspension bridge. While often classified as a suspension bridge, it is unclear if this bridge functioned as more of a cantilevered truss than a suspension bridge.

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1898: Langenargen

Langenargen and Gohren, Kressbronn am Bodensee, Baden-Württemberg, Germany - Argen River
Bridgemeister ID:929 (added 2003-10-24)
Year Completed:1898
Name:Langenargen
Location:Langenargen and Gohren, Kressbronn am Bodensee, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Crossing:Argen River
Coordinates:47.59622 N 9.56208 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Kubler, Leibbrand
References:AAJ, HBE, PTS2
Use:Vehicular, with walkway
Status:Restricted to foot traffic (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 71.9 meters (236 feet)

Notes:

  • Othmar Ammann worked as an intern on this bridge.

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1898: Münden

Hannoversch Münden, Niedersachsen, Germany - Fulda River
Bridgemeister ID:1204 (added 2004-02-02)
Year Completed:1898
Name:Münden
Location:Hannoversch Münden, Niedersachsen, Germany
Crossing:Fulda River
Coordinates:51.419667 N 9.6475 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2006)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 70.4 meters (231 feet)
Deck width:1.2 meters

Notes:

  • Long footbridge.

External Links:

Photo by Eckhard Bernstorff

1899: Mühlentor

Lübeck, Germany - Elbe-Lübeck Canal
Bridgemeister ID:4574 (added 2020-06-03)
Year Completed:1899
Name:Mühlentor
Location:Lübeck, Germany
Crossing:Elbe-Lübeck Canal
Coordinates:53.859130 N 10.691012 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:AAJ
Use:Vehicular
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Eyebar (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1
Side Spans:2

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1899: Peißnitz

Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany - Saale River
Bridgemeister ID:8087 (added 2023-12-25)
Year Completed:1899
Name:Peißnitz
Also Known As:Peissnitz, Peißnitzbrücke
Location:Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Crossing:Saale River
Coordinates:51.493306 N 11.950111 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2023)
Main Cables:Riveted plate
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 70 meters (229.7 feet)
Side Spans:2

Notes:

  • Like several similar eastern European bridges constructed in the late 1800s and early 1900s it is questionable whether this rigid trussed bridge functions more like a cantilever bridge than a suspension bridge.
  • Near Schwanenbrücke - Halle, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany.

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1899: Weserbrücke

Hessisch Oldendorf and Fuhlen, Germany - Weser River
Bridgemeister ID:8162 (added 2024-02-03)
Year Completed:1899
Name:Weserbrücke
Location:Hessisch Oldendorf and Fuhlen, Germany
Crossing:Weser River
Use:Vehicular
Status:Destroyed, 1945
Main Cables:Chain (iron)

Notes:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1902: Salzach

Laufen, Germany and Oberndorf, Austria - Salzach River
Bridgemeister ID:933 (added 2003-10-25)
Year Completed:1902
Name:Salzach
Location:Laufen, Germany and Oberndorf, Austria
Crossing:Salzach River
Coordinates:47.939727 N 12.938722 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (two-lane), with walkway
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Riveted plate
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1
Side Spans:2

Notes:

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1906: Borsigsteg

Berlin, Germany - Spree River
Bridgemeister ID:5692 (added 2021-04-01)
Year Completed:1906
Name:Borsigsteg
Also Known As:Borsig
Location:Berlin, Germany
Crossing:Spree River
Coordinates:52.520874 N 13.339195 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Destroyed, April 1945
Main Cables:Eyebar (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Abutments are still present (as of 2021).
  • 1915: Damaged and rebuilt.
Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1908: Eutersdorfer Schaukelbrücke

Großeutersdorf and Kleineutersdorf, Thüringen, Germany - Saale River
Bridgemeister ID:1450 (added 2004-08-01)
Year Completed:1908
Name:Eutersdorfer Schaukelbrücke
Location:Großeutersdorf and Kleineutersdorf, Thüringen, Germany
Crossing:Saale River
Coordinates:50.78555 N 11.56694 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Paul Moser
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 56 meters (183.7 feet)
Deck width:1.5 meters

Notes:

  • Reconstructed 1965, and 1993.

External Links:

Photo by Eckhard Bernstorff

1908: Kockisch-Liebenhain

Kockisch, Mittweida and Rossau, Saxony, Germany - Zschopau River
Bridgemeister ID:2164 (added 2007-01-12)
Year Completed:1908
Name:Kockisch-Liebenhain
Location:Kockisch, Mittweida and Rossau, Saxony, Germany
Crossing:Zschopau River
Coordinates:50.99595 N 13.00630 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2023)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 51 meters (167.3 feet)
Side Spans:1 x 7 meters (23 feet),
1 x 8 meters (26.2 feet)
Deck width:1.3 meters between side rails, 1.7 meters total

Notes:

  • Reconstructed 1996, and after damaged by flood, 2003.

