Herdbrücke, Road bridge and architectural heritage monument between Neu-Ulm and Ulm, Germany
The Herdbrücke is a road crossing over the Danube River between Neu-Ulm and Ulm featuring a single arch span of 55 meters. The structure measures 16 meters wide and is built from reinforced concrete with hollow box girders.
The bridge was constructed between 1947 and 1949 based on designs by architect Willy Stöhr, replacing a structure destroyed during World War II. This reconstruction was part of the post-war rebuilding effort in the region.
The bridge serves as a physical connection between two distinct administrative regions: Bavaria on the Neu-Ulm side and Baden-Württemberg on the Ulm side.
The Herdbrücke links Ulm's Donaustraße with Neu-Ulm's Marienstraße at the southern edge of the old town. Its load is limited to 24 tonnes, a restriction kept after the 2016 renovation. The deck is about 16 metres wide, so drivers and walkers cross the single 55-metre arch between the two city centres.
During the 2016 renovation, a Deutsche Telekom cable was damaged, cutting off telephone and internet service across much of Neu-Ulm and the northern district. The work also ran past schedule, finishing in May 2017 at a total cost of 1.2 million euros.
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