Pierre Pflimlin Bridge, Cantilever road bridge between Neuried and Eschau, Germany and France.
The Pierre Pflimlin Bridge is a motorway bridge over the Rhine between Altenheim, a district of Neuried in Germany, and Eschau in Alsace, France. Its 14.75-metre-wide deck runs about 972 metres in total, made up of a 215-metre approach on the French side, a 461.7-metre main bridge with a 205-metre main span, and a 295-metre approach on the German side. The main span is a prestressed concrete box girder built by balanced cantilever from two piers founded on piles about 50 metres deep.
The bridge was completed in 2002 and aimed to strengthen the connection between France and Germany across the Rhine. It was named after a French politician who championed Franco-German cooperation during the post-war period.
The bridge bears the name of Pierre Pflimlin, a French politician who influenced the development of French-German relations during the post-war period.
The bridge has separate lanes for cars, pedestrians, and bicycles and connects the French motorway network with Germany's A5. It is passable around the clock and serves as a major transport link between both countries.
The bridge was the first permanent Rhine crossing in this area built without customs or control buildings, since the Schengen Agreement removed border checks. Its two pylons stand on caissons floated into the river and secured with piles about 50 m deep, designed to resist earthquakes and ship impacts.
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