External Links:

Photo by Eckhard Bernstorff

1910: Kiel Transporter

Kiel, Germany
Bridgemeister ID:956 (added 2003-11-01)
Year Completed:1910
Name:Kiel Transporter
Location:Kiel, Germany
Use:Transporter
Status:Demolished, 1923
Suspended Spans:1

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1911: Prinzregent-Luitpoldbrücke

Passau, Bavaria, Germany - Danube River
Bridgemeister ID:2300 (added 2007-04-26)
Year Completed:1911
Name:Prinzregent-Luitpoldbrücke
Location:Passau, Bavaria, Germany
Crossing:Danube River
Use:Vehicular
Status:Destroyed, 1945
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1915: Deutz

Köln (Cologne), Germany - Rhine River
Bridgemeister ID:432 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1915
Name:Deutz
Also Known As:Deutzer, Hindenburg
Location:Köln (Cologne), Germany
Crossing:Rhine River
References:AAJ, BRU
Use:Vehicular
Status:Collapsed, 1945
Main Cables:Chain (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 184.4 meters (605 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 92.2 meters (302.5 feet)
Deck width:59.6 feet

Notes:

  • First long-span self-anchored suspension bridge.

External Links:

Postcard, collection of David Denenberg Photo, courtesy of Peter Munson Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1916: Innsteg

Passau, Germany - Inn River
Bridgemeister ID:4575 (added 2020-06-03)
Year Completed:1916
Name:Innsteg
Also Known As:Hindenburg, Fünferlsteg
Location:Passau, Germany
Crossing:Inn River
Coordinates:48.569943 N 13.459694 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Riveted plate
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 75.25 meters (246.9 feet) estimated
Side Spans:2

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1917: Schulweg

Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany - Datteln-Hamm Canal
Bridgemeister ID:1948 (added 2005-11-04)
Year Completed:1917
Name:Schulweg
Location:Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Crossing:Datteln-Hamm Canal
Coordinates:51.694985 N 7.870143 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2018)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1
Side Spans:2

External Links:


1923: (footbridge)

Kirschbaumwasen, Germany - Murg River
Bridgemeister ID:1882 (added 2005-09-24)
Year Completed:1923
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Kirschbaumwasen, Germany
Crossing:Murg River
Coordinates:48.6233 N 8.354967 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2005)
Suspended Spans:1

Photo by Karl Gotsch

1925: Grimma

Grimma, Saxony, Germany - Mulde River
Bridgemeister ID:1504 (added 2004-10-08)
Year Completed:1925
Name:Grimma
Location:Grimma, Saxony, Germany
Crossing:Mulde River
Coordinates:51.22805 N 12.72555 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 80 meters (262.5 feet)
Deck width:1.8 meters between side rails

Notes:

  • Rebuilt, 1949. Reconstruction, 1989, 1998, and in 2003 after 2002 flood damage.

External Links:

Photo by Eckhard Bernstorff

1926: Nassau

Nassau, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany - Lahn River
Bridgemeister ID:1133 (added 2004-01-16)
Year Completed:1926
Name:Nassau
Location:Nassau, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Crossing:Lahn River
Coordinates:50.311299 N 7.795710 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:AAJ
Use:Vehicular (two-lane)
Status:Removed (last checked: 2004)
Main Cables:Riveted plate
Main Span:1 x 74.9 meters (245.75 feet)

Notes:

  • The "cables" of this bridge appear to have been steel plates riveted together. The deck is plate girder. Not surprisingly, recent photos of the bridge show it resting on two intermediate piers. AAJ describes the cables: "'laminated chains' made of flat iron plates, there being two such chains to a side, each of five plates riveted together."
  • Replaced 1830 (suspension bridge) - Nassau, Germany.
  • Replaced by 2005 Nassau - Nassau, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1927: (footbridge)

Forst, Germany - Lusatian Neisse River
Bridgemeister ID:5562 (added 2020-12-19)
Year Completed:1927
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Forst, Germany
Crossing:Lusatian Neisse River
Coordinates:51.748356 N 14.659815 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:AAJ
Use:Footbridge
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Eyebar (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 39.6 meters (129.89 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 19.8 meters (64.94 feet)

Notes:

  • Coordinates are for likely alignment of this former bridge, with at least one pier remaining (as of 2020).

1927: (footbridge)

Töpeln and Wöllsdorf, Saxony, Germany - Zschopau River
Bridgemeister ID:2301 (added 2007-04-26)
Year Completed:1927
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Töpeln and Wöllsdorf, Saxony, Germany
Crossing:Zschopau River
Use:Footbridge
Status:Destroyed, 2002, by flood
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Replaced by a cable-stayed bridge April, 2004.

