This list of bridges in Hamburg is incomplete, with an overview of their history and geography. In this article, the bridges are listed by Hamburg's three major rivers (Alster, Bille and Elbe) and the respectively crossed body of water (river, creek, canal, fleet, harbor basin or else). The Elbe is by far the largest of the three. Unlike Alster and Bille, the Elbe is also within the North Sea's tidal influence, and Elbe bridges differ substantially from the ones on Alster and Bille. All three rivers are fed by a number of smaller rivers and also feature a number of branches or sidearms.

Hamburg has more than 2,496 bridges, the most bridges of any city in Europe. Besides the Hanseatic city's mercantile and maritime history, the many rivers, canals and bridges lend to Hamburg's claim as the "Venice of the North". A 2004 report by the Department for Roads, Bridges and Waterways (LSBG) states a total number of 2,496 bridges in Hamburg,^[1][2] many more than cities like Venice, Amsterdam or Saint Petersburg. Given the city's waterborne geography and the port's heavy duty requirements, bridges in Hamburg also cover a great variety of architectural styles and innovative structural systems.^[3] Function-wise the total number of bridges break down to 1,172 road bridges, 987 railroad bridges (of which 407 Hochbahn bridges) and 470 footbridges (of which 290 within public parks and green spaces).^[1][3] 383 bridges are under management of the Hamburg Port Authority.^[3]

The most notable bridges in Hamburg include the historic inner-city bridges passing the Lower Alster (plus canals), the bridges across Speicherstadt canals, and the grand bridges spanning the Elbe's Norderelbe and Süderelbe anabranches, most commonly known as Elbbrücken.

For centuries, the only bridges in Hamburg were across the Lower Alster and its canals in the Altstadt (old town). Repeated redirecting of the Alster canals resulted in ever new bridges to go with them. Ultimately, most of the pre-17th century bridges were destroyed in the Great Fire of 1842; the oldest remaining bridges in Hamburg are Zollenbrücke (1633) and Ellerntorsbrücke (1668).

Most of today's bridges in the inner city date from the 1840s reconstruction, during which over two dozen, mainly Renaissance Revival stone arch bridges were erected under then building director Johann Hermann Maack [de] (1809–1868). Maack's bridges tied into a general urban redevelopment of the inner city^[3] which was similarly seen in a number of European cities of the mid 19th century, and still characterizes many of the Neustadt's canals.

Most of the bridges across the Upper Alster and adjoining canals were first built in conjunction with the area's extensive residential developments from the 1860s onwards. Some of them were gradually replaced during the 1920s, with Fritz Schumacher in particular establishing a brick-arch-prototype for many bridges.

Alster

Bridges across the Alster (Alsterbrücken) in Hamburg; some 31 km (19 mi) of the Alster's total of 56 km (35 mi) lie within Hamburg.

Upper Alster

A great number of the city's Alster bridges are located in the residential districts along the Upper Alster and its tributaries and accompanying side canals.

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Image	Name	Built	Length	Location	Notes
	↓ Alster (Hamburg state border)
	Ratsmühlendammbrücke	1991		Fuhlsbüttel, Ohlsdorf
	Hasenbergbrücke	1913		Ohlsdorf
	Sengelmannbrücke	1919 (2001)	36 m (118 ft)	Alsterdorf
	Hindenburgbrücke	1920		Alsterdorf
	Dammbrücke	1918		Alsterdorf
	Metzgerbrücke			Alsterdorf
	Deelbögebrücke			Alsterdorf
	Bahnbrücke	1941		Alsterdorf	carries the Hamburg freight rail bypass
	Meenkbrücke			Eppendorf, Winterhude
	Fährhausbrücke			Eppendorf, Winterhude
	↓ Eppendorfer Mühlenteich
	Hudtwalckerbrücke	1921	72 m (236 ft)	Eppendorf, Winterhude	carries Hudtwalckerstraße, part of Bundesstraße 5
	U1 Hochbahn Viaduct	1912		Eppendorf, Winterhude	carries Hamburg U-Bahn line
	U3 Hochbahn Viaduct	1912		Eppendorf, Winterhude	carries Hamburg U-Bahn line (Circle line)
	Goernebrücke	1909	72 m (236 ft)	Eppendorf, Winterhude
	Streekbrücke 53°35′1″N 9°59′43″E	1913[4] (1927)	40 m (130 ft)	Harvestehude, Winterhude
	Krugkoppelbrücke 53°34′48″N 9°59′58″E	1890[4] (1928)	72 m (236 ft)	Harvestehude, Winterhude	designed by Fritz Schumacher
	↓ Außenalster

