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The Karl Theodor Bridge (German: Karl-Theodor-Brücke), commonly known as the Old Bridge (Alte Brücke), is an arch bridge in Heidelberg that crosses the Neckar river. It connects the Old City with the eastern part of the Neuenheim district of the city on the opposite bank.
- 23 feet (7 m)
- 656 feet (200 m)
- 1788
- Neckar River
The Old Bridge Heidelberg is located above the river Neckar and connects Neuenheim and the Old Town of Heidelberg. If you are on the bridge, you have a beautiful view in all directions. Whether you are looking at the houses on the Neuenheim bank, the houses of the Old Town, or the Heidelberg Castle , on the bridge you have a ...
Prince Elector Carl Theodor built the Old Bridge in 1786. Although the fifth bridge built over the Neckar in this location, it was the first stone bridge to be constructed. The twin towers on the city side of the river were once part of the city wall, and contain dungeons used for housing criminals. In the center of these, hanging above the ...
Heidelberg’s famous pedestrian bridge. Sep 2023 • Friends. The Karl Theodor bridge, commonly known as the Old Bridge is an Arch bridge made of sandstone that crosses the Neckar river and connects the Old City with the eastern part of the Neuenheim district of the city on the opposite bank.
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Old Bridge. Short facts. Heidelberg. It is made of Neckar Valley sandstone and was built by Elector Karl Theodor in the 18th century. It connects the old town with the banks of the Neckar River at the eastern end of the Neuenheim district. The predecessors of today's Old Bridge were made of wood.
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Well-known landmark of the Neckar city - The Old Bridge in Heidelberg's venerable city centre is one of the landmarks of the tourist magnet on the Neckar. The actual name of the bridge is The Old Bridge in Heidelberg connects the Old Town with the opposite bank of the Neckar in Neuenheim
Heidelberg's 200m-long ‘old bridge’, built in 1786, connects the Altstadt with the river’s right bank and the Schlangenweg (Snake Path), whose switchbacks lead to the Philosophenweg. Next to the tower gate on the Altstadt side of the bridge, look for the brass sculpture of a monkey holding a mirror.