1927: Hugo Preuss

Berlin, Germany - Berlin-Spandau Ship Canal
Bridgemeister ID:2090 (added 2006-07-02)
Year Completed:1927
Name:Hugo Preuss
Also Known As:Hugo Preuß, Humboldthafen, Admiral Scheer
Location:Berlin, Germany
Crossing:Berlin-Spandau Ship Canal
Coordinates:52.523580 N 13.372238 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:AAJ, PTS2
Use:Vehicular
Status:Destroyed, 1945
Main Cables:Eyebar
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1
Side Spans:2

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1929: Köln-Mülheim

Köln (Cologne) and Mülheim, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany - Rhine River
Bridgemeister ID:1426 (added 2004-07-18)
Year Completed:1929
Name:Köln-Mülheim
Location:Köln (Cologne) and Mülheim, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Crossing:Rhine River
Coordinates:50.963968 N 6.996659 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Adolf Abel
References:AAJ
Use:Vehicular, with walkway
Status:Destroyed, 1944
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 317 meters (1,040 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 91.4 meters (300 feet)
Deck width:91.5 feet

Notes:

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1936: Krefeld-Uerdinger

Uerdingen, Krefeld vicinity and Duisburg, Germany - Rhine River
Bridgemeister ID:959 (added 2003-11-01)
Year Completed:1936
Name:Krefeld-Uerdinger
Location:Uerdingen, Krefeld vicinity and Duisburg, Germany
Crossing:Rhine River
Coordinates:51.349835 N 6.659175 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:AAJ
Use:Vehicular (two-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Riveted plate
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 250 meters (820.25 feet)
Side Spans:2
Deck width:64 feet

Notes:

  • Destroyed 1945, rebuilt 1950.

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1940: Draht

Kassel, Hessen, Germany - Fulda River
Bridgemeister ID:926 (added 2003-10-18)
Year Completed:1940
Name:Draht
Also Known As:Wire
Location:Kassel, Hessen, Germany
Crossing:Fulda River
Coordinates:51.312367 N 9.503317 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2016)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 84 meters (275.6 feet)
Deck width:2.77 meters between side rails, 3.16 meters total

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by Eckhard Bernstorff

1940: Friedrichsbrücke

Mannheim, Germany - Neckar River
Bridgemeister ID:8462 (added 2024-03-17)
Year Completed:1940
Name:Friedrichsbrücke
Location:Mannheim, Germany
Crossing:Neckar River
Coordinates:49.494500 N 8.472417 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular
Status:Destroyed, March 25, 1945
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1
Side Spans:2

Notes:

  • This bridge likely functioned more as a cantilever bridge than a suspension bridge.
  • Bombed multiple times during WWII and finaly destroyed March 25, 1945.
  • Replaced 1891 Friedrichsbrücke - Mannheim, Germany. Translated from the linked Wikipedia page, "Due to the constant increase in traffic, it became necessary to expand the Friedrichsbrücke. Instead of an expensive new building, an engineering balancing act was decided: between 1938 and 1940, the bridge was cut lengthwise, pushed two meters apart, filled in the middle and further structurally adapted. With a lane width of 13.5 m, a total of four lanes including tram tracks could be created."

External Links:

Photo, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1941: Rodenkirchen

Köln (Cologne), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany - Rhine River
Bridgemeister ID:455 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1941
Name:Rodenkirchen
Also Known As:Rodenkirchener, Köln-Rodenkirchen
Location:Köln (Cologne), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Crossing:Rhine River
Coordinates:50.898518 N 6.989139 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Fritz Leonhardt, Paul Bonatz, Karl Schaechterle
References:BBR, BFL, BRU
Use:Vehicular (two-lane), with walkway
Status:Destroyed, January, 1945
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Spans:3

Notes:

External Links:


1946: Halfter

Halft, Eitorf vicinity, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany - Sieg River
Bridgemeister ID:1881 (added 2005-09-24)
Year Completed:1946
Name:Halfter
Location:Halft, Eitorf vicinity, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Crossing:Sieg River
Coordinates:50.77129 N 7.47618 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2006)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 75 meters (246.1 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 15 meters (49.2 feet)
Deck width:1.7 meters

Notes:

  • Eckhard Bernstorff notes the bridge was built by local residents after World War II using cables from cable cars.
Photo by Eckhard Bernstorff

1948: Luitpoldbrücke

Passau, Bavaria, Germany - Danube River
Bridgemeister ID:932 (added 2003-10-25)
Year Completed:1948
Name:Luitpoldbrücke
Location:Passau, Bavaria, Germany
Crossing:Danube River
Coordinates:48.5756 N 13.4716 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (two-lane), with walkway
Status:In use (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by Richard Ehrenberg

1949: Wehlen

Wehlen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany - Moselle/Mosel River
Bridgemeister ID:533 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1949
Name:Wehlen
Location:Wehlen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Crossing:Moselle/Mosel River
Coordinates:49.943276 N 7.045824 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:BFL
Use:Vehicular (two-lane, heavy vehicles), with walkway
Status:Replaced
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 132 meters (433.1 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 37 meters (121.4 feet)
Deck width:8.8 meters

Notes:

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1951: Köln-Mülheimer

Köln (Cologne) and Mülheim, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany - Rhine River
Bridgemeister ID:457 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1951
Name:Köln-Mülheimer
Location:Köln (Cologne) and Mülheim, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Crossing:Rhine River
Coordinates:50.964427 N 6.995124 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Fritz Leonhardt
References:BFL
Use:Vehicular (four-lane) and Rail, with walkway
Status:In use (last checked: 2013)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 315 meters (1,033.5 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 85 meters (278.9 feet)
Deck width:27.2 meters

