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Very idyllic area in the forest...

Don't miss the turnoff, really nice over the old lock

The old bridge was nicer, but here you can also

Newly constructed cycle path from Plaue junction to here

The Havel [ˈhaːfl̩] is a river in northeastern Germany and, at 334 kilometers long, the longest right tributary of the Elbe. The direct distance between source and mouth is only 94 kilometers. The Havel rises near Ankershagen in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, flows through Brandenburg, Berlin, and Saxony-Anhalt, and empties into the Elbe near Gnevsdorf on the border between Brandenburg and Saxony-Anhalt. 285 kilometers of river run through Brandenburg. It initially flows through numerous small lakes in a southeasterly direction, then in a southerly, westerly, and finally northwesterly direction. The difference in altitude is only 40.6 meters.

There are only a few bridges left from the pre-World War I period. Its Art Nouveau design makes it an important architectural monument.

In October 2020, renovation work began on the bridge,[1] which is why it was closed to pedestrians and cyclists.

The current steel bridge was built between 1903 and 1904. The bridge is 130 meters long and 10.7 meters wide. There are two supports in the riverbed, with a span of 42.7 meters between them. The bridge is a riveted steel truss bridge with semi-parabolic truss girders. The railings are built in the Art Nouveau style. The roadway is paved, and a tram track once stood along the northern edge of the roadway. At the end of World War II, the central section of the bridge was destroyed. After the war, the bridge was rebuilt. On September 28, 2002, tram service was discontinued, and road traffic on the B1 was diverted over the new bridge. The old bridge, now dilapidated, can be used by pedestrians and cyclists. The footpaths, which consisted of wooden planks, were closed and dismantled down to the iron girders.