List of bridges in Germany

This list of bridges in Germany lists bridges of particular historical, scenic, architectural or engineering interest. Road and railway bridges, viaducts, aqueducts and footbridges are included.

Historical and architectural interest bridges

NameDistinctionLengthTypeCarries
Crosses
OpenedLocationLandRef.
1Mainz Aqueduct [de]
demolished
Total length : 9 km (30,000 ft)
(a large part is aerial)
Masonry79Mainz
49°59′22.2″N 8°15′13.7″E / 49.989500°N 8.253806°E / 49.989500; 8.253806 (Mainz Aqueduct)
Rhineland-Palatinate[1]
2Aqueduct-bridge over the Swist [de]
(Eifel Aqueduct)
demolished
One of the longest Roman Empire aqueduct
Total length : 130 km (430,000 ft)
(a large part is underground)
1,400 m (4,600 ft)Masonry
295 arches
80RheinbachMeckenheim
50°38′28″N 7°00′47″E / 50.64111°N 7.01306°E / 50.64111; 7.01306 (Aqueduct-bridge over the Swist)
North Rhine-Westphalia[2]
3Vussem Aqueduct-bridge [de]
(Eifel Aqueduct)
demolished
75 m (246 ft)Masonry
13 arches
80Mechernich
50°33′53.3″N 6°40′06.6″E / 50.564806°N 6.668500°E / 50.564806; 6.668500 (Vussem Aqueduct-bridge)
North Rhine-Westphalia[Note 1]
[3]
[4]
4Roman Bridge (Trier)Oldest standing bridge in Germany
Roman Monuments in Trier
World Heritage Site
Cultural monument
198 m (650 ft)Masonry
8 arches
2nd centuryTrier
49°45′6.8″N 6°37′35.7″E / 49.751889°N 6.626583°E / 49.751889; 6.626583 (Roman Bridge (Trier))
Rhineland-Palatinate[Note 2]
[S 1]
[5]
5Drusus Bridge [de] Cultural monument126 m (413 ft)Masonry
6 semi-circular arches (7 originally)
Road bridge
Nahe (Rhine)
11th centuryBingen am Rhein
49°57′36.3″N 7°53′34.9″E / 49.960083°N 7.893028°E / 49.960083; 7.893028 (Drusus Bridge)
Rhineland-Palatinate[S 2]
6Stone Bridge (Regensburg)Old town of Regensburg
World Heritage Site
Cultural monument
330 m (1,080 ft)Masonry
14 arches
1146Regensburg
49°1′21″N 12°5′50.1″E / 49.02250°N 12.097250°E / 49.02250; 12.097250 (Stone Bridge (Regensburg))
Bavaria[S 3]
[6]
7Old Lahn Bridge [de] Cultural monument104 m (341 ft)Masonry
7 arches
13th centuryWetzlar
50°33′20.9″N 8°29′56.4″E / 50.555806°N 8.499000°E / 50.555806; 8.499000 (Old Lahn Bridge)
Hesse[S 4]
8KrämerbrückeOne of the few remaining inhabited bridge125 m (410 ft)Masonry
6 semi-circular arches
1325Erfurt
50°58′43.4″N 11°1′51.6″E / 50.978722°N 11.031000°E / 50.978722; 11.031000 (Krämerbrücke)
Thuringia[S 5]
9Tauber Bridge Cultural monumentMasonry
2 levels
Road bridge
Tauber
1330Rothenburg ob der Tauber
49°22′22″N 10°10′34.5″E / 49.37278°N 10.176250°E / 49.37278; 10.176250 (Tauber Bridge)
Bavaria[S 6]
[7]
10Alte NahebrückeOne of the few remaining inhabited bridge135 m (443 ft)Masonry
8 arches originally
Road bridge
Nahe (Rhine)
1332Bad Kreuznach
49°50′40.6″N 7°51′28.9″E / 49.844611°N 7.858028°E / 49.844611; 7.858028 (Alte Nahebrücke)
Rhineland-Palatinate[S 7]
11Old Town Hall (Bamberg) [de]Town of Bamberg
World Heritage Site
Cultural monument