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by Eckhard Bernstorff Photo by David Denenberg Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1954: (footbridge)

Bad Kreuznach, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany - Nahe River
Bridgemeister ID:1132 (added 2004-01-16)
Year Completed:1954
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Bad Kreuznach, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Crossing:Nahe River
Coordinates:49.838188 N 7.851235 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 56 meters (183.7 feet)
Deck width:1.8 meters

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by Eckhard Bernstorff Photo by Eckhard Bernstorff

1954: Friedrich Ebert

Duisburg and Homberg, Germany - Rhine River
Bridgemeister ID:459 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1954
Name:Friedrich Ebert
Also Known As:Duisburg-Homberg
Location:Duisburg and Homberg, Germany
Crossing:Rhine River
Coordinates:51.456384 N 6.723034 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (four or more lanes), with walkway
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 285.5 meters (936.7 feet)
Side Spans:2

Notes:

  • Self-anchored.
  • 1999-2003: Bridge overhauled and strengthened.

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1954: Rochsburg

Rochsburg, Lunzenau, Saxony, Germany - Zwickauer Mulde River
Bridgemeister ID:2166 (added 2007-01-12)
Year Completed:1954
Name:Rochsburg
Location:Rochsburg, Lunzenau, Saxony, Germany
Crossing:Zwickauer Mulde River
Coordinates:50.945681 N 12.761975 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Replaced, 2011
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 50 meters (164 feet)
Deck width:1.6 meters

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by Eckhard Bernstorff Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1954: Rodenkirchen

Köln (Cologne), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany - Rhine River
Bridgemeister ID:458 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1954
Name:Rodenkirchen
Also Known As:Rodenkirchener, Köln-Rodenkirchen
Location:Köln (Cologne), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Crossing:Rhine River
Coordinates:50.90135 N 6.99335 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Fritz Leonhardt
References:AOB
Use:Vehicular (major highway), with walkway
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 378 meters (1,240.2 feet)
Side Spans:2
Deck width:52.8 meters (after retrofit)

Notes:

  • Substantial retrofit completed 1994, doubled the width of the bridge and towers and added extra cable. The bridge's 52.8 meter width makes this the widest catenary suspension bridge in the world (the Boston's Zakim-Bunker Hill cable-stayed bridge is wider) with ten vehicular lanes (eight lanes for highway and two service lanes) and two lanes for pedestrians and bicycles. It may also be the only large suspension bridge with three main cables. The unusual proportion of deck width to main span (52.8 meters/378 meters) is also interesting.
  • Replaced 1941 Rodenkirchen (Rodenkirchener, Köln-Rodenkirchen) - Köln (Cologne), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

External Links:

Photo by Eckhard Bernstorff Photo by David Denenberg Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1956: (footbridge)

Waldbreitbach, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany - Wied River
Bridgemeister ID:2205 (added 2007-02-11)
Year Completed:1956
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Waldbreitbach, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Crossing:Wied River
Coordinates:50.553032 N 7.426243 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Demolished, 1987
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

Photo by Eckhard Bernstorff

1957: Wolkenburg-Kaufungen

Wolkenburg, Saxony, Germany - Zwickauer Mulde River
Bridgemeister ID:2256 (added 2007-04-18)
Year Completed:1957
Name:Wolkenburg-Kaufungen
Location:Wolkenburg, Saxony, Germany
Crossing:Zwickauer Mulde River
Coordinates:50.900368 N 12.677074 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Demolished, 1996
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:


1958: (suspension bridge)

Mettlach, Saarland, Germany - Saar River
Bridgemeister ID:2213 (added 2007-02-11)
Year Completed:1958
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Mettlach, Saarland, Germany
Crossing:Saar River
Coordinates:49.49277 N 6.58867 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (two-lane, heavy vehicles), with walkway
Status:In use (last checked: 2006)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 108 meters (354.3 feet)
Deck width:12.1 meters between side rails, 12.3 meters total

External Links:

Photo by Eckhard Bernstorff

1958: Sörnzig-Fischheim

Sörnzig and Fischheim, Saxony, Germany - Zwickauer Mulde River
Bridgemeister ID:2259 (added 2007-01-12)
Year Completed:1958
Name:Sörnzig-Fischheim
Location:Sörnzig and Fischheim, Saxony, Germany
Crossing:Zwickauer Mulde River
Coordinates:51.021455 N 12.790197 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Replaced
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

External Links:


1958: Thierbach-Zinnberg

Thierbach, Penig and Zinnberg, Penig, Saxony, Germany - Zwickauer Mulde River
Bridgemeister ID:2246 (added 2007-03-28)
Year Completed:1958
Name:Thierbach-Zinnberg
Location:Thierbach, Penig and Zinnberg, Penig, Saxony, Germany
Crossing:Zwickauer Mulde River
Coordinates:50.917734 N 12.688116 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2018)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

