List of bridges in Luxembourg
This list of bridges in Luxembourg lists bridges of particular historical, scenic, architectural or engineering interest in Luxembourg. Road and railway bridges, viaducts, aqueducts and footbridges are included.
There are more than 1200 bridges in Luxembourg.
Historical and architectural interest bridges
Name | Distinction | Length | Type | Carries Crosses | Opened | Location | Province | Ref. | ||
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1 | Old Sauer Bridge (Echternach) [lb] | Germany–Luxembourg border Span : 28 m (92 ft) | 91 m (299 ft) | Masonry 4 arches | Road bridge Sauer | 16th century | Echternach–Echternacherbrück 49°48′45.9″N 6°25′35.1″E / 49.812750°N 6.426417°E / 49.812750; 6.426417 (Old Sauer Bridge (Echternach)) | Echternach Germany | [S 1] | |
2 | Castle Bridge (Luxembourg) [lb] | Old Quarters of Luxembourg City and Fortifications World Heritage Site | Masonry 2 levels (1 and 5 semi-circular arches) | National road 1 Sosthène Weis Street | 1735 | Luxembourg City 49°36′41.8″N 6°8′9.5″E / 49.611611°N 6.135972°E / 49.611611; 6.135972 (Pont du Château) | Canton of Luxembourg | [S 2] [1] | ||
3 | Adolphe Bridge | Longest masonry bridge span in the world when it was inaugurated Span : 84.65 m (277.7 ft) Designed by Paul Séjourné | 153 m (502 ft) | Masonry 3 arches (1 main semi-circular, 2 segmental) | Royal Boulevard Pétrusse | 1904 | Luxembourg City 49°36′30.4″N 6°7′37″E / 49.608444°N 6.12694°E / 49.608444; 6.12694 (Pont Adolphe) | Canton of Luxembourg | [S 3] [2] [3] |
Major road and railway bridges
Name | Span | Length | Type | Carries Crosses | Opened | Location | Province | Ref. | ||
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1 | Grand Duchess Charlotte Bridge | 234 m (768 ft) | 355 m (1,165 ft) | Box girder Steel V-shaped legs | National road 51 Alzette | 1965 | Luxembourg City 49°37′4″N 6°7′54.1″E / 49.61778°N 6.131694°E / 49.61778; 6.131694 (Grand Duchess Charlotte Bridge) | Echternach | [S 4] | |
2 | Sauer Valley Bridge (Wasserbillig) | 150 m (490 ft) | 1,195 m (3,921 ft) | Box girder Steel 90+4x125+150+125+2x90 | 1987 | Wasserbillig 49°43′59.8″N 6°30′7″E / 49.733278°N 6.50194°E / 49.733278; 6.50194 (Sauer Valley Bridge (Wasserbillig)) | Grevenmacher Germany | [S 5] | ||
3 | Victor Bodson Bridge | 130 m (430 ft) | 260 m (850 ft) | Cable-stayed Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylon 130+130 | 1993 | Hesperange 49°34′45″N 6°9′10.8″E / 49.57917°N 6.153000°E / 49.57917; 6.153000 (Victor Bodson Bridge) | Echternach | [S 6] | ||
4 | Schengen Viaduct [lb] | 130 m (430 ft) | 607 m (1,991 ft) | Box girder Steel | 2002 | Schengen 49°28′45.4″N 6°22′4.4″E / 49.479278°N 6.367889°E / 49.479278; 6.367889 (Schengen Viaduct) | Remich Germany | [S 7] | ||
5 | Gréiwemaacher Bridge [lb] | 114 m (374 ft) | 213 m (699 ft) | Arch Steel through arch Bow-string bridge | Road bridge Moselle | 2013 | Grevenmacher–Wellen 49°40′32.7″N 6°26′37.8″E / 49.675750°N 6.443833°E / 49.675750; 6.443833 (Gréiwemaacher Bridge) | Grevenmacher Germany | [S 8] | |
6 | A13 Motorway Bridge (Schifflange) [lb] | 113 m (371 ft) | 178 m (584 ft) | Arch Steel tied arch Bow-string bridge | A13 motorway | 1994 | Schifflange 49°30′36.1″N 6°2′4.7″E / 49.510028°N 6.034639°E / 49.510028; 6.034639 (A13 Motorway Bridge (Schifflange)) | Esch-sur-Alzette | [S 9] |
Notes and references
- Nicolas Janberg. "International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering". Structurae.com.
- Others references
- ^ "City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications". Whc.unesco.org.
- ^ "Le Pont Adolphe à Luxembourg" (PDF). gouvernement.lu (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2013.
- ^ Jouret, Auguste (May 1946). "Grands constructeurs - Paul Séjourné (1851-1939)" (PDF). Revue Technica. No. 76. pp. 3–18.
See also
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- lb:Lëscht vun däitsch-lëtzebuergesche Grenzbrécken (in Luxembourgish) - List of German-Luxembourgish border bridges
- de:Liste der Moselbrücken (in German) - List of bridges over the Moselle
- Transport in Luxembourg
- Rail transport in Luxembourg
- List of motorways in Luxembourg
- Geography of Luxembourg
External links
- "Infrastructure: Ponts / Viaducs" (in French). Administration des ponts et chaussées du Luxembourg. Archived from the original on 10 April 2014.
- "Brücken in Luxemburg" [Bridges in Luxembourg]. karl-gotsch.de (in German).
- "Cable-Stayed Bridges of Europe... and Beyond (Luxembourg)". Pwpeics.se. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017.
- "Category: Bridges in Luxembourg". highestbridges.com.
Further reading
- Prade, Marcel (1990). Ponts & Viaducs Remarquables d'Europe (in French). Poitiers: Brissaud. p. 325. ISBN 2-902170-65-3.
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