List of crossings of the Danube

This is a list of crossings of the Danube river, from its mouth in the Black Sea to its source in Germany. Next to each bridge listed is information regarding the year in which it was constructed and for what use it was constructed (foot bridge, bicycle bridge, road bridge or railway bridge), and the distance from the mouth of the river in kilometres where available.

Romania

Crossing Distance from mouth (in km) Carries Location Built Coordinates Photograph
Galați Tunnel DN22EGalați, I.C. Brătianu(Proposed)[1]🌍
Brăila Bridge 165.8European route E87Brăila, Smârdan2018[a]🌍
Giurgeni – Vadu Oii Bridge 238[3]DN2A roadGiurgeni, Hârșova22 Dec 1970🌍
Anghel Saligny Bridge 300Căile Ferate Române Line 800Cernavodă[4], Fetești[5]1895🌍
Cernavodă Bridge 300.07A2 motorway, Căile Ferate Române Line 800Cernavodă1987[3]🌍

Romania-Bulgaria border

Crossing Distance from mouth (in km) Carries Location Built Coordinates Photograph
Silistra-Călărași Hydrotechnical Complex 380Silistra, Călărași(Planned)[6]
Danube Bridge 488.7European route E85, railway lineRuse, Giurgiu20 Jun 1954🌍
Nikopol-Turnu Magurele Hydrotechnical Complex 578Nikopol, Turnu Măgurele(Proposed)[7]🌍
Constantine's Bridge Roman roadSucidava328[b]🌍
Oryahovo–Bechet Bridge Oryahovo, Bechet(Planned)
New Europe Bridge 796[3]European route E79, railway line[c]Calafat, Vidin14 Jun 2013🌍

Romania–Serbia border

Crossing Distance from mouth (in kilometres) Carries Location Built Coordinates Photograph
Ostrovul Mare Bridge 863RoadMehedinți County1998🌍
Iron Gate II Hydroelectric Power Station 864[3]DN56AGogoșu, Negotin Municipality1985🌍
Trajan's Bridge RoadDrobeta-Turnu SeverinBuilt in 105 AD; destroyed.🌍
Iron Gate I Hydroelectric Power Station 942[3]State road 35, European route E771, DN6AIron Gate7 Sep 1964🌍

Serbia

Crossing Distance from mouth (in kilometres) Carries Location Built Coordinates Photograph
Kovin Bridge 1112.1Expressway 14Kovin Municipality, Smederevo City26 Nov 1976[8]🌍
Pančevo Bridge European route E70Belgrade7 Nov 1946🌍
Pupin Bridge Belgrade2014🌍
Beška Bridge (northbound) 1232A1 motorway, European route E75Inđija Municipality2011🌍
Beška Bridge (southbound) 1232A1 motorway, European route E75Inđija Municipality1975🌍
Žeželj Bridge 1254.1road, RailwayNovi Sad2018🌍
Boško Perošević Bridge 1254.2Novi Sad2000🌍
Varadin Bridge 1255IIA-100 highwayNovi Sad2000🌍
Liberty Bridge 1257.6Liberation BoulevardNovi Sad1981🌍

Croatian–Serbian border

Crossing Distance from mouth (in kilometres) Carries Location Built Coordinates Photograph
Ilok–Bačka Palanka Bridge 1297D2 road, IIA-108 highwayIlok, Bačka Palanka1974🌍
Erdut–Bogojevo Railway Bridge Railway bridgeErdut, Bogojevo1911🌍
Erdut–Bogojevo Road Bridge D213 road, Expressway 17Erdut, Bogojevo1980🌍
Batina Bridge 1424.8D212 road, State Road 16Batina, Bezdan1974🌍

