List of medieval stone bridges in Germany

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 PhotoBad KreuznachRhineland-PalatinateOld 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.Zaschel, Anne (Universität Koblenz-Landau) (2014) Brückenhäuser auf der Alten Nahebrücke in Bad Kreuznach on www.kuladig.de. Retrieved 17 June 2018 The Alte Nahebrücke is one of the few remaining bridges in the world with buildings on it. It supports four buildings on its piers.Brückenhäuser, Alte Nahebrücke, Neustadt | Bad Kreuznach on www.romantic-germany.info (in English). Retrieved 14 June 2018BambergBavariaUpper Bridge Regnitz First mentioned 1387.The bridge links the , which is built on an artificial island in the river Regnitz, with both river banks.Bingen am RheinRhineland-PalatinateNahe 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.Bingen am Rhein town council website. The Drusus Bridge. Retrieved 11 November 2018CreuzburgThuringiaWerra1223DresdenSaxonyon the site of the present-day Augustus BridgeElbe1173–1222Stone 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.ErfurtThuringiaKrämerbrücke (Merchants' Bridge)Breitstrom, a side arm of the GeraOriginal wooden bridge first mentioned 1117. Stone bridge built 1325. Houses completed 1486.Raßloff, Steffen (1 June 2013) Krämerbrücke: Symbol der Handelsstadt in Thüringer Allgemeine. Retrieved 2 June 2018The bridge has been continuously inhabited for over 500 years, longer than any other bridge in Europe.Krämerbrücke on erfurt-tourismus.de . Retrieved 3 June 2018EsslingenBaden-WürttembergOuter or Pliensau Bridge and Inner BridgeNeckar to 1259 built, first mentioned in 1286Frankfurt am MainHesseAlte Brücke, FrankfurtMain Mentioned for the first time in 1276 as a stone bridge Destroyed at least 18 times and replaced; demolished in 1914 HadamarHesseElbbach1571 again builtParts of the bridge date to the 12th century, after a flood in 1555 the bridge was rebuilt by 1571.HadamarHesseElbbach12th centuryThe bridge was modified several times Hann. MündenLower SaxonyWerra First mentioned in 1329HarburgBavariaOld BridgeWörnitzHeidelbergBaden-WürttembergOld Bridge (Heidelberg)Neckar1284Today: new bridge from 1788 HildesheimLower SaxonyDammtor BridgeInnerste1159 or soon thereafterBuilder: Rainald von DasselHans Goetting, The Bistümer, 1973, S. 391JenaThuringiaCamsdorf BridgeSaale15th centuryDemolished in 1912, new bridge built 1913, blown up in 1945, rebuilt in 1946.Jena-BurgauThuringia Saale1491–1544 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. KitzingenBavariaMain14th centuryKoblenzRhineland-PalatinateMosel/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. Limburg an der LahnHesseLahn1315–1354First mention of a wooden bridge in 1248MarburgHesseLahnOchsenfurtBavariaMain1519More recent historic research has revealed that it was on a par with the Old Main Bridge in Würzburg and the stone bridge in Regensburg.PlauenSaxonyWhite Elster First mentioned in 1244QuedlinburgSaxony-AnhaltMühlgraben, a branch of the Bode1229 first recorded mention as the lapideus ponsAlready built by 1310, 23 round arches over 103 metresBrinkmann, Adolf: Beschreibende Darstellung der älteren Bau- and Kunstdenkmäler des kreises Stadt Quedlinburg. Magdeburg 1923, p. 159 f.RegensburgBavariaStone BridgeDanube Built 1135 to 1146 (probably), completed 1147 at the latest Rothenburg ob der TauberBavariaTauber Bridge TauberRunkelHesseLahn1440–1448Schwäbisch HallBaden-WürttembergHenkers Bridge, also Kocher BridgeKocher1502Built on the stone support of a wooden bridge of 1343Streithausen-Marienstatt AbbeyRhineland-PalatinateStone bridgeNisterVachaThuringia, also Bridge of Unity (Brücke der Einheit) Werra1346Walting-PfünzBavariaAltmühl First mentioned in 1486 Blown up in 1800, rebuilt again in the 19th centuryWetzlarHesseLahn1250-1280 (suspected)WeilburgHesseLahn1359 Present bridge dates to 1769, the fourth stone arch bridge on this spotWürzburgBavariaMain Destroyed in 1342 by St. Mary Magdalene's flood. New bridge from 1476

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See also List of bridges in Germany List of Roman bridges List of medieval bridges in France