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Suspension Bridges of Germany

This is a list of all 157 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory for the country Germany. Click the bridge name to isolate the bridge on its own page.

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Note: Completion year and longest suspended span length may not be known for all bridges listed below. Also, span lengths are sometimes estimated based on satellite imagery.

Year Completed	Bridge	Location	Crossing - Feature	Coordinates	Longest Suspended Span (meters)	Images
Year Completed	Bridge	Location	Crossing - Feature	Coordinates	Longest Suspended Span (meters)	Images
1784	Chain	Weilburg, Germany	Lahn River		35
1824	Kettensteg (Chain)	Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany	Pegnitz River	49.45468 N 11.07076 E	29.6	Images
1829	Kettenbrücke (Ludwigsbrücke, Chain)	Bamberg, Germany	Regnitz River	49.896400 N 10.891386 E	64.26
1830	(suspension bridge)	Nassau, Germany	Lahn River	50.311559 N 7.796206 E	74.85	Images
1833	Schaukelbrücke Ilmpark	Weimar, Thüringen, Germany	Ilm River	50.96722 N 11.33971 E	14.8	Images
1838	Löwenbrücke (Lion's Bridge)	Berlin, Germany	Tiergarten	52.512383 N 13.345667 E	17.3	Images
1839	Hameln	Hameln, Niedersachsen, Germany	Weser River	52.101511 N 9.351547 E
1839	Laer Castle (Schlosspark Laer)	Meschede vicinity, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	Ruhr River	51.349452 N 8.256528 E	28.14
1844	Mülheimer	Mülheim an der Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	Ruhr River		94.14	Images
1845	Kettenbrücke (Chain, Ketten)	Mannheim, Germany	Neckar River	49.494167 N 8.472222 E	85.95
1864	(suspension bridge)	Porta Westfalica, Germany	Weser River			Images
1868	Eiserner Steg (Eiserne Steg)	Frankfurt, Germany	Main River	50.108108 N 8.682128 E		Images
1869	Drahtsteg	Passau, Bavaria, Germany	Danube River	48.575501 N 13.472755 E		Images
1870	Draht (Wire)	Kassel, Hessen, Germany	Fulda River	51.312209 N 9.504177 E		Images
1874	Palmengarten (Palm Gardens)	Frankfurt, Germany		50.122639 N 8.654833 E		Images
1875	(footbridge)	Castle Bergedorf, Bergedorf, Hamburg, Germany	castle moat	53.489417 N 10.212 E	6.9	Images
1880	Rosentalbrücke	Braunschweig, Niedersachsen, Germany	Westlicher Umflutgraben, Oker River - Inselwall	52.2686 N 10.5143 E	36	Images
1881	Kettenbrücke	Leipzig, Germany	Scheibenholzpark	51.326236 N 12.356297 E		Images
1885	Argenbrücke Achberg	Flunau, Achberg vicinity and Blumegg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Argen River	47.632307 N 9.710757 E	48.6
1891	Friedrichsbrücke	Mannheim, Germany	Neckar River	49.493861 N 8.471778 E	74.7
1891	Geisecke	Geisecke vicinity, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	Ruhr River
1893	Am Kaltenborn	Wetter and Volmarstein, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	Ruhr River	51.37610 N 7.39749 E	38	Images
1898	Kaisersteg	Niederschöneweide, Berlin and Oberschöneweide, Berlin, Germany	Spree River	52.458179 N 13.519810 E		Images
1898	Langenargen	Langenargen and Gohren, Kressbronn am Bodensee, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Argen River	47.59622 N 9.56208 E	71.93	Images
1898	Münden	Hannoversch Münden, Niedersachsen, Germany	Fulda River	51.419667 N 9.6475 E	70.4	Images
1899	Mühlentor	Lübeck, Germany	Elbe-Lübeck Canal	53.859130 N 10.691012 E		Images