External Links:


1958: Zassnitzer

Rochlitz and Zassnitz, Saxony, Germany - Zwickauer Mulde River
Bridgemeister ID:2077 (added 2006-06-10)
Year Completed:1958
Name:Zassnitzer
Also Known As:Rochlitz, Rochlitzer
Location:Rochlitz and Zassnitz, Saxony, Germany
Crossing:Zwickauer Mulde River
Coordinates:51.04447 N 12.79575 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2016)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 60.85 meters (199.6 feet)
Deck width:1.5 meters

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by Eckhard Bernstorff

1962: (pipeline bridge)

Aldingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany - Neckar River
Bridgemeister ID:2153 (added 2006-11-21)
Year Completed:1962
Name:(pipeline bridge)
Location:Aldingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Crossing:Neckar River
Coordinates:48.853198 N 9.249430 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Waagner-Biro Brückenbau AG
Use:Pipeline and Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2006)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 103 meters (337.9 feet)
Deck width:0.35 meter walkway, 0.44 meter diameter pipe

Notes:

  • Carries a fresh water pipeline.
Photo by Eckhard Bernstorff

1965: Emmerich

Emmerich, Germany - Rhine River
Bridgemeister ID:991 (added 2003-11-16)
Year Completed:1965
Name:Emmerich
Location:Emmerich, Germany
Crossing:Rhine River
Coordinates:51.828918 N 6.226379 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:BFL
Use:Vehicular (major highway)
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 501 meters (1,643.7 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 151 meters (495.4 feet)
Deck width:21.8 meters

External Links:

Photo by Eckhard Bernstorff Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1967: (pipeline bridge)

Neckargröningen, Remseck, Baden-Württemberg, Germany - Neckar River
Bridgemeister ID:2150 (added 2006-11-18)
Year Completed:1967
Name:(pipeline bridge)
Location:Neckargröningen, Remseck, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Crossing:Neckar River
Coordinates:48.878357 N 9.277363 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Waagner-Biro Brückenbau AG
Use:Pipeline and Footbridge
Status:Extant (last checked: 2018)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 80 meters (262.5 feet)
Deck width:0.75 meters

Notes:

  • Carries two water pipelines (1 fresh water, 1 waste water) with a gated service walkway above the pipes. Eckhard Bernstorff notes: "it supplies Neckargröningen with fresh water and pipelines waste water back (central waterworks and waste water treatment plant are on the other side of Neckar river)."

External Links:

Photo by Eckhard Bernstorff

1976: Rosenstein

Stuttgart, Germany
Bridgemeister ID:922 (added 2003-10-18)
Year Completed:1976
Name:Rosenstein
Location:Stuttgart, Germany
Coordinates:48.798233 N 9.20955 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Schlaich Bergermann Partner
References:AOB
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2013)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:2
Main Spans:1 x 27 meters (88.6 feet),
1 x 57.1 meters (187.3 feet)

Notes:

  • Monotower, self-anchored footbridge with inclined stays. Crosses a road.

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg

1978: (footbridge)

Kloster Ehrenstein vicinity, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany - Wied River
Bridgemeister ID:2211 (added 2007-02-11)
Year Completed:1978
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Kloster Ehrenstein vicinity, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Crossing:Wied River
Coordinates:50.61750 N 7.45082 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2006)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 30.1 meters (98.8 feet)
Deck width:0.9 meters between side rails, 1.4 meters total

Photo by Eckhard Bernstorff

1982: (pipeline bridge)

Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany - Rhein-Herne Canal
Bridgemeister ID:1963 (added 2005-11-12)
Year Completed:1982
Name:(pipeline bridge)
Location:Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Crossing:Rhein-Herne Canal
Coordinates:51.534661 N 7.065796 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Pipeline
Status:Extant (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

External Links:


1985: Raumseilbrücke

Munich, Bavaria, Germany - Schenkendorfstraße
Bridgemeister ID:899 (added 2003-09-07)
Year Completed:1985
Name:Raumseilbrücke
Location:Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Crossing:Schenkendorfstraße
Coordinates:48.174717 N 11.59445 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Richard Johann Dietrich, Suess-Staller-Schmitt
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2006)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 60 meters (196.9 feet)
Deck width:3.5 meters between side rails, 4.3 meters total

Notes:

  • Monocable over A-shaped towers.

