Wiesentalbrücke, Prestressed concrete road bridge in Lörrach, Germany.
The Wiesentalbrücke is a prestressed concrete road bridge that spans across the Wiese valley in the Lörrach region. The structure rests on numerous support pillars and connects different landscape areas at a significant elevation.
Planning and construction began in the 1970s, with workers discovering historical cannonballs from nearby Rötteln Castle during groundwork. The project represented a major infrastructure development for the region.
The bridge has hosted a legal graffiti gallery since 2010, with many pillars decorated by street artists. You can see colorful murals here that are regularly updated and transformed by the artistic community.
The crossing is part of an important traffic route and provides access to different sides of the valley. The best views of the bridge structure can be seen from areas beneath and beside the structure.
The bridge was built with special reinforcements to withstand earthquakes, as the region sits in one of Germany's most active seismic zones. This engineering feature is not immediately visible but shapes the internal structure of the work.
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