1899	Peißnitz (Peissnitz, Peißnitzbrücke)	Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany	Saale River	51.493306 N 11.950111 E	70	Images
1899	Weserbrücke	Hessisch Oldendorf and Fuhlen, Germany	Weser River			Images
1902	Salzach	Laufen, Germany and Oberndorf, Austria	Salzach River	47.939727 N 12.938722 E
1906	Borsigsteg (Borsig)	Berlin, Germany	Spree River	52.520874 N 13.339195 E		Images
1908	Eutersdorfer Schaukelbrücke	Großeutersdorf and Kleineutersdorf, Thüringen, Germany	Saale River	50.78555 N 11.56694 E	56	Images
1908	Kockisch-Liebenhain	Kockisch, Mittweida and Rossau, Saxony, Germany	Zschopau River	50.99595 N 13.00630 E	51	Images
1910	Kiel Transporter	Kiel, Germany				Images
1911	Prinzregent-Luitpoldbrücke	Passau, Bavaria, Germany	Danube River			Images
1915	Deutz (Deutzer, Hindenburg)	Köln (Cologne), Germany	Rhine River		184.4	Images
1916	Innsteg (Hindenburg, Fünferlsteg)	Passau, Germany	Inn River	48.569943 N 13.459694 E	75.25	Images
1917	Schulweg	Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	Datteln-Hamm Canal	51.694985 N 7.870143 E
1923	(footbridge)	Kirschbaumwasen, Germany	Murg River	48.6233 N 8.354967 E		Images
1925	Grimma	Grimma, Saxony, Germany	Mulde River	51.22805 N 12.72555 E	80	Images
1926	Nassau	Nassau, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany	Lahn River	50.311299 N 7.795710 E	74.9	Images
1927	(footbridge)	Forst, Germany	Lusatian Neisse River	51.748356 N 14.659815 E	39.59
1927	(footbridge)	Töpeln and Wöllsdorf, Saxony, Germany	Zschopau River
1927	Hugo Preuss (Hugo Preuß, Humboldthafen, Admiral Scheer)	Berlin, Germany	Berlin-Spandau Ship Canal	52.523580 N 13.372238 E		Images
1929	Köln-Mülheim	Köln (Cologne) and Mülheim, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	Rhine River	50.963968 N 6.996659 E	316.99	Images
1936	Krefeld-Uerdinger	Uerdingen, Krefeld vicinity and Duisburg, Germany	Rhine River	51.349835 N 6.659175 E	250.01	Images
1940	Draht (Wire)	Kassel, Hessen, Germany	Fulda River	51.312367 N 9.503317 E	84	Images
1940	Friedrichsbrücke	Mannheim, Germany	Neckar River	49.494500 N 8.472417 E		Images
1941	Rodenkirchen (Rodenkirchener, Köln-Rodenkirchen)	Köln (Cologne), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	Rhine River	50.898518 N 6.989139 E
1946	Halfter	Halft, Eitorf vicinity, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	Sieg River	50.77129 N 7.47618 E	75	Images
1948	Luitpoldbrücke	Passau, Bavaria, Germany	Danube River	48.5756 N 13.4716 E		Images
1949	Wehlen	Wehlen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany	Moselle/Mosel River	49.943276 N 7.045824 E	132	Images
1951	Köln-Mülheimer	Köln (Cologne) and Mülheim, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	Rhine River	50.964427 N 6.995124 E	315	Images
1954	(footbridge)	Bad Kreuznach, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany	Nahe River	49.838188 N 7.851235 E	56	Images
1954	Friedrich Ebert (Duisburg-Homberg)	Duisburg and Homberg, Germany	Rhine River	51.456384 N 6.723034 E	285.5	Images
1954	Rochsburg	Rochsburg, Lunzenau, Saxony, Germany	Zwickauer Mulde River	50.945681 N 12.761975 E	50	Images
1954	Rodenkirchen (Rodenkirchener, Köln-Rodenkirchen)	Köln (Cologne), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	Rhine River	50.90135 N 6.99335 E	378	Images
1956	(footbridge)	Waldbreitbach, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany	Wied River	50.553032 N 7.426243 E		Images
