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 GrevenmacherWellen
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.
  1. ^ "Echternach Bridge".
  2. ^ "Pont du Château".
  3. ^ "Pont Adolphe".
  4. ^ "Grand Duchess Charlotte Bridge".
  5. ^ "Sauer Viaduct".
  6. ^ "Victor Bodson Bridge".
  7. ^ "Schengen Viaduct".
  8. ^ "Wellen-Grevenmacher Bridge".
  9. ^ "Schifflange A 13 Motorway Bridge".
  • Others references
  1. ^ "City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications". Whc.unesco.org.
  2. ^ "Le Pont Adolphe à Luxembourg" (PDF). gouvernement.lu (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2013.
  3. ^ Jouret, Auguste (May 1946). "Grands constructeurs - Paul Séjourné (1851-1939)" (PDF). Revue Technica. No. 76. pp. 3–18.

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External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to List of bridges in Luxembourg.
  • "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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