External Links:

Photo by Eckhard Bernstorff

1987: (footbridge)

Kelheim, Germany - Rhine-Main-Danube Channel
Bridgemeister ID:955 (added 2003-11-01)
Year Completed:1987
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Kelheim, Germany
Crossing:Rhine-Main-Danube Channel
Coordinates:48.920467 N 11.8731 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Schlaich Bergermann Partner
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2005)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

External Links:


1987: (footbridge)

Waldbreitbach, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany - Wied River
Bridgemeister ID:2206 (added 2007-02-11)
Year Completed:1987
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Waldbreitbach, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Crossing:Wied River
Coordinates:50.552841 N 7.426353 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Lermer GmbH
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2006)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 29.7 meters (97.4 feet)
Deck width:1.2 meters between side rails, 1.5 meters total

Notes:

Photo by Eckhard Bernstorff

1988: (suspension bridge)

Untereggersberg, Bavaria, Germany - Rhine-Main-Danube Channel
Bridgemeister ID:2241 (added 2007-03-28)
Year Completed:1988
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Untereggersberg, Bavaria, Germany
Crossing:Rhine-Main-Danube Channel
Coordinates:48.975310 N 11.654543 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:S.E.H. Stahlbau Engineering
Use:Vehicular (two-lane, heavy vehicles)
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 77.2 meters (253.3 feet)
Deck width:9.24 meters

Notes:

  • This bridge only has three sets of suspenders on each side of the deck along the 77-meter main span.

External Links:


1988: Max-Eyth

Stuttgart-Mühlhausen and Stuttgart-Hofen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany - Neckar River
Bridgemeister ID:577 (added 2002-12-31)
Year Completed:1988
Name:Max-Eyth
Also Known As:Neckar River
Location:Stuttgart-Mühlhausen and Stuttgart-Hofen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Crossing:Neckar River
At or Near Feature:Max-Eyth-See
Coordinates:48.834163 N 9.208899 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Schlaich Bergermann Partner
References:BAR, BBU
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:2
Main Span:1 x 114 meters (374 feet)
Side Span:1 x 14 meters (45.9 feet)
Deck width:3.16 meters between side rails, 3.67 meters total

External Links:

Photo by Eckhard Bernstorff

1989: Kochenhof

Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany - Am Kochenhof
Bridgemeister ID:923 (added 2003-10-18)
Year Completed:1989
Name:Kochenhof
Location:Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Crossing:Am Kochenhof
Coordinates:48.798917 N 9.17 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Schlaich Bergermann Partner
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 42.5 meters (139.4 feet)
Deck width:3 meters

Notes:

  • Eckhard Bernstorff notes the bridge has "only one Pylon at one end of span, but [it is a] real suspension bridge, gravity anchored at both ends of span."

External Links:

Photo by Eckhard Bernstorff Photo by David Denenberg

1989: Wullesteg

Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany - B14/Willy-Brandt-Straße
Bridgemeister ID:1627 (added 2005-02-27)
Year Completed:1989
Name:Wullesteg
Location:Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Crossing:B14/Willy-Brandt-Straße
Coordinates:48.783971 N 9.188608 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Schlaich Bergermann Partner
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2018)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 35 meters (114.8 feet)
Deck width:varies 3.4-11.5 meters

Notes:

  • Eckhard Bernstorff notes: "Asymmetric self-anchored bridge. Horizontal rest force and vertical force at highest point of cable conducted to walls of hotel (tower function)."

External Links:

Photo by Eckhard Bernstorff Photo by David Denenberg

1990: (conveyor bridge)

Nantenbach, Germany
Bridgemeister ID:938 (added 2003-10-25)
Year Completed:1990
Name:(conveyor bridge)
Location:Nantenbach, Germany
Principals:Schlaich Bergermann Partner
Use:Conveyor
Status:Removed
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1
Side Spans:2

Notes:

  • Large narrow bridge carrying an industrial conveyor belt across a river.
  • Eckhard Bernstorff notes that this was a temporary bridge: "This bridge was built only to support construction of a big railway bridge (arch bridge) for high speed ICE trains and then removed."

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1990: Holbeinsteg

Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany - Main River
Bridgemeister ID:965 (added 2003-11-01)
Year Completed:1990
Name:Holbeinsteg
Location:Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
Crossing:Main River
Coordinates:50.10335 N 6.67266 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Albert Speer & Partner
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2005)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 142 meters (465.9 feet)
Deck width:5.5 meters

Notes:

  • Two cables over A-shaped towers. Longest suspension footbridge in Germany.

External Links:

Photo by Eckhard Bernstorff

1991: Berching

Berching, Bavaria, Germany - Main Donau Channel
Bridgemeister ID:1849 (added 2005-07-16)
Year Completed:1991
Name:Berching
Location:Berching, Bavaria, Germany
Crossing:Main Donau Channel
Coordinates:49.105676 N 11.437238 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 63 meters (206.7 feet)
Deck width:3.5 meters

External Links:

Photo by Eckhard Bernstorff

1992: (footbridge)

Pforzheim, Germany - Enz River
Bridgemeister ID:924 (added 2003-10-18)
Year Completed:1992
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Pforzheim, Germany
Crossing:Enz River
Coordinates:48.895202 N 8.724250 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Schlaich Bergermann Partner
Use:Footbridge
Status:Extant (last checked: 2018)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:2
Main Spans:2

Notes:

External Links:


1992: (footbridge)

Pforzheim, Germany - Enz River
Bridgemeister ID:925 (added 2003-10-18)
Year Completed:1992
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Pforzheim, Germany
Crossing:Enz River
Coordinates:48.897727 N 8.730578 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Schlaich Bergermann Partner
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 82 meters (269 feet) estimated

