Eiserner Steg

50°06′29″N 8°40′56″E

Eiserner Steg
Aerial view of the Eiserner Steg in 2010
Coordinates	50°06′29″N 8°40′56″E
Carried	pedestrians
Crossed	Main (river)
Locale	Frankfurt Altstadt, Sachsenhausen (river kilometer 35.26)
Characteristics
Design	Footbridge
Material	Iron
Total length	173.59 m (569.5 ft)
Width	5.44 m (17.8 ft)
History
Construction start	1868
Construction end	1869
Inaugurated	29 September 1869; 155 years ago (1869-09-29)
Rebuilt	1946
Destroyed	25 March 1945; 80 years ago (1945-03-25)
Location

Two years after the renovation in January 1914

The Eiserner Steg (Iron Footbridge) is a footbridge spanning the river Main in the city of Frankfurt, Germany, which connects the centre of Frankfurt with the district of Sachsenhausen.

The first wrought iron bridge was built in 1868.^[1][2] It was replaced in 1911/1912 by a slightly larger cantilever bridge.^[3] It is 170 metres long and consists of riveted steel trusses with two bridge piers. The bridge was blown up by the Wehrmacht in the final days of World War II, but it was rebuilt shortly afterwards in 1946. It was fully renovated in 1993.^[4]

Bibliography

• Setzepfandt, Wolf-Christian (2002). Architekturführer Frankfurt am Main / Frankfurt am Main : architectural guide / by Wolf-Christian Setzepfandt (in German). Berlin: Reimer. p. 27. ISBN 3-496-01236-6. OCLC 50645225.

See also

• Alte Brücke (Frankfurt)