Hungary

Crossing Distance from mouth (in kilometres) Carries Location Opened Coordinates Photo
István Türr Bridge 1480.22Hungarian road 55, Bátaszék–Baja–Kiskunhalas railway lineBaja, Pörböly1999🌍
Szent László bridge 1498.8M9 motorwaySzekszárd, Dusnok2003🌍
Pál Tomori Bridge Paks, Foktő🌍
József Beszédes Bridge 1560.55Hungarian road 54Solt, Dunaföldvár2001🌍
Pentele Bridge 1571.7M8 motorwayDunaújváros, Dunavecse2007🌍
Deák Ferenc Bridge 1632.8M0 motorwaySzigetszentmiklós, Budapest2012🌍
Connective Railway Bridge 1643Budapest–Hegyeshalom railway lineBudapest1953🌍
Rákóczi Bridge 1643Hungary boulevardBudapest1995🌍
Petőfi Bridge 1644.3Grand BoulevardBudapest1952🌍
Liberty Bridge 1645.3Small Boulevard, Béla Bartók AvenueBudapest2009🌍
Elisabeth Bridge 1646Rákóczi Avenue, Hegyalja AvenueBudapest1964[9]🌍
Széchenyi Chain Bridge 1647Adam Clark Square, Széchenyi István SquareBudapest1840🌍
Kossuth Bridge Batthyány Square, Kossuth SquareBudapest18 Jan 1946🌍
Margaret Bridge 1648.75Grand BoulevardBudapest2011🌍
Árpád Bridge 1651.3Hungary boulevard, Vörösvári út, Szentendrei útBudapest7 Nov 1950🌍
Újpest railway bridge 1654.5Budapest–Esztergom railwayBudapest1896🌍
Megyeri Bridge 1660M0 motorwayBudapest, Dunakeszi30 Sep 2008🌍

Hungary-Slovakia border

Crossing Distance from mouth (in kilometres) Carries Location Built Coordinates Photo
Mária Valéria Bridge 1718.5Route I/63, Route 11326Esztergom, Štúrovo2001🌍
Elisabeth Bridge 1767.8Hungarian road 13, route I/64Komárno, Komárom1946🌍
Komárom rail bridge 1770.4Komárom–Nové Zámky railway lineKomárom, Komárno1955🌍
Monostor Bridge 1770.57Hungarian road 13, route I/64Komárom, Komárno2020🌍
Vámosszabadi bridge 1806Hungarian road 14, route I/13Medveďov, Vámosszabadi1973🌍

Slovakia

Crossing Distance from mouth (in km) Carries Location Built Coordinates Photo
Čunovo Dam Čunovo🌍
Lužný most D4 motorwayBratislava2021🌍[10]
Prístavný most 1866.4Bratislava–Hegyeshalom railway line, D1 motorwayBratislava1985🌍
Apollo Bridge Bratislava4 Sep 2005🌍
Starý most 1868.14tram tracks, with pedestrian and bicycle sidewalksOld Town of Bratislava2016[d]🌍
Bridge of the Slovak National Uprising 1869.1road bridge, bicycles, pedestriansBratislava[11]26 Aug 1972🌍
Lanfranconi Bridge 1871.35D2 motorway[e]Bratislava1991🌍

