Lichtenberger Brücke, Road bridge in Lichtenberg, Berlin, Germany

The Lichtenberger Brücke is an eight-lane road bridge carrying the B 1/B 5 over about 137 metres of railway tracks at Lichtenberg station. It is built of steel and concrete with beams and five closed hollow boxes, and has a lightweight steel roadway deck. The bridge consists of two separate sections, and its loads rest partly on the reinforced U-Bahn tunnel below.

Around 1870 an iron truss bridge about 50 metres long and 15.80 metres wide was built over the new Prussian Eastern Railway tracks and Lichtenberg marshalling yard, carrying long-distance road 1 and later tram line 69 and trolleybus line 30. It was widened in 1913 and rebuilt around 1930 with steel girders and brick supports. Planning for a replacement ran from 1968 to 1970; work began in 1972/73 while the old bridge stayed in use, and the new bridge was built by VEB Straßen- und Tiefbaukombinat Berlin with about 400 specialists.

The bridge carries the B 1/B 5 over the Lichtenberg station tracks, and the Skandinavische Brücke extension crosses the lowered Skandinavische Straße. On the gable of the apartment block facing the bridge hangs a large mural by Nicaraguan artist Manuel García Moia. A historic milestone was moved to the bridge approach and stands by the stairs leading to the station.

The 137-meter-long structure offers four lanes in each direction, enabling steady traffic flow between major Berlin districts. Pedestrians and cyclists can also use the bridge, benefiting from its central location on Frankfurter Allee.

The bridge's loads rest not only on its abutments but also on the reinforced roof of the U-Bahn tunnel running beneath it, which had to be specially strengthened for the purpose. Where the Skandinavische Straße passes under the eastern span, its own bridge bearings show through metal covers visible to anyone walking across.