Klappbrücke Heiligenstedten, road bridge

The Klappbrücke Heiligenstedten is a road bridge over the Stör in the municipality of Heiligenstedten, operated by the Kreis Steinburg. The present structure was completed at the end of 1967, replacing a bridge destroyed in a ship collision in 1966. Beside it stands a bridge keeper's house from the 19th century; bridge and house are listed cultural monuments of the community.

A bridge has crossed the Stör at Heiligenstedten since 1442, when a wooden footbridge replaced an earlier crossing; in 1777 it was rebuilt as a wooden bascule bridge. The present structure was completed at the end of 1967, after its predecessor was destroyed in a ship collision in 1966. It is operated by the Kreis Steinburg.

The bridge and the 19th-century bridge keeper's house are listed cultural monuments of Heiligenstedten. The bridge also appears in the municipality's coat of arms and seal, so the crossing is used as the village's identifying emblem.

The bridge crosses the Stör in Heiligenstedten and is run by the Kreis Steinburg. It is one of only a few crossings of the river: otherwise there is the A23 motorway bridge in Itzehoe, the Störfähre Else ferry 12 km downstream in Beidenfleth, and the B 431 over the Störsperrwerk another 10 km downstream at the river mouth. The 19th-century bridge keeper's house stands by the bridge.

The bridge and the 19th-century bridge keeper's house are both listed as cultural monuments of Heiligenstedten. The bridge also appears in the municipality's coat of arms and seal, so its image is used on official local emblems.