Elbebrücke Torgau, Railway arch bridge in Torgau, Germany.
The Elbebrücke Torgau is a railway bridge with multiple steel arches that crosses the Elbe River and connects both banks. The structure carries trains on the Halle-Cottbus rail line, moving passengers and freight across the water.
The current bridge was built in 1997 to replace earlier structures that had served the region since the 19th century. The new construction was needed to meet modern railway transport demands and provide better connections.
The bridge's two stone portal structures, about 7 m high, stood at the bridge ends on the north side; they were dismantled and rebuilt 12.25 m apart to keep them as heritage monuments. The line opened in 1872 as part of the Halle-Sorau-Gubener Eisenbahn, a key west-east link in Prussia.
Train traffic runs regularly on this bridge, so visitors should observe from a safe distance and approach only from secure viewing areas. The best views come from the riverbanks or nearby paths that run parallel to the water.
The two roughly 7 m high natural-stone portal structures at the northern bridge ends were dismantled and rebuilt 12.25 m apart to preserve the monument. The 1997 span is a steel tied-arch bridge over the navigation channel with an 80.0 m span and 13.3 m arch height, giving 6.26 m clearance at the highest navigable water level.
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