1957	Wolkenburg-Kaufungen	Wolkenburg, Saxony, Germany	Zwickauer Mulde River	50.900368 N 12.677074 E
1958	(suspension bridge)	Mettlach, Saarland, Germany	Saar River	49.49277 N 6.58867 E	108	Images
1958	Sörnzig-Fischheim	Sörnzig and Fischheim, Saxony, Germany	Zwickauer Mulde River	51.021455 N 12.790197 E
1958	Thierbach-Zinnberg	Thierbach, Penig and Zinnberg, Penig, Saxony, Germany	Zwickauer Mulde River	50.917734 N 12.688116 E
1958	Zassnitzer (Rochlitz, Rochlitzer)	Rochlitz and Zassnitz, Saxony, Germany	Zwickauer Mulde River	51.04447 N 12.79575 E	60.85	Images
1962	(pipeline bridge)	Aldingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Neckar River	48.853198 N 9.249430 E	103	Images
1965	Emmerich	Emmerich, Germany	Rhine River	51.828918 N 6.226379 E	501	Images
1967	(pipeline bridge)	Neckargröningen, Remseck, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Neckar River	48.878357 N 9.277363 E	80	Images
1976	Rosenstein	Stuttgart, Germany		48.798233 N 9.20955 E	57.1	Images
1978	(footbridge)	Kloster Ehrenstein vicinity, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany	Wied River	50.61750 N 7.45082 E	30.1	Images
1982	(pipeline bridge)	Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	Rhein-Herne Canal	51.534661 N 7.065796 E
1985	Raumseilbrücke	Munich, Bavaria, Germany	Schenkendorfstraße	48.174717 N 11.59445 E	60	Images
1987	(footbridge)	Kelheim, Germany	Rhine-Main-Danube Channel	48.920467 N 11.8731 E
1987	(footbridge)	Waldbreitbach, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany	Wied River	50.552841 N 7.426353 E	29.7	Images
1988	(suspension bridge)	Untereggersberg, Bavaria, Germany	Rhine-Main-Danube Channel	48.975310 N 11.654543 E	77.2
1988	Max-Eyth (Neckar River)	Stuttgart-Mühlhausen and Stuttgart-Hofen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Neckar River - Max-Eyth-See	48.834163 N 9.208899 E	114	Images
1989	Kochenhof	Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Am Kochenhof	48.798917 N 9.17 E	42.5	Images
1989	Wullesteg	Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	B14/Willy-Brandt-Straße	48.783971 N 9.188608 E	35	Images
1990	(conveyor bridge)	Nantenbach, Germany
1990	Holbeinsteg	Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany	Main River	50.10335 N 6.67266 E	142	Images
1991	Berching	Berching, Bavaria, Germany	Main Donau Channel	49.105676 N 11.437238 E	63	Images
1992	(footbridge)	Pforzheim, Germany	Enz River	48.895202 N 8.724250 E
1992	(footbridge)	Pforzheim, Germany	Enz River	48.897727 N 8.730578 E	82
1992	Bombay	Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	B27/Heilbronner Straße	48.804300 N 9.183533 E		Images
1992	Brünner	Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Rail tracks at Nordbahnhof	48.804781 N 9.184726 E		Images
1992	Neuperlach	Munich, Germany	Ständlerstraße	48.105899 N 11.641232 E	18.88	Images
1994	Wehlen	Wehlen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany	Moselle/Mosel River	49.942531 N 7.045049 E	132	Images
1995	(footbridge)	Gundelfingen and Vörstetten, Germany	Vörstetter Strasse	48.050217 N 7.859667 E
1995	Glacisbrücke	Minden, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	Weser River	52.28607 N 8.92190 E	103	Images
1996	Möbelhaus Bietigheim	Bietigheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany		48.955632 N 9.145985 E	31.8
1997	Bayreuth	Bayreuth, Bavaria, Germany	B22/Hohenzollernring	49.945296 N 11.571219 E	26	Images