Masonry
3 arches
1387Bamberg
49°53′29.3″N 10°53′13″E / 49.891472°N 10.88694°E / 49.891472; 10.88694 (Old Town Hall (Bamberg))
Bavaria[S 8]
[8]
12Oberer Henkersteg56 m (184 ft)Masonry
2 segmental arches
14th centuryNuremberg
49°27′12.2″N 11°4′24″E / 49.453389°N 11.07333°E / 49.453389; 11.07333 (Oberer Henkersteg)
Bavaria[S 9]
13Baldwin BridgeRhine Gorge
World Heritage Site
Cultural monument
246 m (807 ft)Masonry
8 arches
1429Koblenz
50°21′47.5″N 7°35′35.6″E / 50.363194°N 7.593222°E / 50.363194; 7.593222 (Baldwin Bridge)
Rhineland-Palatinate[S 10]
[9]
14Fronveste (Nürnberg) [de]Masonry
1 segmental arch
1494Nuremberg
49°27′14.9″N 11°4′14.4″E / 49.454139°N 11.070667°E / 49.454139; 11.070667 (Fronveste (Nürnberg))
Bavaria[S 11]
[10]
15Röhrensteg Zwickau62 m (203 ft)Covered bridge
Wood
Footbridge
Zwickauer Mulde
1535Zwickau
50°42′27.6″N 12°30′20″E / 50.707667°N 12.50556°E / 50.707667; 12.50556 (Röhrensteg Zwickau)
Saxony[S 12]
[11]
16Old Sauer Bridge (Echternach) [de]Germany–Luxembourg border
Span : 28 m (92 ft)
91 m (299 ft)Masonry
4 arches
Road bridge
Sauer
16th centuryEchternacherbrückEchternach
49°48′45.9″N 6°25′35.1″E / 49.812750°N 6.426417°E / 49.812750; 6.426417 (Old Sauer Bridge (Echternach))
Rhineland-Palatinate
 Luxembourg
[S 13]
17Holzbrücke Bad SäckingenGermany–Switzerland border
Cultural monument
204 m (669 ft)Covered bridge
Wood
Footbridge
Rhine
1700Bad SäckingenStein
47°33′5.1″N 7°57′5.3″E / 47.551417°N 7.951472°E / 47.551417; 7.951472 (Holzbrücke Bad Säckingen)
Baden-Württemberg
 Switzerland
[S 14]
[12]
18Old Main Bridge [de] Cultural monument185 m (607 ft)Masonry
8 arches
1703Würzburg
49°47′34.9″N 9°55′33.8″E / 49.793028°N 9.926056°E / 49.793028; 9.926056 (Old Main Bridge)
Bavaria[S 15]
19Forbach Wooden BridgeSpan : 37.8 m (124 ft)45 m (148 ft)Covered bridge
Wood
1776Forbach
48°40′40″N 8°21′40.7″E / 48.67778°N 8.361306°E / 48.67778; 8.361306 (Forbach Wooden Bridge)
Baden-Württemberg[S 16]
20Wünschendorf Wooden Bridge [de]71 m (233 ft)Covered bridge
Wood
1786Wünschendorf/Elster
50°47′41.2″N 12°5′25″E / 50.794778°N 12.09028°E / 50.794778; 12.09028 (Wünschendorf Wooden Bridge)
Thuringia[S 17]
21Old Bridge (Heidelberg) Cultural monument200 m (660 ft)Masonry
9 arches
1788Heidelberg
49°24′51.7″N 8°42′34.5″E / 49.414361°N 8.709583°E / 49.414361; 8.709583 (Old Bridge (Heidelberg))
Baden-Württemberg[S 18]
22Rheinbrücke Rheinau–Altenburg [de]Germany–Switzerland border80 m (260 ft)Covered bridge
Wood
Road bridge
Rhine
1806JestettenRheinau
47°38′51.5″N 8°36′10.3″E / 47.647639°N 8.602861°E / 47.647639; 8.602861 (Rheinbrücke Rheinau–Altenburg)
Baden-Württemberg
 Switzerland
[S 19]
[13]
23Diessenhofen–Gailingen Rhine Bridge [de]Germany–Switzerland border87 m (285 ft)Covered bridge
Wood
1816Gailingen am HochrheinDiessenhofen
47°41′26.8″N 8°45′3.5″E / 47.690778°N 8.750972°E / 47.690778; 8.750972 (Diessenhofen–Gailingen Rhine Bridge)
Baden-Württemberg
