Railway bridge over the Ohře in Cheb, Stone railway bridge in Cheb, Czech Republic

The Cheb railway viaduct spans the Ohře on twelve central arches of 12 m span carried on piers, with three smaller arches at each end. It is 378 m long, 6.75 m wide, and the rails run about 25 m above the river. Originally granite from the Fichtelgebirge, the structure was rebuilt in monolithic concrete after 1946.

Built by the Royal Saxon State Railways for the Herlasgrün–Eger line, the viaduct opened to trains on 1 November 1865 and cost almost 500,000 Taler. US Air Force bombs destroyed it in April 1945; the ČSD rebuilt it in concrete from 1946, reopening on 19 May 1951.

The bridge shows how railway connections became woven into the landscape around Cheb, allowing the town to develop as a transport hub. Visitors can see the solid construction that, train after train, advanced the region's economy.

The bridge is visible from the town and can be viewed from several vantage points, especially from the nearby river area or from the road below. The best views come during early morning or late afternoon when light brings out the stone details.

The bridge was probably designed by Heinrich von Hügel. Its 1946–1951 rebuilding replaced the original Fichtelgebirge granite with monolithic concrete while keeping the old outer form, and a new opening was cut through the embankment for Pražská street, which had previously passed through the first large arch.