Bridges of Dresden
A concise tour of Dresden’s notable Elbe and valley crossings, highlighting a mix of historic stone arches, iron truss engineering and modern motorway viaducts. The list covers the baroque Augustusbrücke, the cantilevered Loschwitz (“Blue Wonder”), the suspended Schwebebahn funicular, the controversial Waldschlößchen road bridge and key rail and autobahn spans north and south of the city.
A Augustus Bridge
The Augustus Bridge is a bridge in the city of Dresden, in the state Saxony in Germany.
B Blue Wonder Bridge
Loschwitz Bridge is a cantilever truss bridge over the river Elbe in Dresden the capital of Saxony in Germany.
C Dresden Suspension Railway
The Dresden Suspension Railway is a suspended funicular located in Dresden, Germany, and connects the districts of Loschwitz and…
D Waldschlösschen Bridge
The Waldschlösschen Bridge is a road bridge across the Elbe river in Dresden.
E Eisenbahnbrücke Niederwartha
Railway bridge over the Elbe at Niederwartha paired with a parallel road bridge; carries regional rail traffic and links Dresden’s northern rail corridors.
F Lockwitztalbrücke
Longest of the eleven major bridges on Autobahn A17 between Dresden and Prague; a long-span concrete viaduct carrying four lanes across the Lockwitz valley.
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