 Switzerland
[S 20]
[14]
24Buchfart Wooden Bridge43 m (141 ft)Covered bridge
Wood
Road bridge
Ilm (Thuringia)
1818Buchfart
50°55′16.6″N 11°19′57.1″E / 50.921278°N 11.332528°E / 50.921278; 11.332528 (Buchfart Wooden Bridge)
Thuringia[S 21]
[15]
25Unterregenbach Arch BridgeSpan : 40 m (130 ft)60 m (200 ft)Covered bridge
Wood
1821Langenburg
49°16′28.6″N 9°50′7.6″E / 49.274611°N 9.835444°E / 49.274611; 9.835444 (Unterregenbach Arch Bridge)
Baden-Württemberg[S 22]
26Bastei Bridge76 m (249 ft)Masonry
5 arches
Footbridge
Bastei
1826Rathen
50°57′42.7″N 14°4′22.7″E / 50.961861°N 14.072972°E / 50.961861; 14.072972 (Bastei Bridge)
Saxony[S 23]
27Göltzsch ViaductLargest brick-built bridge in the world
Height : 78 m (256 ft)
578 m (1,896 ft)Masonry
5 levels, bricks
Leipzig–Hof railway
Göltzsch river
1851Netzschkau
50°37′21.9″N 12°14′38.5″E / 50.622750°N 12.244028°E / 50.622750; 12.244028 (Göltzsch Viaduct)
Saxony[S 24]
28Elster ViaductSecond largest brick-built bridge
Cultural monument
279 m (915 ft)Masonry
2 levels, bricks
1851Pöhl
50°33′11.3″N 12°10′2.6″E / 50.553139°N 12.167389°E / 50.553139; 12.167389 (Elster Viaduct)
Saxony[S 25]
29King Louis Bridge Cultural monumentTruss
Wooden Howe truss
Footbridge
(formerly Ludwig South-North Railway)
Iller
1851Kempten
47°42′55.7″N 10°19′18.9″E / 47.715472°N 10.321917°E / 47.715472; 10.321917 (King Louis Bridge)
Bavaria[S 26]
30Bride's Bridge (Neuschwanstein) [de]Panorama on the Neuschwanstein CastleCantilever
Steel
Footbridge
Pöllat Gorge
1866Füssen
47°33′17.9″N 10°44′58″E / 47.554972°N 10.74944°E / 47.554972; 10.74944 (Bride's Bridge (Neuschwanstein))
Bavaria
31RakotzbrückeDevil’s Bridge
Cultural monument
35 m (115 ft)Masonry
1 semi-circular arch
1870Gablenz
51°32′10.8″N 14°38′25.7″E / 51.536333°N 14.640472°E / 51.536333; 14.640472 (Rakotzbrücke)
Saxony[16]
32Theodor Heuss Bridge (Mainz-Wiesbaden)475 m (1,558 ft)Arch
Steel deck arch
Road bridge
Bundesstraße 40
Rhine
1885MainzWiesbaden
50°00′23.8″N 8°13′36.6″E / 50.006611°N 8.226833°E / 50.006611; 8.226833 (Theodor Heuss Bridge (Mainz-Wiesbaden))
Rhineland-Palatinate
Hesse
[S 27]
33Loschwitz Bridge280 m (920 ft)Cantilever
Steel
Road bridge
Elbe
1893Dresden
51°03′12.3″N 13°48′36.4″E / 51.053417°N 13.810111°E / 51.053417; 13.810111 (Loschwitz Bridge)
Saxony[S 28]
34Müngsten BridgeHighest railway bridge in Germany
Height : 107 m (351 ft)
Span : 170 m (560 ft)
465 m (1,526 ft)Arch
Steel truss deck arch
1897RemscheidSolingen
51°09′37.3″N 7°08′01.1″E / 51.160361°N 7.133639°E / 51.160361; 7.133639 (Müngsten Bridge)
North Rhine-Westphalia[S 29]
[17]
35Gutach Valley BridgeSpan : 64 m (210 ft)141 m (463 ft)Masonry
6 arches (1 main segmental)
1900Titisee-Neustadt
47°53′0.5″N 8°15′8.1″E / 47.883472°N 8.252250°E / 47.883472; 8.252250 (Gutach Valley Bridge)
Baden-Württemberg[S 30]
36Oberbaum Bridge Cultural monument124 m (407 ft)Masonry
2 levels
1902Berlin
(Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg)
52°30′6.1″N 13°26′44.8″E / 52.501694°N 13.445778°E / 52.501694; 13.445778 (Oberbaum Bridge)
Berlin[S 31]
37Kaiserbrücke, Mainz789 m (2,589 ft)Arch
Steel through arch
1904MainzWiesbaden
50°01′20.9″N 8°15′13.3″E / 50.022472°N 8.253694°E / 50.022472; 8.253694 (Kaiserbrücke, Mainz)
Rhineland-Palatinate
Hesse
[S 32]
38Peace Bridge (Plauen) [de]Longest stone arch bridge span in Europe
Span : 90 m (300 ft)
133 m (436 ft)Masonry
2 arches (1 pseudo-elliptical main arch), phyllite
Road bridge
Syrabach
1905Plauen
50°29′56.2″N 12°7′35.6″E / 50.498944°N 12.126556°E / 50.498944; 12.126556 (Peace Bridge (Plauen))
Saxony[S 33]
39Rendsburg High Bridge2,486 m (8,156 ft)Truss
Steel
Transporter bridge
1913Rendsburg
54°17′36.4″N 9°40′57.7″E / 54.293444°N 9.682694°E / 54.293444; 9.682694 (Rendsburg High Bridge)
Schleswig-Holstein[S 34]
40Sonnborn Railway Bridge [de]Span : 66 m (217 ft)120 m (390 ft)Masonry
1 pseudo-elliptical main arch
1914Wuppertal
51°14′30.3″N 7°6′11.6″E / 51.241750°N 7.103222°E / 51.241750; 7.103222 (Sonnborn Railway Bridge)
North Rhine-Westphalia[S 35]
[18]
41Hohenzollern Bridge409 m (1,342 ft)Arch
Steel tied arch
1948
1959
1987
Cologne
50°56′29.2″N 6°57′56.3″E / 50.941444°N 6.965639°E / 50.941444; 6.965639 (Hohenzollern Bridge)
North Rhine-Westphalia[S 36]
42Kocher ViaductHighest bridge in Germany
Tallest bridge pier in the world until 2004
Height : 185 m (607 ft)
Span : 138 m (453 ft)
1,128 m (3,701 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
1979Braunsbach
49°10′39.6″N 9°47′09.1″E / 49.177667°N 9.785861°E / 49.177667; 9.785861 (Kocher Viaduct)
Baden-Württemberg[S 37]
[19]
43Essing Wooden Bridge [de]190 m (620 ft)Stressed ribbon1986Essing
48°56′17.7″N 11°46′51″E / 48.938250°N 11.78083°E / 48.938250; 11.78083 (Essing Wooden Bridge)
Bavaria[S 38]
44Magdeburg Water BridgeLargest Water Bridge in Europe918 m (3,012 ft)Truss
Steel
2002Magdeburg
52°13′51.1″N 11°42′04.7″E / 52.230861°N 11.701306°E / 52.230861; 11.701306 (Magdeburg Water Bridge)
Saxony-Anhalt[S 39]
[20]
45Drachenbrücke165 m (541 ft)Beam bridge
Steel
V-shaped legs
Footbridge
L639 Cranger Street
2008Recklinghausen
51°33′55.8″N 7°10′29.1″E / 51.565500°N 7.174750°E / 51.565500; 7.174750 (Drachenbrücke)
North Rhine-Westphalia[S 40]
46GeierlaySpan : 360 m (1,180 ft)360 m (1,180 ft)Suspension
Steel
Footbridge
Mörsdorfer Bach
2015MörsdorfSosberg
50°05′24.0″N 7°20′28.4″E / 50.090000°N 7.341222°E / 50.090000; 7.341222 (Geierlay)
Rhineland-Palatinate[S 41]
47Titan RT [de]Span : 458 m (1,503 ft)483 m (1,585 ft)Suspension
Steel
Footbridge
Rappbode
2017ElbingerodeThale
51°44′26.6″N 10°53′39.3″E / 51.740722°N 10.894250°E / 51.740722; 10.894250 (Titan RT)
Saxony-Anhalt[S 42]
[21]


Major road and railway bridges

This table presents the structures with spans greater than 200 meters (non-exhaustive list).


NameSpanLengthTypeCarries
Crosses
OpenedLocationLandRef.
