Werratalbrücke Münden, Railway bridge in Hann. Münden, Germany

The Werratalbrücke Münden is a 160-metre-long, 23-metre-high railway bridge of sandstone ashlar over the Werra, with six round arches of 17.5 metres clear span. Archivolts, bridge eyes on the piers, a balustrade with parapet pillars and tower-like structures at the abutments mark it. Since 1949 a steel Schaper-Krupp truss spans the gap, resting on a surviving 19th-century pier.

The foundation stone of the sandstone bridge was laid on 21 April 1852, and construction lasted until 1856, costing 161,000 thalers. The first passenger train crossed on 8 May 1856, before the line opened officially on 23 September 1856. On 6 April 1945 the Wehrmacht blew up the bridge to halt US troops; it was rebuilt in 1948–49 using the old abutments and a Schaper-Krupp standard truss.

The bridge's sandstone arches carry archivolt mouldings, bridge eyes in the piers, a balustrade with parapet pillars and tower-like structures above the abutments. Since 1872 a vaulted passage for the riverside road runs through the southern abutment, and from 1891 a footbridge rested on ledges of the piers. A model kit of the original bridge is sold in H0 scale (1:87).

The bridge has been closed since September 1995 due to structural decay, and in 2011 Deutsche Bahn removed one of the two tracks laid across it. It is best viewed from the riverside paths and the bank road that passes through the arched opening in the southern abutment, built in 1872. Access onto the deck itself is not possible.

The bridge was blown up by the Wehrmacht on 6 April 1945 to stop US troops; the sandstone piers and arches were destroyed and rebuilt in 1948–49 using the old abutments. A standard Schaper-Krupp-Reichsbahn steel truss was inserted as a permanent temporary measure, resting mid-span on a surviving 19th-century pier. The original structure is sold as an H0 scale (1:87) model railway kit.