Yorck bridges

The Yorck bridges are a series of multiple parallel railway overpasses that cross over streets, constructed from stone with detailed ironwork details throughout. The structures rest on sturdy pillars and shape the streetscape with their industrial form.

These bridge structures began construction in the mid-1800s as Berlin expanded its railway connections across the growing city. Different building phases left traces in varying construction techniques and material treatments visible on the bridge segments.

The bridges shape the street landscape with their solid stone pillars and show how the city wove railway lines through residential neighborhoods. Walking beneath them, you notice the varied building styles of different bridge sections from separate construction periods.

The bridge complex is well connected by public transport and viewable from various streets below and around it. Best seen by walking at street level around the pillars to experience the full scope of the structure from different angles.

The unusual arrangement with multiple stacked railway levels creates a distinctive pattern of layered arches overhead. This design shows how engineers cleverly used different heights to fit all rail lines across the space without sprawling.