Austria

Crossing Distance from mouth (in km) Carries Location Built Coordinates Photo
Andreas Maurer bridge 1886.2Bernstein StraßeHainburg an der Donau, EngelhartstettenDec 1972🌍
Barbara bridge 1914.4Gas pipeSchwechat, Vienna1957🌍
Mannswörth pipeline bridge 1917.7Gas pipe[f][g]Schwechat, Vienna1959🌍
Weir 2[h] 1918.3FootpathVienna1988🌍
Waluliso Bridge[i] Footpath[j]Vienna1998🌍
Freudenauer Hafenbrücke 1921.1Covered pedestrian/bicycle path with viewing platformVienna1992🌍
Steinsporn Bridge FootpathVienna1974🌍
Stadlau Eastern Railway Bridge 1925Laaer OstbahnVienna[12]1931🌍
Prater Bridge 1925.8Vienna Southeast Bypass motorway A23Vienna1967[k]🌍
Danube city bridge 1926Line U2ViennaMar 1997🌍
Weir 1[l] 1926.2FootpathVienna1978🌍
Kaisermühlen Bridge FootpathVienna1993🌍
Reichsbrücke 1928.9Angerner Straße, U1Vienna8 Nov 1980[13]🌍
Ponte Cagrana[m] pedestrian/bicycle access[n]Vienna2000🌍
Brigittenauer Bridge 1930.4Klosterneuburger StraßeVienna25 Oct 1982🌍
Georg Danzer Bridge 1931.2Line U6Vienna1991🌍
Northern Railway Bridge 1931.2North railway lineVienna1870🌍
Floridsdorfer Brücke 1931.7Floridsdorfer StraßeVienna[14]1924[o]🌍
Steinitzsteg Footbridge 1932.5FootpathVienna1995🌍
North Bridge 1932.6North Bridge FeederVienna19 Dec 1964🌍
Jedleseer Bridge FootpathVienna1983🌍
Langenzersdorf intake structure 1938.1pedestrian/bicycle crossing between Langenzersdorf and the Danube IslandKlosterneuburg, Langenzersdorf1975🌍
Greifenstein power station 1949.2FootpathSankt Andrä-Wördern, Spillern1981🌍
Donaubrücke Tulln 1963.2Railway line, Tullner StraßeTulln an der Donau1875🌍
Rose Bridge 1965.4Tullner StraßeTulln an der Donau, Langenrohr1992🌍
Altenwörth power station 1980.4FootpathAltenwörth1973🌍
Traismauer Danube motorway bridge 1991.4S33 expresswayKrems, Gedersdorf, Grafenwörth31 Oct 2010🌍[15]
Krems Danube bridge 1999.8Kremser StraßeFurth bei Göttweig[15], Krems[15]1971🌍
Krems railway bridge 2001.5Bahnstrecke Krems an der Donau - HerzogenburgMautern an der Donau, Krems1889[p]🌍
Mauterner Donaubrücke 2003.6Aggsteiner StraßeKrems[16], Mautern an der Donau18 May 1895🌍
Melk Danube Bridge 2034.5Melker StraßeEmmersdorf an der Donau[15], Melk[15]1972🌍
Melk power station dam 2038FootpathMelk[15], Emmersdorf an der Donau[15], Zelking-Matzleinsdorf[15], Leiben[15]1979🌍
Pöchlarn Danube bridge 2043.6Pöchlarner StraßePöchlarn2002🌍
Persenbeug Dam 2060.4Erlauftal StraßeYbbs an der Donau, Hofamt Priel1959🌍
Leopold Helbich Bridge 2080.8Greiner StraßeGrein1965🌍
Wallsee-Mitterkirchen power station 2094.5road (L1427)Mitterkirchen im Machland, Wallsee-Sindelburg1965🌍
Mauthausen railway bridge 2111.1Donauuferbahn, Summerauer BahnMauthausen, Sankt Pantaleon-Erla1872🌍
Mauthausen Danube bridge 2111.1Mauthausener StraßeMauthausen, Sankt Pantaleon-Erla1962🌍
Abwinden-Asten power station 2119.6footpath, Bicycle pathLuftenberg an der Donau1973🌍
Steyregg Railway Bridge 2127.6Summerauer BahnSteyregg, Linz1873🌍
Steyregger Bridge 2127.7Donau StraßeSteyregg, Linz12 Sep 1979🌍
VÖEST Bridge 2133.5Mühlkreis AutobahnLinz1968🌍
Eisenbahnbrücke, Linz 2133.9railway, road (129), pedestrians - to be closed in 2012[17]Linz1900🌍
Nibelungen Bridge 2135.1Eferdinger StraßeLinz1938🌍
Ottensheim-Wilhering power station 2146.7footpath, Bicycle pathOttensheim1970🌍
Aschach Danube Bridge 2160Aschacher StraßeAschach an der Donau, Feldkirchen an der Donau1962[18]🌍
Niederranna Danube bridge 2194Niederranna-Wesenufer road (L587)Hofkirchen im Mühlkreis, Waldkirchen am Wesen1980🌍

