List of medieval stone bridges in Germany

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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.

Table of medieval stone bridges

Location State Name River crossed Built (or first mentioned) Remarks Photo
Bad Kreuznach Rhineland-Palatinate Old Nahe Bridge Nahe 1300 (around), first mentioned in 1322 Alte Nahebrücke, Bad Kreuznach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Pic 01.jpg
Bamberg Bavaria Upper Bridge Regnitz On the bridge stands the Altes Rathaus, first mentioned in 1387 150px
Bingen am Rhein Rhineland-Palatinate Drusus Bridge Nahe 11th century Replaced in 1772 and 1952 150px
Creuzburg Thuringia Werra Bridge Werra 1223 150px
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 Krämer Bridge Breitstrom, a side arm of the Gera 1325 150px
Esslingen Baden-Württemberg Outer or Pliensau Bridge and Inner Bridge Neckar 1213 c. 1213 to 1259 built,[1] first mentioned in 1286 150px
Frankfurt am Main Hesse Old Bridge Main Mentioned for the first time in 1276 as a stone bridge Destroyed at least 18 times and replaced; demolished in 1914 150px
Hadamar Hesse Stone Bridge 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 Steinerne Bruecke Elbbach.jpg
Hadamar Hesse St. Wendelin Bridge Elbbach 12th century The bridge was modified several times 150px
Hann. Münden Lower Saxony Old Werra Bridge Werra First mentioned in 1329 150px
Harburg Bavaria Old Bridge Wörnitz 150px
Heidelberg Baden-Württemberg Old Bridge Neckar 1284 Today: new bridge from 1788 150px
Hildesheim Lower Saxony Dammtor Bridge Innerste 1159 or soon thereafter Builder: Rainald von Dassel[2]
Jena Thuringia Camsdorf Bridge Saale 15th century Demolished in 1912, new bridge built 1913, blown up in 1945, rebuilt in 1946. 150px
Jena-Burgau Thuringia Burgau Bridge, also 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. Burgauer Brücke.jpg
Koblenz Rhineland-Palatinate Balduin Bridge Mosel 1342 c. 1342/1343 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. Koblenz im Buga-Jahr 2011 - Balduinbrücke 01.jpg
Limburg an der Lahn Hesse Old Lahn Bridge Lahn 1315–1354 First mention of a wooden bridge in 1248 Limburg - Alte Lahnbrücke.jpg
Marburg Hesse Weidenhäuser Bridge Lahn 1250 c. 1250 150px
Plauen Saxony Old Elster Bridge White Elster First mentioned in 1244 150px
Quedlinburg Saxony-Anhalt Stone Bridge Mühlgraben, a branch of the Bode 1229 first recorded mention as the lapideus pons Already built by 1310, 23 round arches over 103 metres[3] 150px
Regensburg Bavaria Stone Bridge Danube Built 1135 to 1146 (probably), completed 1147 at the latest Regensburg - Steinerne Bruecke ohne Dom.jpg
Rothenburg ob der Tauber Bavaria Tauber Bridge Tauber 1330 c. 1330 150px
Runkel Hesse Lahn Bridge, Runkel Lahn 1440–1448 150px
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, also Bridge of Unity (Brücke der Einheit) Werra 1346 150px
Walting-Pfünz Bavaria Altmühl Bridge, Pfünz Altmühl First mentioned in 1486 Blown up in 1800, rebuilt again in the 19th century 150px
Wetzlar Hesse Old Lahn Bridge Lahn 1250-1280 (suspected) 150px
Weilburg Hesse Stone Bridge Lahn 1359 Present bridge dates to 1769, the fourth stone arch bridge on this spot 150px
Würzburg Bavaria Old Main Bridge Main 1120 c. 1120 Destroyed in 1342 by St. Mary Magdalene's flood. New bridge from 1476 150px
Ochsenfurt Bavaria Old Main Bridge in 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. 150px
Kitzingen Bavaria Old Main Bridge in Kitzingen Main 14th century 150px

References and footnotes

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Hans Goetting, The Bistümer, 1973, S. 391
  3. ↑ Brinkmann, Adolf: Beschreibende Darstellung der älteren Bau- and Kunstdenkmäler des kreises Stadt Quedlinburg. Magdeburg 1923, p. 159 f.

See also

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