1Emmerich Rhine Bridge500 m (1,600 ft)1,228 m (4,029 ft)Suspension
Steel truss deck, steel pylons
151+500+151
Bundesstraße 220
Rhine
1965Emmerich am Rhein
51°49′44.8″N 6°13′35″E / 51.829111°N 6.22639°E / 51.829111; 6.22639 (Emmerich Rhine Bridge)
North Rhine-Westphalia[S 43]
[22]
[23]
2New Neuenkamp Rhine Bridge [de]
under construction
380 m (1,250 ft)802 m (2,631 ft)Cable-stayed
Steel box girder deck, steel pylons
48+2x70+380+3x60
2026Duisburg
51°26′12.1″N 6°42′44.7″E / 51.436694°N 6.712417°E / 51.436694; 6.712417 (New Neuenkamp Rhine Bridge)
North Rhine-Westphalia[24]
[25]
3Cologne Rodenkirchen Bridge378 m (1,240 ft)567 m (1,860 ft)Suspension
Steel girder deck, steel pylons
94+378+94
1954Cologne
50°53′58.7″N 6°59′26″E / 50.899639°N 6.99056°E / 50.899639; 6.99056 (Cologne Rodenkirchen Bridge)
North Rhine-Westphalia[S 44]
[26]
4Flehe Bridge368 m (1,207 ft)1,148 m (3,766 ft)Cable-stayed
Steel box girder deck, 1 concrete pylon
358+59+2x60
1979DüsseldorfNeuss
51°11′7.5″N 6°46′30.5″E / 51.185417°N 6.775139°E / 51.185417; 6.775139 (Flehe Bridge)
North Rhine-Westphalia[S 45]
[27]
[28]
5Neuenkamp Rhine Bridge [de]350 m (1,150 ft)777 m (2,549 ft)Cable-stayed
Steel box girder deck, steel pylons
50+2x45+350+105+60
1971Duisburg
51°26′13.2″N 6°42′45.3″E / 51.437000°N 6.712583°E / 51.437000; 6.712583 (Duisburg-Neuenkamp Bridge)
North Rhine-Westphalia[S 46]
[29]
[30]
6Wesel Lower Rhine Bridge [de]335 m (1,099 ft)775 m (2,543 ft)Cable-stayed
Steel box girder deck, 1 concrete pylon
Bundesstraße 58
Rhine
2009Wesel
51°38′43.5″N 6°36′16.1″E / 51.645417°N 6.604472°E / 51.645417; 6.604472 (Wesel Lower Rhine Bridge)
North Rhine-Westphalia[S 47]
7Köhlbrand Bridge325 m (1,066 ft)3,618 m (11,870 ft)Cable-stayed
Steel box girder deck, steel pylons
97+325+97
1974Hamburg
53°31′18.5″N 9°56′19″E / 53.521806°N 9.93861°E / 53.521806; 9.93861 (Köhlbrand Bridge)
Hamburg[S 48]
[31]
8Rheinkniebrücke319 m (1,047 ft)561 m (1,841 ft)Cable-stayed
Steel girder deck, 1 steel pylon
Road bridge
Rhine
1969Düsseldorf
51°13′15.2″N 6°45′49.8″E / 51.220889°N 6.763833°E / 51.220889; 6.763833 (Rheinkniebrücke)
North Rhine-Westphalia[S 49]
9Mülheim Bridge, Cologne315 m (1,033 ft)683 m (2,241 ft)Suspension
Steel girder deck, steel pylons
85+315+85
1951Cologne
50°57′51.2″N 6°59′44.1″E / 50.964222°N 6.995583°E / 50.964222; 6.995583 (Cologne Mülheim Bridge)
North Rhine-Westphalia[S 50]
[32]
10Beeckerwerth Bridge [de]310 m (1,020 ft)1,030 m (3,380 ft)Cable-stayed
Steel box girder deck, steel pylons
1990Duisburg
51°28′51.2″N 6°40′49.8″E / 51.480889°N 6.680500°E / 51.480889; 6.680500 (Beeckenwerther Bridge)
North Rhine-Westphalia[S 51]
11Severin Bridge [de]302 m (991 ft)691 m (2,267 ft)Cable-stayed
Steel girder deck, 1 steel pylon
302+151
1961Cologne
50°55′50.3″N 6°58′1.6″E / 50.930639°N 6.967111°E / 50.930639; 6.967111 (Severinsbrücke)
North Rhine-Westphalia[S 52]
[33]
[34]
12Deggenau Danube Bridge [de]290 m (950 ft)888 m (2,913 ft)Cable-stayed
Steel box girder deck, 1 steel pylon
1975Deggendorf
48°48′31.3″N 12°58′14.6″E / 48.808694°N 12.970722°E / 48.808694; 12.970722 (Deggenau Bridge)
Bavaria[S 53]
13Kurt Schumacher Bridge (Mannheim) [de]288 m (945 ft)433 m (1,421 ft)Cable-stayed
Steel box girder deck, 1 steel pylon
288+60+65
Bundesstraße 44
Rhine
1971MannheimLudwigshafen
