Lange Brücke, Road bridge in Potsdam, Germany

Lange Brücke is a road bridge carrying Bundesstraße 1 across the Havel in Potsdam, linking the historic centre with Teltower Vorstadt and Babelsberg. The present structure, built 1958–1961, is the sixth bridge at this site. A parallel bridge added from 2008 carries the tram and wide foot and cycle paths over both river arms and the southern tip of Freundschaftsinsel.

A first bridge over the Havel is documented in 1317; by 1375 only a ferry remained. In 1416 Elector Frederick I granted Potsdam the right to build a bridge toward the Teltow, with the bridge toll going to the citizens. The name Lange Brücke appears officially in 1564. The present structure was built from 1958 to 1961, the sixth bridge at this site.

The bridge links the historic city center with residential neighborhoods to the south and serves as a daily passage for pedestrians and cyclists. It shapes how people move through different parts of the city.

The crossing is easily reached on foot or by bike and offers good views of the river and city from above. Information boards at both ends explain the structure's history and surroundings.

The 1961 bridge was planned so that traffic entering the city ran straight at the garden entrance of the Stadtschloss. Its 1957 bridge project gave the SED an argument for demolishing the palace, decided by the Politburo in May 1959, before the bridge was finished.