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.

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 centuryEchternach–Echternacherbrück
49°48′45.9″N 6°25′35.1″E		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		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		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		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

A1 motorway
Sauer
1987Wasserbillig
49°43′59.8″N 6°30′7″E		Grevenmacher
 Germany		[S 5]
3Victor Bodson Bridge130 m (430 ft)260 m (850 ft)Cable-stayed
Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylon
130+130

A1 motorway
Alzette
1993Hesperange
49°34′45″N 6°9′10.8″E		Echternach[S 6]
4Schengen Viaduct130 m (430 ft)607 m (1,991 ft)Box girder
Steel

A13 motorway
Moselle
2002Schengen
49°28′45.4″N 6°22′4.4″E		Remich
 Germany		[S 7]
5Gréiwemaacher Bridge114 m (374 ft)213 m (699 ft)Arch
Steel through arch
Bow-string bridge
Road bridge
Moselle
2013Grevenmacher–Wellen
49°40′32.7″N 6°26′37.8″E		Grevenmacher
 Germany		[S 8]
6A13 Motorway Bridge (Schifflange)113 m (371 ft)178 m (584 ft)Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge

A13 motorway
1994Schifflange
49°30′36.1″N 6°2′4.7″E		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). Revue Technica n°76 (ed.). "Grands constructeurs - Paul Séjourné (1851-1939)" (PDF).

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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