49°29′22.9″N 8°26′44.7″E / 49.489694°N 8.445750°E / 49.489694; 8.445750 (Kurt Schumacher Bridge)
Baden-Württemberg
Rhineland-Palatinate
[Note 3]
[S 54]
[35]
14Düsseldorf Airport Bridge [de]287 m (942 ft)1,286 m (4,219 ft)Cable-stayed
Steel box girder deck, steel pylons
2x63+287+2x63
2002DüsseldorfMeerbusch
51°16′41.3″N 6°42′16.9″E / 51.278139°N 6.704694°E / 51.278139; 6.704694 (Flughafenbrücke)
North Rhine-Westphalia[S 55]
[36]
15Friedrich Ebert Bridge (Duisburg) [de]285 m (935 ft)Suspension
Self-anchored, steel girder deck, steel pylons
L287 Rheindeichstraße
Rhine
1954Duisburg
51°27′22.4″N 6°43′24.9″E / 51.456222°N 6.723583°E / 51.456222; 6.723583 (Friedrich-Ebert Bridge (Duisburg))
North Rhine-Westphalia[S 56]
16Leverkusen Rhine Bridge [de]280 m (920 ft)1,068 m (3,504 ft)Cable-stayed
Steel box girder deck, steel pylons
106+280+106
1965Leverkusen
51°2′2.7″N 6°57′39.2″E / 51.034083°N 6.960889°E / 51.034083; 6.960889 (Leverkusen Rhine Bridge)
North Rhine-Westphalia[S 57]
[37]
17Leverkusen Rhine Bridge (2023) [de]
under construction
280 m (920 ft)1,068 m (3,504 ft)Cable-stayed
Steel box girder deck, steel pylons
2x77+280+2x77
2023
2027
Leverkusen
51°2′2.7″N 6°57′39.2″E / 51.034083°N 6.960889°E / 51.034083; 6.960889 (Leverkusen Rhine Bridge (2023))
North Rhine-Westphalia[S 58]
[25]
18Friedrich Ebert Bridge (Bonn) [de]280 m (920 ft)520 m (1,710 ft)Cable-stayed
Steel box girder deck, steel pylons
120+280+120
1967Bonn
50°45′23.7″N 7°5′59.1″E / 50.756583°N 7.099750°E / 50.756583; 7.099750 (Friedrich-Ebert Bridge (Bonn))
North Rhine-Westphalia[S 59]
[38]
19Speyer Rhine Bridge (A61) [de]275 m (902 ft)456 m (1,496 ft)Cable-stayed
Steel box girder deck, 1 steel pylon
275+2x61+59
1975SpeyerHockenheim
49°20′30.3″N 8°28′22.1″E / 49.341750°N 8.472806°E / 49.341750; 8.472806 (Speyer Bridge)
Rhineland-Palatinate
Baden-Württemberg
[S 60]
[39]
20Froschgrundsee Viaduct [de]270 m (890 ft)798 m (2,618 ft)Arch
Concrete deck arch
2010Rödental
50°21′16.9″N 11°1′20.8″E / 50.354694°N 11.022444°E / 50.354694; 11.022444 (Froschgrundsee Bridge)
Bavaria[S 61]
21Grümpen Viaduct [de]270 m (890 ft)1,104 m (3,622 ft)Arch
Concrete deck arch
2011Grümpen
50°23′20.5″N 11°2′3.7″E / 50.389028°N 11.034361°E / 50.389028; 11.034361 (Grümpen Bridge)
Thuringia[S 62]
22Neckar Viaduct, Weitingen263 m (863 ft)918 m (3,012 ft)Box girder
Steel
2 underslung girder spans
234+3x134+263
1977Horb am Neckar
48°26′56.1″N 8°45′57.1″E / 48.448917°N 8.765861°E / 48.448917; 8.765861 (Weitingen Bridge)
Baden-Württemberg[S 63]
[40]
[41]
23Theodor Heuss Bridge (Düsseldorf)260 m (850 ft)1,271 m (4,170 ft)Cable-stayed
Steel girder deck, steel pylons
108+260+108
1957Düsseldorf
51°14′48.8″N 6°45′33.1″E / 51.246889°N 6.759194°E / 51.246889; 6.759194 (Theodor-Heuss Bridge (Düsseldorf))
North Rhine-Westphalia[S 64]
[42]
24Zoo Bridge [de]259 m (850 ft)597 m (1,959 ft)Box girder
Steel
Twin bridges
259+145+120
Bundesstraße 55a
Rhine
1966Cologne
50°57′16.6″N 6°58′30.9″E / 50.954611°N 6.975250°E / 50.954611; 6.975250 (Zoobrücke)
North Rhine-Westphalia[S 65][37]
25Oberkassel Bridge [de]258 m (846 ft)615 m (2,018 ft)Cable-stayed
Steel box girder deck, 1 steel pylon
Landesstraße 392
Rhine
1973Düsseldorf
51°13′53.7″N 6°46′9.9″E / 51.231583°N 6.769417°E / 51.231583; 6.769417 (Oberkassel Bridge)
North Rhine-Westphalia[S 66]
26Obere Argen Viaduct [de]258 m (846 ft)730 m (2,400 ft)Cable-stayed
