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.
	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.
	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	A1 motorway Sauer	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	A1 motorway Alzette	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	A13 motorway Moselle	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

See also

• 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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