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The Alster is joined by the Tarpenbek at Eppendorfer Mühlenteich on its right side; a little further downstream, the Leinpfadkanal branches off the Alster's left side and creates a water link with a number of canals, including the Goldbekkanal, which in turn feeds into the Alster's system at Außenalster. Again on the right ride, the Isebekkanal joins the Alster's water shortly before reaching the Außenalster.

Tarpenbek Bridges across Tarpenbek; the Tarpenbek empties into the Alster at Eppendorfer Mühlenteich. Roosenbrookbrücke Bahnbrücke Borsteler Brücke

Leinpfadkanal Bridges across Leinpfadkanal; the Leinpfadkanal runs parallel to the Alster. Leinpfadbrücke (1907) Klärchenbrücke (1909) Maria-Louisen-Brücke Werftbrücke

Isebekanal Bridges across Isebek and Isebekkanal Eimsbütteler Brücke (1909) Goebenbrücke Mansteinbrücke Hoheluftbrücke Klosteralleebrücke (1906) Eppendorfer Brücke (1927) Hochbahn Viaduct (1910) Isebrücke (1900) Heilwigbrücke

Goldbekkanal Bridges across Barmbeker Stichkanal, Goldbekkanal, Mühlenkampkanal and Rondelkanal Stichkanalbrücke Hellbrookstraßenbrücke Saarlandbrücke Stadthallenbrücke Schleidenbrücke (1925) Wiesendammbrücke (1930) Moorfuhrtbrücke (1912) Poelchaukampbrücke (1895) Fernsichtbrücke (1928)

Lower Alster

Bridges across the Lower Alster (from the Außenalster downstream); this section lists most bridges in the inner city districts Altstadt and Neustadt.

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Image	Name	Built	Length	Location	Notes
	↓ Außenalster
	Kennedybrücke 53°33′28″N 9°59′53″E	1953	126 m (413 ft)	Rotherbaum, St. Georg	designed by Bernhard Hermkes; originally named Neue Lombardsbrücke (until 1963)
	Lombardsbrücke 53°33′25″N 9°59′50″E	1651 (1868)[4]	69 m (226 ft)	Neustadt, Altstadt	designed by Johann Hermann Maack [de]; part of the Wallring, also carries the Hamburg-Altona link line
	↓ Binnenalster
	Reesendammbrücke 53°33′7″N 9°59′39″E	1844[4]	47 m (154 ft)	Neustadt, Altstadt	designed by Johann Hermann Maack, carries the Jungfernstieg
	↓ Kleine Alster
	Schleusenbrücke	1870		Neustadt, Altstadt
	↓ Alster continues as Alsterfleet
	Adolphsbrücke	1845	36 m (118 ft)	Neustadt, Altstadt	designed by Johann Hermann Maack, replaced the Scheelengangsbrücke
	Heiligengeistbrücke	1885	51 m (167 ft)	Neustadt, Altstadt
	Slamatjenbrücke	1959		Neustadt, Altstadt
	Binnenhafenbrücke			Neustadt, Altstadt
	Otto-Sill-Brücke			Neustadt, Altstadt
	↓ Norderelbe at Binnenhafen

