This list of medieval stone bridges in Germany includes bridges that were built during the Middle Ages (between c. 500 and 1500 AD) on the territory of the present Federal Republic of Germany.
Location | State | Name | River crossed | Built (or first mentioned) | Remarks | Photo |
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Bad Kreuznach | Rhineland-Palatinate | Old Nahe Bridge | Nahe river and Mühlenteich canal | Stone bridge c.1300, first mentioned in 1322. Houses first mentioned 1495, remaining houses built between 1582 and 1612. [1] | The Alte Nahebrücke is one of the few remaining bridges in the world with buildings on it. It supports four buildings on its piers. [2] | |
Bamberg | Bavaria | Upper Bridge | Regnitz | First mentioned 1387. | The bridge links the Old Town Hall (Bamberg) , which is built on an artificial island in the river Regnitz, with both river banks. | |
Bingen am Rhein | Rhineland-Palatinate | Drususbrücke | Nahe | 11th century / 1772 | Destroyed by French troops in 1689 and rebuilt in 1772 on the old foundations. Blown up by German troops in March 1945 and repaired in 1952. [3] | |
Creuzburg | Thuringia | Werrabrücke (Creuzburg) | Werra | 1223 | ||
Dresden | Saxony | on the site of the present-day Augustus Bridge | Elbe | 1173–1222 | Stone bridge destroyed in 1342 by St. Mary Magdalene's flood. New bridge built in 1344. Augustus Bridge built in 1727–1731 . New bridge built in 1907. | |
Erfurt | Thuringia | Krämerbrücke (Merchants' Bridge) | Breitstrom, a side arm of the Gera | Original wooden bridge first mentioned 1117. Stone bridge built 1325. Houses completed 1486. [4] | The bridge has been continuously inhabited for over 500 years, longer than any other bridge in Europe. [5] | |
Esslingen | Baden-Württemberg | Outer or Pliensau Bridge and Inner Bridge | Neckar | 1213 to 1259 built, [6] first mentioned in 1286 | c.||
Frankfurt am Main | Hesse | Alte Brücke, Frankfurt | Main | Mentioned for the first time in 1276 as a stone bridge | Destroyed at least 18 times and replaced; demolished in 1914 | |
Hadamar | Hesse | Stone bridge (Hadamar) | Elbbach | 1571 again built | Parts of the bridge date to the 12th century, after a flood in 1555 the bridge was rebuilt by 1571. | |
Hadamar | Hesse | St. Wendelin's Bridge | Elbbach | 12th century | The bridge was modified several times | |
Hann. Münden | Lower Saxony | Old Werra Bridge | Werra | First mentioned in 1329 | ||
Harburg | Bavaria | Old Bridge | Wörnitz | |||
Heidelberg | Baden-Württemberg | Old Bridge (Heidelberg) | Neckar | 1284 | Today: new bridge from 1788 | |
Hildesheim | Lower Saxony | Dammtor Bridge | Innerste | 1159 or soon thereafter | Builder: Rainald von Dassel [7] | |
Jena | Thuringia | Camsdorf Bridge | Saale | 15th century | Demolished in 1912, new bridge built 1913, blown up in 1945, rebuilt in 1946. | |
Jena-Burgau | Thuringia | Old Saale Bridge | Saale | 1491–1544 | On the site of a wooden bridge first mentioned in 1484, rebuilt in 1706, several modifications up to 1744, blown up in 1945, rebuilt again from 2001-2004. | |
Kitzingen | Bavaria | Alte Mainbrücke Kitzingen | Main | 14th century | ||
Koblenz | Rhineland-Palatinate | Balduin Bridge (Koblenz) | Mosel | 1342/1343 | c.On the site of a Roman Bridge (3rd to 5th centuries), several conversions to 1884, blown up in 1945, rebuilt in 1949, modified as part of the canalisation of the Moselle in 1964, restoration in 1975. | |
Limburg an der Lahn | Hesse | Alte Lahnbrücke (Limburg) | Lahn | 1315–1354 | First mention of a wooden bridge in 1248 | |
Marburg | Hesse | Weidenhäuser Bridge | Lahn | 1250 | c.||
Ochsenfurt | Bavaria | Alte Mainbrücke Ochsenfurt | Main | 1519 | More recent historic research has revealed that it was on a par with the Old Main Bridge in Würzburg and the stone bridge in Regensburg. | |
Plauen | Saxony | Alte Elsterbrücke | White Elster | First mentioned in 1244 | ||
Quedlinburg | Saxony-Anhalt | Steinbrücke (Quedlinburg) | Mühlgraben, a branch of the Bode | 1229 first recorded mention as the lapideus pons | Already built by 1310, 23 round arches over 103 metres [8] | |
Regensburg | Bavaria | Stone Bridge | Danube | Built 1135 to 1146 (probably), completed 1147 at the latest | ||
Rothenburg ob der Tauber | Bavaria | Tauber Bridge | Tauber | 1330 | c.||
Runkel | Hesse | Lahnbrücke (Runkel) | Lahn | 1440–1448 | ||
Schwäbisch Hall | Baden-Württemberg | Henkers Bridge, also Kocher Bridge | Kocher | 1502 | Built on the stone support of a wooden bridge of 1343 | |
Streithausen-Marienstatt Abbey | Rhineland-Palatinate | Stone bridge | Nister | |||
Vacha | Thuringia | Werra Bridge (Vacha) , also Bridge of Unity (Brücke der Einheit) | Werra | 1346 | ||
Walting-Pfünz | Bavaria | Altmühlbrücke Pfünz | Altmühl | First mentioned in 1486 | Blown up in 1800, rebuilt again in the 19th century | |
Wetzlar | Hesse | Old Lahn Bridge, Wetzlar | Lahn | 1250-1280 (suspected) | ||
Weilburg | Hesse | Stone Bridge, Weilburg | Lahn | 1359 | Present bridge dates to 1769, the fourth stone arch bridge on this spot | |
Würzburg | Bavaria | Old Main Bridge, Würzburg | Main | 1120 | c.Destroyed in 1342 by St. Mary Magdalene's flood. New bridge from 1476 |
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