The Loschwitzer Brücke (König-Albert-Brücke until 1912) is a 280 meters long metal bridge spanning the river Elbe in Dresden, Germany. It is an example for German engineering art as to allow ships passing unhindered it was not allowed to have pillars in the water. It is therefore commonly referred to not by its name but by the title Blaues Wunder (blue wonder).
It was built in 1893 and connects the city quarters Blasewitz and Loschwitz. It was formerly used by tramways and today cars still can pass it at a speed of 30 km/h. When it was opened everybody had to pay a fee to finance the bridge; citizens protected the bridge from being destroyed in World War II. Both towers have viewing platforms and it must be possible to get up somehow – but I could not yet figure out how. At least there are beer gardens on both sides of the Elbe – so it is definitely a nice place to get to.
“Blaues Wunder”
Loschwitzer Brücke
Dresden
Germany
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