page_title: Architecture of Luxembourg
section_title: Bridges
hierarchical_section_title: Architecture of Luxembourg / Bridges
caption_attribution_description: English: The Adolphe Bridge seen here in August 2018 following the completion of major renovation works, including; the suspension between its arches of a lower deck for bicycle and pedestrian use; the reduction of road traffic lanes with their conversion to one-way use; and the re-installation of tram rails, as seen in the original 1903 bridge. To the right of the bridge is 1, Place de Metz, today a museum providing a history of the Banque et Caisse d'Epargne (BCEE).
context_page_description: The architecture of Luxembourg probably extends back to the Treveri, a Celtic tribe who prospered in the 1st century BC. A few ruins remain from the Roman occupation but the most significant contributions over the centuries have been the country's castles and churches. Today there is a veritable architectural boom as Luxembourg's economic prosperity provides a basis for developments in the financial, EU and cultural sectors with a number of world-class buildings.
context_section_description: Luxembourg City has several distinctive bridges. The Adolphe Bridge, connecting the old town centre or Ville Haute to the more recent Gare district to the south, was completed by French engineer Paul Séjourné in 1902. The bridge consists of a large central arch flanked by smaller arches on either side. With a span of 84.65 m (277.72 ft), the central arch was the largest of its day. The bridge is currently being widened to accommodate a new tram line. The design of Walnut Lane Bridge in Philadelphia was copied from the Adolph Bridge.
  The Passerelle, designed by Edouard Grenier and Auguste Letellier, was completed in 1861. The bridge is 290 m (951 ft) long, with 24 arches, and rises 45 m (148 ft) above the Pétrusse valley floor. It connects the city center with the railway station to the south.
  The Grand Duchess Charlotte Bridge, completed in 1965, was designed by the German architect Egon Jux. Carrying road traffic on three lanes in each direction, it connects the city centre with European Institutions and the financial district on the Kirchberg Plateau. It towers above the little bridge known as de Béinchen (1786) which forms part of Vauban's fortifications.
  The two-storey Pont du château (Castle Bridge), built of sandstone by the Austrians in 1735, replaces an old drawbridge between the cliffs of the Bock. It provides access to the eastern end of the old town up the hill from Clausen. In addition to the roadway at the top, it also has three other means of crossing: one across the four upper arches, one through a spiral staircase inside the lower arch and one under Sosthène Weis, the street below, through a passage leading to the casemates.
caption: Adolphe Bridge designed by Paul Séjourné (1902)
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