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.

Historical and architectural interest bridges

Name Distinction Length Type Carries
Crosses
Opened Location Province Ref.
1Old Sauer Bridge (Echternach)Germany–Luxembourg border
Span : 28 m (92 ft)
91 m (299 ft)Masonry
4 arches
Road bridge
Sauer
16th centuryEchternachEchternacherbrück
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]
2Castle 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
1735Luxembourg 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]
3Adolphe BridgeLongest 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
1904Luxembourg 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.
1Grand Duchess Charlotte Bridge234 m (768 ft)355 m (1,165 ft)Box girder
Steel
V-shaped legs
National road 51
Alzette
1965Luxembourg 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]
2Sauer Valley Bridge (Wasserbillig)150 m (490 ft)1,195 m (3,921 ft)Box girder
Steel
90+4x125+150+125+2x90
1987Wasserbillig
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]
3Victor Bodson Bridge130 m (430 ft)260 m (850 ft)Cable-stayed
Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylon
130+130
1993Hesperange
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]
4Schengen Viaduct130 m (430 ft)607 m (1,991 ft)Box girder
Steel
2002Schengen
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]
5Gréiwemaacher Bridge114 m (374 ft)213 m (699 ft)Arch
Steel through arch
Bow-string bridge
Road bridge
Moselle
2013GrevenmacherWellen
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]
6A13 Motorway Bridge (Schifflange)113 m (371 ft)178 m (584 ft)Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge
1994Schifflange
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
  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.

See also

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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