Steel box girder deck, 1 steel pylon
Mix cable-stayed and underslung girder
1990Wangen im Allgäu
47°38′29.8″N 9°44′44.2″E / 47.641611°N 9.745611°E / 47.641611; 9.745611 (Obere Argen Bridge)
Baden-Württemberg[S 67]
[43]
[44]
27Brücke der Solidarität255 m (837 ft)822 m (2,697 ft)Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge
L237 Moerser Straße
Rhine
1950Duisburg
51°24′54.7″N 6°44′20.1″E / 51.415194°N 6.738917°E / 51.415194; 6.738917 (Solidarity Bridge)
North Rhine-Westphalia[S 68]
[45]
28Rees-Kalkar Rhine Bridge [de]255 m (837 ft)982 m (3,222 ft)Cable-stayed
Steel girder deck, steel pylons
104+255+104
Bundesstraße 67
Rhine
1967ReesKalkar
51°45′16.1″N 6°22′37″E / 51.754472°N 6.37694°E / 51.754472; 6.37694 (Rees-Kalkar Bridge)
North Rhine-Westphalia[S 69]
[46]
29Wilde Gera Viaduct [de]252 m (827 ft)552 m (1,811 ft)Arch
Concrete deck arch
2000GräfenrodaOberhof
50°42′53.6″N 10°47′14.3″E / 50.714889°N 10.787306°E / 50.714889; 10.787306 (Talbrücke Wilde Gera)
Thuringia[S 70]
[47]
30Krefeld-Uerdingen Bridge [de]250 m (820 ft)860 m (2,820 ft)Suspension
Self-anchored, steel truss deck, steel pylons
125+250+125
Bundesstraße 288
Rhine
1936DuisburgKrefeld
51°20′58.6″N 6°39′32.4″E / 51.349611°N 6.659000°E / 51.349611; 6.659000 (Krefeld-Uerdinger Bridge)
North Rhine-Westphalia[S 71]
[48]
31Hamm Railway Bridge250 m (820 ft)813 m (2,667 ft)Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge
Truss
250+135
1987DüsseldorfNeuss
51°12′31″N 6°43′53.3″E / 51.20861°N 6.731472°E / 51.20861; 6.731472 (Hamm Railroad Bridge)
North Rhine-Westphalia[S 72]
[49]
32Fehmarn Sound Bridge248 m (814 ft)963 m (3,159 ft)Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge
Bundesstraße 207
European route E47
Fehmarn Sound
1963GroßenbrodeFehmarn
54°24′6.1″N 11°6′45″E / 54.401694°N 11.11250°E / 54.401694; 11.11250 (Fehmarnsund Bridge)
Schleswig-Holstein[S 73]
33Brunsbüttel Bridge [de]237 m (778 ft)2,831 m (9,288 ft)Truss
Steel
Bundesstraße 550
Kiel
1983Brunsbüttel
53°55′18.7″N 9°11′46.9″E / 53.921861°N 9.196361°E / 53.921861; 9.196361 (Brunsbüttel Bridge)
Schleswig-Holstein[S 74]
34South Bridge (Koblenz) [de]236 m (774 ft)442 m (1,450 ft)Box girder
Steel
103+236+103
1975Koblenz
50°19′57.5″N 7°35′38.5″E / 50.332639°N 7.594028°E / 50.332639; 7.594028 (South Bridge (Koblenz))
Rhineland-Palatinate[S 75]
[50]
35Raiffeisen Bridge [de]235 m (771 ft)1,519 m (4,984 ft)Cable-stayed
Steel box girder deck,1 steel pylon
235+38+212
Bundesstraße 256
Rhine
1978NeuwiedWeißenthurm
50°25′17″N 7°27′28.5″E / 50.42139°N 7.457917°E / 50.42139; 7.457917 (Neuwied Bridge)
Rhineland-Palatinate[S 76]
[51]
[52]
36Konrad Adenauer Bridge (Bonn) [de]230 m (750 ft)480 m (1,570 ft)Box girder
Steel
Twin bridges
125+230+125
Bundesautobahn 562
Rhine
1972Bonn
50°43′4.3″N 7°8′37″E / 50.717861°N 7.14361°E / 50.717861; 7.14361 (Konrad-Adenauer Bridge)
North Rhine-Westphalia[S 77]
[53]
37Three Countries Bridge229 m (751 ft)250 m (820 ft)Arch
Steel through arch
Footbridge
Rhine
2007Weil am RheinHuningue
47°35′29.5″N 7°35′23.8″E / 47.591528°N 7.589944°E / 47.591528; 7.589944 (Passerelle des Trois Pays)
Baden-Württemberg
 France
[Note 4]
[S 78]
38Kyll Viaduct223 m (732 ft)645 m (2,116 ft)Arch
Concrete deck arch
1999Wilsecker
50°1′11.8″N 6°34′29.1″E / 50.019944°N 6.574750°E / 50.019944; 6.574750 (Kyll Bridge)