Germany

Crossing Distance from mouth (in km) Carries Location Built Coordinates Photo
Jochenstein power station 2203.31Footpath[q]Untergriesbach, Engelhartszell an der Donau[19]1956, 1952🌍
Kräutlstein Bridge 2223.29Passau–Hauzenberg railwayPassau1903🌍
Luitpold Bridge 2225.75Passau1910🌍
Schanzl Bridge 2226.98Passau1968🌍
Franz Josef Strauß Bridge 2230.1Bundesstraße 12Passau1989🌍
Steinbach railway bridge 2230.28Passau Hbf–Freyung railwayPassau🌍
Kachlet power station weir 2230.43FootpathPassau🌍
Schalding motorway bridge 2234.26Bundesautobahn 3Passau1973🌍
Marienbrücke 2249.16Vilshofen🌍
Danube Forest Bridge 2266.23Winzer🌍
Deggenau Danube bridge 2282.5Bundesautobahn 3Deggendorf1975🌍
Maximilian Bridge 2284.6Staatsstraße 2074Deggendorf1999🌍
Fischerdorf motorway bridge 2285.5Bundesautobahn 92Deggendorf1991🌍
Donausteg Deggendorf 2285.87FootpathDeggendorf11 Oct 2014🌍
Deggendorf railway bridge 2285.87Bavarian Forest RailwayDeggendorf1877🌍
Metten motorway bridge 2290.12Bundesautobahn 3Metten1981🌍
Xaver Hafner Bridge 2308.4Bogen19 Sep 1986🌍
Bogen railway bridge 2311.28Straubing–Miltach railwayAiterhofen1895🌍
Reibersdorf road bridge 2316.98Bundesstraße 20Straubing1 Jul 1977🌍
Schloßbrücke 2321.33Chamer Straße, Bavarian State Route 2141Straubing1949🌍
Agnes Bernauer Bridge 2320Bavarian State Route 2141StraubingNov 1981🌍
Kagerser Bridge 2321.82Straubing west bypassStraubing7 Aug 1992🌍
Donaubrücke Pfatter 2353.33Bavarian State Route 2146Wörth an der Donau🌍
Wörth Danube Bridge 2358.27Bundesautobahn 3Wörth an der Donau1979🌍
Donaustauf road bridge 2369.65Bavarian State Route 2145Donaustauf1985🌍
Schwabelweis road bridge 2376.32Bundesstraße 8, Bundesstraße 15Regensburg1981🌍
Schwabelweis railway bridge 2376.82Regensburg–Weiden railwaySchwabelweis1933🌍
Nibelungen Bridge 2378.39Bundesstraße 15Regensburg2004[r]🌍
Gries foot and bicycle bridge[s] 2379.27FootpathRegensburg🌍
Iron Bridge 2379.26Regensburg[14]1991🌍
Protzenweiher Bridge[t] 2379.56Regensburg2011🌍
Stone Bridge 2379.62Regensburg[14]1146🌍
Eiserner Steg 2380.07FootpathRegensburg1948🌍
Pfaffenstein footbridge[u] 2380.12FootpathRegensburg🌍
Upper Palatinate Bridge[v] 2380.17Regensburg🌍
Regensburg hydroelectric power station 2381FootbridgeRegensburg🌍
Pfaffenstein motorway bridge 2381.11Bundesautobahn 93Regensburg1967🌍
Mariaort railway bridge 2385.68Nuremberg–Regensburg railwayMariaort1872🌍
Sinzing railway bridge 2386.71Danube Valley RailwaySinzing🌍
Sinzing motorway bridge 2387.6Bundesautobahn 3Regensburg1966🌍
Bad Abbach power station 2400.24Bad Abbach🌍
Poikam railway bridge 2401.96Regensburg–Ingolstadt railwayPoikam🌍
Saal road bridge 2410.1Saal an der Donau🌍
Kelheim Europa Bridge 2412.72Kelheim1977🌍
Kelheim Maximilian Bridge 2414.25Kelheim🌍
Neustadt road bridge 2432.4Bundesstraße 299Neustadt an der Donau🌍
Pförring road bridge Pförring🌍
New Danube Bridge Vohburg an der Donau[w]🌍
Old Danube Bridge Bundesstraße 16aVohburg an der Donau🌍
Vohburg weir Vohburg an der Donau🌍
Großmehring road bridge Großmehring🌍
Motorway bridge A9 Bundesautobahn 9Ingolstadt🌍
Schiller bridge Bundesstraße 13Ingolstadt1963🌍
Ingolstadt Rail Bridge Nuremberg–Ingolstadt high speed railwayIngolstadt1922[x]🌍
Donausteg Ingolstadt🌍
Konrad-Adenauer-Brücke Ingolstadt1948🌍
Glacis Bridge Bundesstraße 13, RingstraßeIngolstadt1998🌍
Ingolstadt power station dam Ingolstadt1971🌍
Bergheim power station dam Bergheim, Neuburg an der Donau1970🌍
Elise bridge Neuburg an der Donau🌍
Bittenbrunn power station dam Neuburg an der Donau1969🌍
Bertoldsheim power station dam Rennertshofen1967🌍
Marxheim Danube Bridge Marxheim🌍
Schäfstall Bridge Schäfstall🌍
B2 road bridge Bundesstraße 2Donauwörth🌍
Donauwörth Danube bridge Donauwörth🌍
Donauwörth Railway bridge Danube Valley RailwayDonauwörth🌍
Kesseldamm Bridge Bundesstraße 16Donauwörth🌍
Donauwörth power station dam Donauwörth🌍
Donaubrücke Donaumünster Donaumünster2007[20]🌍
Schwenningen power station Schwenningen1983🌍
Donaubrücke Gremheim Gremheim🌍
Donaubrücke Bruckmahdseen Blindheim🌍
Road bridge Höchstädt an der Donau🌍
Donaubrücke Steinheim Steinheim🌍
Donausteg Oberelchingen 2576Elchingen🌍
Donausteg Ulm, Neu-Ulm1976🌍
Gänstor Bridge 2584.9BrückenstraßeUlm, Neu-Ulm1950🌍
Herd Bridge 2585.5MarienstraßeStadtmitte1948🌍
Donaueschingen road bridge Bundesstraße 27Donaueschingen🌍