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Bleichenfleet and Herrengrabenfleet Bridges across Bleichenfleet and Herrengrabenfleet in Neustadt Image Name Built Length ↓ Alsterfleet Bleichenbrücke 1845 Stadthausbrücke Ellerntorsbrücke 1668 36.2 m (119 ft) Michaelisbrücke (1988) Herrengrabenbrücke Pulverturmbrücke Schaartorbrücke 1868 ↓ Norderelbe at Niederhafen

Mönkedammfleet and Nikolaifleet Bridges across Mönkedammfleet and Nikolaifleet in Altstadt Image Name Built Length ↓ Alsterfleet Altenwallbrücke Mühlenbrücke Trostbrücke 1266 (1883) 21 m (69 ft) Zollenbrücke 1355 (1633) 25 m (82 ft) Nikolaibrücke Holzbrücke 1847 48 m (157 ft) Hohe Brücke 1887 ↓ Norderelbe at Zollkanal

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Osterbek

Bridges across Osterbek and Osterbekkanal

• Bramfelder Brücke (1900)
• U3 Osterbekkanal Hochbahn Viaduct (1912)
• Hufnerstraßenbrücke
• Käthnerortbrücke
• Schleidenbrücke
• Großheidesteg
• Heinz-Gärtner-Brücke
• Mühlenkampbrücke (1900)
• Langenzugbrücke (1864, 1909)
• For bridges from the Außenalster downstream, see [[#Lower Alster|]]

Wandse

Bridges across Wandse, Eilbek, Eilbekkanal and Mundsburger Kanal

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Image	Name	Built	Length	Location	Notes
	↓ Wandse (Hamburg state border)
	Wandsbeker Königstraßenbrücke			Wandsbek
	↓ Mühlenteich
	Mühlenstraßenbrücke			Wandsbek
	Bahnbrücke			Eilbek, Barmbek-Süd	carries the Hamburg freight rail bypass
	↓ Wandse continues as Eilbek
	Eilbecker Brücke			Eilbek, Barmbek-Süd
	Friedrichsberger Brücke			Eilbek, Barmbek-Süd
	Maxstraßenbrücke	1908		Eilbek, Barmbek-Süd
	↓ Wandse continues as Eilbekkanal
	Von-Essen-Straßenbrücke			Eilbek, Barmbek-Süd
	Wagnerstraßenbrücke			Eilbek, Barmbek-Süd
	Richardstraßenbrücke	1899[4]		Eilbek, Barmbek-Süd
	Wartenaubrücke	1908[4]		Hohenfelde, Uhlenhorst	carries Wartenau, part of Bundesstraße 5
	↓ Kuhmühlenteich
	Kuhmühlenteichbrücke	1912	65 m (213 ft)[4]	Hohenfelde, Uhlenhorst	carries Hamburg U-Bahn line (Circle line)
	↓ Wandse continues as Mundsburger Kanal
	Kuhmühlenbrücke	1870[4] (1967)		Hohenfelde, Uhlenhorst
	Mundsburger Brücke	1870[4]	59.3 m (195 ft)	Hohenfelde, Uhlenhorst	designed by Christian Wilhelm Plath and William Lindley
	Schwanenwikbrücke 53°33′56″N 10°1′1″E	1878[4]	55 m (180 ft)	Hohenfelde, Uhlenhorst	designed by Franz Andreas Meyer
	↓ Außenalster

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Up until the 19th century, the Unterelbe had no fixed crossing. Travel time between Hamburg and Harburg took over two hours, and included two ferry trips across the Norder- and Süderelbe and a weary trip across the dikes of Wilhelmsburg. During Napoleon's brief annexion of Hamburg, a 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) long pile bridge was built across the islands of Wilhelmsburg, however it also required cable ferries across the Elbe's two anabranches. In 1817 the poorly maintained structure was washed away.