Rhineland-Palatinate[S 79]
39Rade Bridge [de]221 m (725 ft)1,497 m (4,911 ft)Beam bridge
Steel
112+221+112
1972Rade bei Rendsburg
54°19′50.4″N 9°43′40″E / 54.330667°N 9.72778°E / 54.330667; 9.72778 (Europe Bridge (Rendsburg))
Schleswig-Holstein[S 80]
[54]
40Kaiserlei Bridge [de]220 m (720 ft)220 m (720 ft)Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge
Bundesautobahn 661
Main (river)
1964Frankfurt
50°6′40.2″N 8°44′7.7″E / 50.111167°N 8.735472°E / 50.111167; 8.735472 (Kaiserlei Bridge)
Hesse[S 81]
41Moselle Viaduct218 m (715 ft)935 m (3,068 ft)Box girder
Steel
1972Winningen
50°18′53.5″N 7°29′39.4″E / 50.314861°N 7.494278°E / 50.314861; 7.494278 (Winningen Viaduct)
Rhineland-Palatinate[S 82]
42High Moselle Bridge209 m (686 ft)1,702 m (5,584 ft)Box girder
Steel
105+131+157+209
+196+138+170+157
+144+131+118
Bundesstrasse 50
Moselle
2019Zeltingen-Rachtig
49°58′9.6″N 7°0′1.2″E / 49.969333°N 7.000333°E / 49.969333; 7.000333 (High Moselle Bridge)
Rhineland-Palatinate[S 83]
[55]
43Bendorf Bridge [de]208 m (682 ft)1,029 m (3,376 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Twin bridges
71+208+71
1965KoblenzBendorf
50°24′37.2″N 7°34′29.2″E / 50.410333°N 7.574778°E / 50.410333; 7.574778 (Pont de Bendorf)
Rhineland-Palatinate[S 84]
[56]
44Main Viaduct, Nantenbach208 m (682 ft)694 m (2,277 ft)Truss
Steel
1993Neuendorf
50°1′49.7″N 9°39′7.7″E / 50.030472°N 9.652139°E / 50.030472; 9.652139 (Nantenbach Railway Bridge)
Bavaria[S 85]
45Schwabelweis Danube Bridge [de]207 m (679 ft)518 m (1,699 ft)Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge
Odessa-Ring
Danube
1981Regensburg
49°1′22″N 12°8′26.9″E / 49.02278°N 12.140806°E / 49.02278; 12.140806 (Pont de Schwabelweis)
Bavaria[S 86]
46Josef Frings Bridge [de]206 m (676 ft)780 m (2,560 ft)Box girder
Steel
Twin bridges
103+206+103
1951DüsseldorfNeuss
51°11′55.5″N 6°43′53.1″E / 51.198750°N 6.731417°E / 51.198750; 6.731417 (Josef Frings Bridge)
North Rhine-Westphalia[S 87]
[57]
[58]
47Schierstein Bridge (1962)
demolished in 2018
205 m (673 ft)1,281 m (4,203 ft)Beam bridge
Steel
85+205+85
70+170+70
1962MainzWiesbaden
50°02′17.1″N 8°12′45.6″E / 50.038083°N 8.212667°E / 50.038083; 8.212667 (Schierstein Bridge (1962))
Rhineland-Palatinate
Hesse
[S 88]
[59]
48New Schierstein Bridge205 m (673 ft)1,285 m (4,216 ft)Box girder
Steel
Twin bridges
102+205+102+89
+102+205+102
2017
2023
MainzWiesbaden
50°02′17.1″N 8°12′44.3″E / 50.038083°N 8.212306°E / 50.038083; 8.212306 (New Schierstein Bridge)
Rhineland-Palatinate
Hesse
[S 89]
[59]
49Pierre Pflimlin Bridge205 m (673 ft)957 m (3,140 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
139+205+121
L98 road
Rhine
2002OffenburgStrasbourg
48°29′29.1″N 7°46′10.1″E / 48.491417°N 7.769472°E / 48.491417; 7.769472 (Pierre-Pflimlin Bridge)
Baden-Württemberg
 France
[S 90]
50Weisenau Bridge [de]204 m (669 ft)831 m (2,726 ft)Box girder
Steel
132+204+74
1962MainzGinsheim-Gustavsburg
49°58′27.9″N 8°19′17.1″E / 49.974417°N 8.321417°E / 49.974417; 8.321417 (Weisenau Bridge)
Rhineland-Palatinate
Hesse
[S 91]
[60]

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Notes and references

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  • Nicolas Janberg. "International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering". Structurae.com.
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