Bridge over the Neckar River in Heidelberg, German Architecture Images
New Bridge over the Neckar River in Heidelberg
25 Aug 2020
Bridge over the Neckar River in Heidelberg, Germany
Design: schlaich bergermann partner, LAVA, and Latz + Partner
First Prize For Cycle And Pedestrian Bridge Heidelberg
schlaich bergermann partner, LAVA, and Latz + Partner, have won first prize in an international competition for the design of a new pedestrian and cycle bridge over the Neckar River in Heidelberg.

The design language is elegant, minimalist, restrained. With generously curved lines, the bridge provides a direct, accessible and smooth northsouth connection for cyclists and pedestrians. The 700m long bridge is a continuous path linking urban developments on both sides of the Neckar. Its graceful profile has the potential to create a new icon for the city, adding to the further development of Heidelberg into a future-oriented, bicycle-friendly city.
Andreas Keil, partner at schlaich bergermann partner, said: ?Our design impresses with its monolithic structure and the dissolved supports with an elegant silhouette and appealing long-distance and close-up effects.
The ramps and stairs make the bridge fully accessible to all users.? Tobias Wallisser, LAVA director, said: ?The design cleverly addresses the integration of the bridge into the cityscape, creates open and green spaces along the bridge, accessible entrances and exits, whilst at the same time fulfilling the goal of a comforta...