Sternbrücke Rödelheim

The Sternbrücke Rödelheim is a stone arch bridge in Frankfurt that spans the Ochsengraben, a former water channel. It features six pillars and seven barrel-shaped arches built from reddish Main sandstone with classical baroque-style design.

The bridge was built between 1803 and 1807 to connect the neighborhoods of Bockenheim and Rödelheim, replacing a medieval wooden bridge. It formed part of a historic trade route called the Cölnische Hohen Heer- und Geleitstraße and supported the region's growth for over two centuries.

The bridge takes its name from a former tavern called Zum Stern that once stood nearby and shaped the identity of this place. Today this name recalls the local history and how deeply connected the structure is to the everyday life of Rödelheim residents.

The road over the bridge is two lanes wide, with a footpath and a cycle path on each side. Bus lines M34 and M72 stop a few metres east of the bridge at the Sternbrücke halt. Until the 1970s a Frankfurt tram line also crossed the bridge.

Until the 1970s a Frankfurt tram line still crossed the Sternbrücke. Today a section of the Grüngürtel cycle ring passes beneath its arches, linking the Biegwald forest to the south with the Bockenheim Industriehof to the north.