Dömitz Railway Bridge (Skywalk)

The Dömitzer Bridge is one of the most impressive bridge structures in Germany. Due to its proximity to Dömitz Fortress, it had to be erected from the start of construction in such a way that it could be defended militarily in the event of an enemy attack - the massive bridge house still bears witness to this today.

During the Second World War, the river bridges and the swing bridge were destroyed by an air raid, leaving only the bridge arches on the flooded area. Since the Elbe marked the border during the division of Germany, the bridge was not rebuilt and fell into disrepair over time.

Now it should finally wake up again: With EU funding amounting to millions, the bridge will be renovated and made accessible, and gastronomy at the bridge house will probably follow.

The still existing western bridge abutment is worth a detour. In October 2017, the building was scaffolded for refurbishment.

Beautiful relic from the great railway time. The special basket arch form, developed at that time by Johann Wilhelm Schwedler (Schwedler bearer) with the aim of having to absorb only tensile forces in the diagonal and therefore to be able to carry out very filigree, wide-ranging iron bridges. The classic station roofs, e.g. in Frankfurt / Main and Berlin-Ostbahnhof, the roofs of the Rundlokschuppen and gasometer roofs were designed by him according to this principle.