Notes

  1. ^ The largest bridge over the Danube[2]
  2. ^ Destroyed mid-4th century
  3. ^ between CFR Line 912 and BDZ Line 7
  4. ^ Originally built in 1891 as Franz Joseph Bridge (most Františka Jozefa - originally a railway bridge), after WW II. rebuilt in 1946 (Red Army Bridge), old superstructure and 2 pillars demolished and bridge rebuilt in 2013-2016
  5. ^ also bicycle and pedestrian path, water and gas pipes
  6. ^ 20 pipes for natural gas and liquid petroleum products
  7. ^ Non-public footbridge
  8. ^ across New Danube
  9. ^ Across New Danube
  10. ^ Closed in winter and high water
  11. ^ widened and raised 1996-97
  12. ^ Across New Danube
  13. ^ Across New Danube
  14. ^ closed in winter and high water
  15. ^ replacing 1874 Franz Joseph Bridge; rebuilt 1945-46
  16. ^ rebuilt 1945
  17. ^ Openable bridge
  18. ^ Other bridges were built 1935–1938; 1950; 2001–04
  19. ^ Between island Wöhrd and Stadtamhof
  20. ^ Across Rhine-Main-Danube Canal (now closed to traffic)
  21. ^ Between island (Wöhrd) and Stadtamhof
  22. ^ Across the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal
  23. ^ road bridge bypassing town centre
  24. ^ also 1869, 1999–2001

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