List of bridges in Luxembourg
Appearance
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
[edit]Name | Distinction | Length | Type | Carries Crosses |
Opened | Location | Province | Ref. | ||
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1 | Old Sauer Bridge (Echternach) | 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 |
Echternach Germany |
[S 1] | |
2 | Castle Bridge (Luxembourg) | 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 |
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 |
Canton of Luxembourg | [S 3] [2] [3] |
Major road and railway bridges
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Notes and references
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- "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
[edit]- Prade, Marcel (1990). Ponts & Viaducs Remarquables d'Europe (in French). Poitiers: Brissaud. p. 325. ISBN 2-902170-65-3.