Notes:

External Links:


1992: Bombay

Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany - B27/Heilbronner Straße
Bridgemeister ID:2154 (added 2006-12-09)
Year Completed:1992
Name:Bombay
Location:Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Crossing:B27/Heilbronner Straße
Coordinates:48.804300 N 9.183533 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Schlaich Bergermann Partner
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3

Notes:

  • Eckhard Bernstorff describes the bridge as having a "Central single tower with self-anchored spans to three directions. Anchored to the ground is only rest force at tower because of unequal forces from spans."
  • Connects to 1992 Brünner - Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

External Links:

Photo by Eckhard Bernstorff Photo by David Denenberg

1992: Brünner

Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany - Rail tracks at Nordbahnhof
Bridgemeister ID:2155 (added 2006-12-09)
Year Completed:1992
Name:Brünner
Location:Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Crossing:Rail tracks at Nordbahnhof
Coordinates:48.804781 N 9.184726 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Schlaich Bergermann Partner
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3

Notes:

  • Eckhard Bernstorff describes the bridge as having a "Central single tower with self-anchored spans to three directions. Anchored to the ground is only rest force at tower because of unequal forces from spans."
  • Connects to 1992 Bombay - Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

External Links:

Photo by Eckhard Bernstorff Photo by David Denenberg

1992: Neuperlach

Munich, Germany - Ständlerstraße
Bridgemeister ID:1631 (added 2005-03-12)
Year Completed:1992
Name:Neuperlach
Location:Munich, Germany
Crossing:Ständlerstraße
Coordinates:48.105899 N 11.641232 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Richard J. Dietrich
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Eyebar (steel)
Suspended Spans:4
Main Spans:2 x 18.879 meters (61.9 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 9.427 meters (30.9 feet)
Deck width:4 meters

External Links:

Photo by Eckhard Bernstorff

1994: Wehlen

Wehlen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany - Moselle/Mosel River
Bridgemeister ID:4636 (added 2020-06-09)
Year Completed:1994
Name:Wehlen
Location:Wehlen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Crossing:Moselle/Mosel River
Coordinates:49.942531 N 7.045049 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (two-lane), with walkway
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 132 meters (433.1 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 37 meters (121.4 feet)

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by Eckhard Bernstorff

1995: (footbridge)

Gundelfingen and Vörstetten, Germany - Vörstetter Strasse
Bridgemeister ID:1837 (added 2005-07-02)
Year Completed:1995
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Gundelfingen and Vörstetten, Germany
Crossing:Vörstetter Strasse
Coordinates:48.050217 N 7.859667 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2005)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

External Links:


1995: Glacisbrücke

Minden, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany - Weser River
Bridgemeister ID:578 (added 2002-12-31)
Year Completed:1995
Name:Glacisbrücke
Location:Minden, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Crossing:Weser River
Coordinates:52.28607 N 8.92190 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Schlaich Bergermann Partner
References:BAR, BBU
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2006)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 103 meters (337.9 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 37 meters (121.4 feet)
Deck width:3.1 meters between side rails, 3.55 meters total

External Links:

Photo by Eckhard Bernstorff

1996: Möbelhaus Bietigheim

Bietigheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Bridgemeister ID:2303 (added 2007-04-26)
Year Completed:1996
Name:Möbelhaus Bietigheim
Location:Bietigheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Coordinates:48.955632 N 9.145985 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Eyebar (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 31.8 meters (104.3 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 16.5 meters (54.1 feet)
Deck width:2.64 meters

Notes:

  • Self-anchored. This is an enclosed footbridge that connects two buildings crossing a roadway.

1997: Bayreuth

Bayreuth, Bavaria, Germany - B22/Hohenzollernring
Bridgemeister ID:2156 (added 2006-12-10)
Year Completed:1997
Name:Bayreuth
Location:Bayreuth, Bavaria, Germany
Crossing:B22/Hohenzollernring
Coordinates:49.945296 N 11.571219 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Schlaich Bergermann Partner
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:2
Main Span:1 x 26 meters (85.3 feet)
Side Span:1 x 15 meters (49.2 feet)
Deck width:3.9 meters

External Links:

Photo by Eckhard Bernstorff

1997: Flora

Haldensleben, Germany - Mittelland Canal
Bridgemeister ID:8022 (added 2023-12-17)
Year Completed:1997
Name:Flora
Location:Haldensleben, Germany
Crossing:Mittelland Canal
Coordinates:52.292361 N 11.383472 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 64.25 meters (210.8 feet)

External Links:


1997: Wolkenburg-Kaufungen

Wolkenburg, Saxony, Germany - Zwickauer Mulde River
Bridgemeister ID:2165 (added 2007-01-12)
Year Completed:1997
Name:Wolkenburg-Kaufungen
Location:Wolkenburg, Saxony, Germany
Crossing:Zwickauer Mulde River
Coordinates:50.900573 N 12.676935 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Metallbau Michaelis
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2006)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 63 meters (206.7 feet)
Deck width:1.1 meters

Notes:

Photo by Eckhard Bernstorff

1998: (footbridge)

Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Bridgemeister ID:2370 (added 2007-09-29)
Year Completed:1998
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Munich, Bavaria, Germany
At or Near Feature:Deutsches Museum
Coordinates:48.129894 N 11.582539 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2007)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Notes:

  • This appears to be a real mast-style suspension bridge inside the "Bridge Room" at the Deutsches Museum.

