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Old Harburg Elbe Bridge

Old Harburg Elbe Bridge

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Old Harburg Elbe Bridge

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Location: Hamburg, Germany

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1. Öjendorfer Lake and Park – Boberger Lake loop from Niendorf Markt

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2. Öjendorfer Lake and Park – Boberger Lake loop from Meckelfeld

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3. Old Harburg Elbe Bridge – Zollenspieker–Hoopte Ferry loop from Lutterothstraße

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Robert Köhler

February 17, 2025

The Old Harburg Elbe Bridge is a steel arch bridge that connects the Hamburg districts of Harburg and Wilhelmsburg across the southern Elbe. The basis for the construction was a contract between the Prussian province of Hanover and Hamburg. MAN Gustavsburg built the bridge from April 1897, and construction was managed by river construction director Georg Narten.[ The design of the portals, made of Porta sandstone, came from the Hanoverian architect Hubert Stier, who had designed the town hall (Palacio Municipal) in La Plata (Argentina) and the train station buildings in Bremen, Hanover and Harburg, among others. They were intended to resemble city gates with the Wilhelmsburg and Harburg coats of arms and were previously decorated with the imperial eagle. The bridge was opened on September 30, 1899. It connected the then two still Prussian cities of Harburg and Wilhelmsburg and was originally built for pedestrians and carriages. The 474 m long steel arch bridge was the first road bridge over the southern Elbe and until the early 1970s also served the tram between Hamburg and Harburg. Today it is only used by pedestrians and cyclists, with car traffic now travelling over the parallel 17th June Bridge (known as the New Harburg Elbe Bridge until 1964) and the Europa Bridge. Originally, the paths for pedestrians and cyclists ran along the outside of the bridge, but they were dismantled during a major renovation between 1980 and 1995. The former route of the tram tracks can still be seen in the paving at the south portal.

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Ollivizzle

June 23, 2025

Only open to pedestrians and cyclists and a wonderful historical building: the old Harburg Elbe Bridge.

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Location: Hamburg, Germany

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Old Harburg Elbe Bridge

1. Öjendorfer Lake and Park – Boberger Lake loop from Niendorf Markt

2. Öjendorfer Lake and Park – Boberger Lake loop from Meckelfeld

3. Old Harburg Elbe Bridge – Zollenspieker–Hoopte Ferry loop from Lutterothstraße

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