Wullenwebersteg, Steel arch footbridge in Moabit, Germany

The Wullenwebersteg is a pedestrian bridge over the Spree linking the Hansaviertel with Moabit. Its 1957 structure is a two-hinged prestressed concrete arch with no decorative elements, and the walkway is finished with bush-hammered (scharriert) stone for grip. It replaced the Achenbachbrücke, a road bridge destroyed shortly before the German capitulation in World War II.

The Achenbachbrücke, begun in 1902 and named after Prussian minister Heinrich von Achenbach, was inaugurated in 1907 as a steel truss arch bridge with a lower roadway. In 1903 the Architekten-Verein zu Berlin held a competition for its decoration; Hermann A. Krause won first prize for four polished granite pedestals with bronze lamps, and this design was executed. Destroyed shortly before the German capitulation, it was replaced in 1956–1957 by the Wullenwebersteg, a two-hinged prestressed concrete arch.

The bridge was built as part of Berlin's postwar reconstruction and shows how the city deliberately connected pedestrian routes between residential areas. Today local residents use the crossing routinely without thinking about the planning behind it.

The footbridge links Siegmunds Hof in the Hansaviertel with Wullenweberstraße in Moabit, giving residents a short walk to the S-Bahnhof Tiergarten. A riverside path runs along the southern bank of the Spree here. The deck is finished with bush-hammered stone, so it stays slip-resistant in wet weather.

The name Wullenwebersteg refers to Wullenweberstraße, the street that runs on that side of the Spree. This connection to surrounding streets shows how Berlin's infrastructure is tied to local geography.