Friedrichs Bridge, Arch bridge in Mitte, Germany

Friedrichs Bridge is a prestressed concrete bridge over the Spree in Berlin-Mitte, linking Anna-Louisa-Karsch-Straße with Bodestraße between Alt-Berlin and Alt-Kölln. Its single frame spans 56.5 metres without river piers, and the 2012–2014 restoration returned it to its historical width of 27 metres. Sandstone balustrades and four obelisks at the approaches echo the nearby Museum Island ensemble.

The structure traces back to a wooden bridge built in 1703, originally called Great Bridge to Pomeranze. It received its current name in 1792 to honor Prussian King Frederick II.

The bridge is named after Frederick the Great, who ordered the 1769 brick vault built by Georg Friedrich von Boumann; it took its name in 1792. Copper lamp bearers on stone bases, modelled by Karl Begas and Carl Piper as allegories of Europe, Africa, America and Asia, stand on the bridge, and the northern walkway leads into the colonnade of Museum Island as it did in 1894.

The bridge links Anna-Louisa-Karsch-Straße with Bodestraße and has been closed to vehicle traffic since its 1981 rebuild, so it is a pedestrian crossing. The northern walkway leads into the colonnade of the Museum Island, as it did in 1894. The 2012–2014 restoration widened it back to its historical 27 metres.

The 1981 prestressed concrete span reaches 56.5 metres without any river piers, and the bridge was shifted slightly downstream so the four sandstone obelisks at the entrances could be kept. The northern walkway leads into the colonnade of the Museum Island, as it did in 1894.