1997	Flora	Haldensleben, Germany	Mittelland Canal	52.292361 N 11.383472 E	64.25
1997	Wolkenburg-Kaufungen	Wolkenburg, Saxony, Germany	Zwickauer Mulde River	50.900573 N 12.676935 E	63	Images
1998	(footbridge)	Munich, Bavaria, Germany	Deutsches Museum	48.129894 N 11.582539 E		Images
1998	Herrenkrugsteg (Buga)	Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany	Elbe River	52.15435 N 11.67372 E	143	Images
1998	Neuer Waschhaussteg	Lübz, Germany	Elde River	53.464471 N 12.031226 E
1999	Convertible (Inner Harbor)	Duisburg, Germany	Inner Harbor	51.43861 N 6.76413 E	73.72	Images
2000	(footbridge)	Langenargen, Germany	Argen River	47.59018 N 9.55693 E	40	Images
2000	Folkwang	Essen, Germany	Bismarckstraße	51.4427 N 7.0057 E	27	Images
2000	Luisa-Häuser	Marburg, Germany	Lahn River	50.80873 N 8.7747 E	48.47	Images
2002	(footbridge)	Pliezhausen vicinity, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Neckar River	48.558365 N 9.219604 E
2002	Sörnzig-Fischheim	Sörnzig and Fischheim, Saxony, Germany	Zwickauer Mulde River	51.022007 N 12.789679 E	60	Images
2003	Erzbahnschwinge	Bochum, Germany	Gahlensche Straße	51.48495 N 7.194383 E		Images
2004	(footbridge)	Frankenberg, Sachsenburg vicinity, Saxony, Germany	Zschopau River	50.931877 N 13.025694 E	52	Images
2004	Am Hasennest	Klein Limmritz, Döbeln vicinity, Saxony, Germany	Zschopau River	51.112008 N 13.043936 E	84
2004	Gröna	Gröna, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany	Saale River	51.76250 N 11.69556 E	63.1	Images
2005	Nassau	Nassau, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany	Lahn River	50.311773 N 7.796654 E	75.5	Images
2005	Pinslsteg	Trostberg, Germany	Alzkanal	48.025946 N 12.549297 E	24.5
2005	Tannenhegerbrücke	Dessau, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany	Mulde River	51.82055 N 12.25110 E	71	Images
2005	Textimasteg	Gera, Thüringen, Germany	White Elster River - Hofwiesenpark	50.877029 N 12.069380 E	44
2005	WiHa-dukt	Wilkau-Haßlau, Saxony, Germany	Zwickauer Mulde River	50.67583 N 12.51472 E	87	Images
2006	(footbridge)	Esslingen and Mettingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Neckar River	48.744594 N 9.271616 E	105	Images
2006	(footbridge)	Plauen, Germany	White Elster River	50.491470 N 12.139265 E	34
2006	Mariensteg	Neuburg, Bavaria, Germany and Wernstein, Oberösterreich, Austria	Inn River	48.506350 N 13.454062 E	144
2009	Grimberger Sichel	Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	Rhein-Herne Canal	51.547222 N 7.113056 E
2009	Victor Neels (Viktor Neels)	Gemünd, Germany	Urft River	50.592611 N 6.451901 E
2010	Chain (Kettenbrücke)	Bamberg, Germany	Main-Danube Canal	49.896186 N 10.891204 E
2011	(footbridge)	Sigmaringen, Germany	Danube River	48.085564 N 9.208066 E
2011	Rochsburg	Rochsburg, Lunzenau, Saxony, Germany	Zwickauer Mulde River	50.945371 N 12.762114 E
2014	(footbridge)	Gießen, Germany	Lahn River	50.596327 N 8.671094 E	49
2016	Uichteritz-Leissling	Weißenfels, Germany	Saale River	51.187194 N 11.907292 E	65
2017	Auerswalde	Lichtenau, Germany	Chemnitz River	50.906393 N 12.897279 E
2018	Wildline	Bad Wildbad, Germany		48.743332 N 8.532978 E	380
	(footbridge)	Altusried, Germany	Iller River	47.827773 N 10.209338 E
	(footbridge)	Amberg, Bavaria, Germany	Vils River	49.439033 N 11.8616 E
	(footbridge)	Bad Hütten and Unterlangnau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Argen River	47.630887 N 9.649808 E
