The new Route de Hausbergen footbridge was opened on 26 September 2015 after almost five years of planning and construction. There is now a safe route for pedestrians and cyclists connecting the eastern and western parts of the town of Schiltigheim. Eight hundred cyclists can now cross the Strasbourg-Paris motorway and the TGV railway lines without fear.

© Thomas Mayer

Architects: Wienstroer Architekten Stadtplaner

Location: Route de Hausbergen, Schiltigheim, France

Design Team: Eckehard Wienstroer, Volker Jäckle

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Thomas Mayer

Consultant Team: EMCH + BERGER, Strasbourg

Bridge Engineer: EMCH + BERGER Volker Jäkle, Karlsruhe
Civils Works Engineer: EMCH + BERGER Remy Jacky, Strasbourg

Lighting Designer: Eckehard Wienstroer

Length: 130 mts.

© Thomas Mayer

From the architect. The new Route de Hausbergen footbridge was opened on 26 September 2015 after almost five years of planning and construction. There is now a safe route for pedestrians and cyclists connecting the eastern and western parts of the town of Schiltigheim. Eight hundred cyclists can now cross the Strasbourg-Paris motorway and the TGV railway lines without fear.

Site Plan

The total length of the bridge is approximately 135 m, and it weigh...