Sachsenbrücke, Road bridge in Westvorstadt, Leipzig, Germany

Sachsenbrücke crosses the Elsterflutbett flood channel, linking the eastern and western halves of Clara-Zetkin-Park and, via Anton-Bruckner-Allee, carrying pedestrians and cyclists car-free from the centre toward western Leipzig. The present span dates from 1928, built after the flood channel was widened; the site's first bridge went up in 1897 for the Saxon-Thuringian industrial exhibition. It is a protected heritage monument.

The first bridge on the site was built in 1897 for the Sächsisch-Thüringische Industrie- und Gewerbeausstellung. The name Sachsenbrücke, recalling the Saxon troops who changed sides during the 1813 Battle of Leipzig, became official only on 7 November 1901. The present structure dates from 1928, when the Elsterflutbett was widened.

The bridge is named after Saxon troops who switched sides during the 1813 Battle of Leipzig to join the allied forces against Napoleon. This historical reference remains embedded in the site's identity today.

The bridge carries the car-free Anton-Bruckner-Allee route between the city centre and Leipzig's west, shared by pedestrians and cyclists; the 2021/22 count logged over 15,000 cyclists a day, the highest in the city. Expect crowds and street musicians on summer evenings.

In April 2022 the climate alliance Leipzig fürs Klima painted warming stripes 74 metres long and six metres wide on the bridge deck, colour-coding 70 years of global warming. The road cleaning service could not remove the paint, so in 2024 the stripes were renewed in a more durable paint and updated with the latest data.