Loschwitzer Brücke

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Loschwitzer Brücke, commonly known as the Blue Wonder, is a historic steel cantilever truss bridge over the Elbe River in Dresden, Germany, famed for its distinctive blue color and innovative design without river piers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bridge
cantilever bridge
historic structure
steel truss bridge
alsoKnownAs Blaues Wunder
Blue Wonder
architect Claus Koepcke
category Bridges over the Elbe in Dresden
Cantilever bridges in Germany
Road bridges in Germany
Steel bridges in Germany
city Dresden
color blue
connects Blasewitz
Loschwitz
constructionMaterial riveted steel
constructionStartDate 1891
country Germany
crosses Elbe
Elbe River
linked to: Elbe
engineer Claus Koepcke
era late 19th century
hasDesignFeature cantilever truss without river piers
hasNicknameOrigin nickname refers to its blue color and technical achievement
hasRiverPiers no
hasSpanType continuous truss span
hasStructureType cantilever truss
hasTrafficType bicycles
motor vehicles
pedestrians
heritageStatus listed monument
protected historic bridge
length approximately 280 metres
locatedIn Dresden
Free State of Saxony
linked to: Saxony
locatedInNeighborhood Blasewitz district
Loschwitz district
locatedOnWatercourse Elbe
mainSpan approximately 146 metres
material steel
notableFor distinctive blue color
innovative design without river piers
surviving World War II without destruction
openingDate 1893
partOf transport infrastructure of Dresden
region Saxony
usedFor pedestrian traffic
road traffic

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Blue Wonder bridge nativeName Loschwitzer Brücke
Loschwitz hasLandmark Loschwitzer Brücke (Blaues Wunder)
linked to: Loschwitzer Brücke
Blasewitz hasLandmark Loschwitzer Brücke
Blaues Wunder officialName Loschwitzer Brücke
Loschwitz contains Loschwitz Bridge
subject linked to: Loschwitz district
linked to: Loschwitzer Brücke