	(footbridge)	Bad Sobernheim, Germany	Nahe River	49.781333 N 7.6654 E
	(footbridge)	Bad Windsheim, Bavaria, Germany		49.506743 N 10.413097 E	19.5	Images
	(footbridge)	Blankenloch vicinity, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Pfinz-Entlastungskanal	49.063133 N 8.436317 E	22.6	Images
	(footbridge)	Frankenberg, Sachsenburg vicinity, Saxony, Germany	Zschopau River	50.931556 N 13.025557 E
	(footbridge)	Heggelbach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Argen River	47.634725 N 9.682643 E	39.1
	(footbridge)	Hennef, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	Sieg River	50.78816 N 7.28245 E	70	Images
	(footbridge)	Herdecke, Germany	Ruhr River - Niedernhof Castle	51.416834 N 7.463870 E
	(footbridge)	Löhnberg, Hessen, Germany	Lahn River	50.509968 N 8.276808 E	57.5	Images
	(footbridge)	Legau, Germany	Iller River	47.869580 N 10.177214 E	87
	(footbridge)	Marbach am Neckar, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Neckar River	48.942221 N 9.252534 E	60	Images
	(footbridge)	Neustadt an der Wied, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany	Wied River	50.62044 N 7.42420 E	25.4	Images
	(footbridge)	Niederbuchenau, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany	Wied River	50.57682 N 7.40954 E	27.2	Images
	(footbridge)	Oberhoppen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany	Wied River	50.60500 N 7.38721 E	29.5	Images
	(footbridge)	Poing, Bavaria, Germany	Plieninger Straße	48.17555 N 11.81055 E	20.5	Images
	(footbridge)	Roßbach, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany	Wied River	50.57111 N 7.41444 E	25.4	Images
	(footbridge)	Rossbach, Germany	Wied River	50.571067 N 7.414600 E
	(footbridge)	Trockau vicinity, Bavaria, Germany	Autobahn A9		45	Images
	(footbridge)	Waldbreitbach, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany	Wied River	50.553218 N 7.426136 E
	(pipeline bridge)	Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	Gelsenkirchen Port	51.533124 N 7.067890 E
	(pipeline bridge)	Halle, Germany	Saale River	51.520727 N 11.938966 E
	(suspension bridge)	Bad Oeynhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
	(suspension bridge)	Hamburg, Germany	Stadtpark			Images
	Bad Kreuznach	Bad Kreuznach, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany	Nahe River	49.837993 N 7.851747 E		Images
	Berglern	Berglern, Germany	Mittlere-Isar-Kanal	48.388860 N 11.928390 E	32
	Eiserner	Eltmann vicinity, Bavaria, Germany	Main River		50	Images
	Laudenbach Conveyor	Laudenbach, Karlstadt am Main, Bavaria, Germany	Main River	49.952643 N 9.763726 E	125	Images
	Rochsburg (Schwankender)	Rochsburg, Lunzenau, Saxony, Germany	Zwickauer Mulde River	50.945537 N 12.762093 E		Images
	Rosenau	Kempten, Germany	Iller River	47.719165 N 10.323338 E
	Sörnzig-Fischheim	Sörnzig and Fischheim, Saxony, Germany	Zwickauer Mulde River	51.021732 N 12.789948 E
	Schwanenbrücke	Halle, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany	Wilde Saale River	51.494189 N 11.945050 E
	Sky Walk	Scheidegg, Germany		47.564500 N 9.826806 E
	Thierbach-Zinnberg	Thierbach and Zinnberg, Saxony, Germany	Zwickauer Mulde River
	Wolkenburg-Kaufungen	Wolkenburg, Saxony, Germany	Zwickauer Mulde River	50.900151 N 12.677222 E
	Zassnitzer (Rochlitz, Rochlitzer)	Rochlitz and Zassnitz, Saxony, Germany	Zwickauer Mulde River	51.044611 N 12.795389 E		Images

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