By the 1840s, with industrialization rapidly growing and trade through the Port of Hamburg skyrocketing, the need for a fixed crossing became apparent. At the time, the German states were a loose confederation of sovereign states, with the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg only controlling the northern Elbe shore, while the town of Harburg and the southern Elbe shore were part of the Kingdom of Hanover. Both sides built their railway lines: Hamburg–Bergedorf railway in 1842 (extended to Berlin in 1846), and Celle–Harburg railway in 1847 (connected to Hanover since 1845) – but no link across the Elbe. One of the biggest obstacles was Hanover's rivalry to Hamburg and her attempts to promote overseas trade through the Port of Harburg.

Twenty years on, the missing link became a void in the European rail network. Progress was finally possible after Prussia's annexation of Hanover in 1866; within a few years the Cologne-Minden Railway Company (CME) completed the Venlo–Hamburg railway as North German section of a Paris–Hamburg railway line, and thereby linking Hamburg with the industrial centers of the Rhineland and the Low Countries. The first railway bridges across Norder- and Süderelbe were built between 1869 and 1872, nowadays part of the Elbbrücken. Also starting in 1866, the port's infrastructure was substantially re-organized, in order to cope with the increased quantity of processed goods and to meet requirements of then commonly employed steam-powered vessels. This included an expansion of the port onto the islands of Steinwerder, Veddel and Wilhelmsburg, and set-up of an extensive rail network for the newly established Hamburg port railway (Hafenbahn). In 1887, the Neue Elbbrücke with its three lenticular trusses (each 102 meters long) became a Hamburg landmark and the first road bridge to cross the Norderelbe, serving many of the port's businesses. By 1899, the Alte Harburger Elbbrücke provided a road link across the Süderelbe.

New bridges across the Elbe anabranches and the Elbe islands' canals were and are continued to be built to this day. Over the years, some of them have set new standards or records in engineering.^[3] With the Elbe bridges being perceived as a symbol of the many changes associated with the Industrial Age, they were continuously subject to artistic and intellectual reception, among others by artists of the Hamburg Secession (Sezession) during the interwar period, or latest by the Internationale Bauausstellung during the 2000s. In 2015, the Speicherstadt was acknowledged as a World Heritage Site.

Wilhelmsburg canals

Bridges across Elbe anabranches and canals on the island of Wilhelmsburg (including the islands of Steinwerder, Kleiner Grasbrook and Veddel)

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Aßmannkanal Aßmannkanalbrücke Grevenhofkanal Grevenhofbrücke Grevenhofkanalbrücke Marktkanal Marktkanalbrücke Moorkanal Moorkanalbrücke Müggenburger Kanal Reginenortbrücke Müggenburger Zollhafen Müggenburger Zollhafenbrücke Wilhelmsburger Brücke Peutekanal Erste Peutebrücke Zweite Peutebrücke Querkanal Erste Querbrücke Zweite Querbrücke

Reiherstieg Argentinienbrücke Ellerholzbrücke Reiherstiegbrücke (1985, 100 m) Rethe Rethebrücke (1934, 73 m) Roßkanal Roßkanalbrücke Howaltbrücke Hachmannbrücke Saalehafen Sachsenbrücke Niedernfelder Brücke Spreehafen Spreehafenbrücke Veddelkanal Brandenburger Brücke Veddelkanalbrücke Veringkanal Neue Veringkanalbrücke Wollkämmereibrücke

Please note, this section only lists bridges and viaducts in Hamburg, not listed above (i.e. only bridges and viaducts not crossing a body of water).

• St. Pauli Landing Bridges (Landungsbrücken)
• List of rivers of Hamburg
• List of bridges

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• Horst Beckershaus: Die Hamburger Brücken: ihre Namen, woher sie kommen und was sie bedeuten, Convent, Hamburg, 2007, ISBN 3866330073
• Ralf Lange: Architekturführer Hamburg/Architectural Guide to Hamburg, Edition Axel Menges, Fellbach, 1995, ISBN 3930698587