External Links:

Photo by Andrew Holbrook

1998: Herrenkrugsteg

Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany - Elbe River
Bridgemeister ID:1147 (added 2004-01-17)
Year Completed:1998
Name:Herrenkrugsteg
Also Known As:Buga
Location:Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Crossing:Elbe River
Coordinates:52.15435 N 11.67372 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Planungsgruppe Professor Laage, Ingenieurgemeinschaft Setzpfandt
References:BAR
Use:Footbridge and Vehicular
Status:In use (last checked: 2006)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 143 meters (469.2 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 52 meters (170.6 feet)
Deck width:4.1 meters between side rails, 5.3 meters total

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by Eckhard Bernstorff

1998: Neuer Waschhaussteg

Lübz, Germany - Elde River
Bridgemeister ID:1626 (added 2005-02-27)
Year Completed:1998
Name:Neuer Waschhaussteg
Location:Lübz, Germany
Crossing:Elde River
Coordinates:53.464471 N 12.031226 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2005)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Very short self-anchored footbridge.

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1999: Convertible

Duisburg, Germany - Inner Harbor
Bridgemeister ID:576 (added 2002-12-31)
Year Completed:1999
Name:Convertible
Also Known As:Inner Harbor
Location:Duisburg, Germany
Crossing:Inner Harbor
Coordinates:51.43861 N 6.76413 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Schlaich Bergermann Partner
References:AR200003, BAR, BBU
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2004)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 73.72 meters (241.9 feet) estimated
Deck width:3.5 meters

Notes:

  • This footbridge is "convertible" because it can be raised to make way for boats. The backstays are shortened using jacks causing the towers to tilt back and the deck to arch up and out of the way. Eckhard Bernstorff notes, "the deck (weight 150 tons) has 14 segments. When the towers tilt back by shortening the main cables about 2.5 meters, the deck lifts 9 meters."

External Links:

Photo by Eckhard Bernstorff

2000: (footbridge)

Langenargen, Germany - Argen River
Bridgemeister ID:930 (added 2003-10-25)
Year Completed:2000
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Langenargen, Germany
Crossing:Argen River
Coordinates:47.59018 N 9.55693 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2013)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 40 meters (131.2 feet)

Notes:

  • Modern footbridge distinct from 1898 Langenargen bridge.
Photo by David Denenberg

2000: Folkwang

Essen, Germany - Bismarckstraße
Bridgemeister ID:1614 (added 2005-02-21)
Year Completed:2000
Name:Folkwang
Location:Essen, Germany
Crossing:Bismarckstraße
Coordinates:51.4427 N 7.0057 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2005)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1 x 27 meters (88.6 feet)
Deck width:3.1 meters

Notes:

  • Monocable over A-shaped towers.

External Links:

Photo by Eckhard Bernstorff

2000: Luisa-Häuser

Marburg, Germany - Lahn River
Bridgemeister ID:1049 (added 2003-12-07)
Year Completed:2000
Name:Luisa-Häuser
Location:Marburg, Germany
Crossing:Lahn River
Coordinates:50.80873 N 8.7747 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Gerdum and Breuer
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2005)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:2
Main Span:1 x 48.47 meters (159 feet)
Side Span:1
Deck width:3.5 meters

External Links:

Photo by Eckhard Bernstorff

2002: (footbridge)

Pliezhausen vicinity, Baden-Württemberg, Germany - Neckar River
Bridgemeister ID:2253 (added 2007-04-08)
Year Completed:2002
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Pliezhausen vicinity, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Crossing:Neckar River
Coordinates:48.558365 N 9.219604 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Holzbau Amann GmbH
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Rod
Suspended Spans:1

External Links:


2002: Sörnzig-Fischheim

Sörnzig and Fischheim, Saxony, Germany - Zwickauer Mulde River
Bridgemeister ID:2167 (added 2007-01-12)
Year Completed:2002
Name:Sörnzig-Fischheim
Location:Sörnzig and Fischheim, Saxony, Germany
Crossing:Zwickauer Mulde River
Coordinates:51.022007 N 12.789679 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Metallbau Michaelis
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2006)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 60 meters (196.9 feet)
Deck width:1.6 meters

Notes:

Photo by Eckhard Bernstorff

2003: Erzbahnschwinge

Bochum, Germany - Gahlensche Straße
Bridgemeister ID:1557 (added 2004-11-26)
Year Completed:2003
Name:Erzbahnschwinge
Location:Bochum, Germany
Crossing:Gahlensche Straße
Coordinates:51.48495 N 7.194383 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Schlaich Bergermann Partner
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2004)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by Eckhard Bernstorff


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