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Loschwitzer Brücke

 
This 1890s bridge used by motorists, pedestrians & bicyclists is a landmark known as "Blue Wonder."
Loschwitzer Brücke, Fährgäßchen, 01309 Dresden, Germany
 
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Loschwitzer Brücke is a minor waterways place on the River Elbe between Elbe - Abstiegskanal Rothensee Kreuzung (Junction of the River Elbe with the Abstiegskanal Rothensee) (271.20 kilometres to the northwest) and Hřensko (German - Czech Republic Border) (45.65 kilometres to the southeast).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Elbe - Abstiegskanal Rothensee Kreuzung is Waldschlößchenbrücke; 2.74 kilometres away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Hřensko is Personenfähre Niederpoyritz – Laubegast (Passenger ferry); 3.09 kilometres away.

Mooring here is unrated.

There is a bridge here which takes a dual carriageway over the canal.

 
 
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The official inland waterway resource for Belgium with actual traffic and planned operations on the waterways. Also has voyage planning and notices to mariners
 
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Loschwitz Bridge (Loschwitzer Brücke) is a cantilever truss bridge over the river Elbe in Dresden the capital of Saxony in Germany. It connects the city districts of Blasewitz and Loschwitz, two affluent residential areas, which around 1900 were amongst the most expensive in Europe. It is located close to Standseilbahn Dresden funicular railway and the world's oldest suspension railway Schwebebahn Dresden, as well as near the Dresden TV tower. The bridge is colloquially referred to as Blaues Wunder ("Blue Wonder"). This common name purportedly referred to the bridge's original blue colour and being seen as a technological miracle at the time; it is also understood to carry the cynical connotation referencing the German idiom ein blaues Wunder erleben meaning "to experience an unpleasant surprise" (literally: "to experience a blue wonder"), reflecting the skeptical view of contemporary commentators. There is also a bridge in Wolgast known as Blaues Wunder.

After a two-year construction time, the bridge was completed in 1893 at a cost of 2.25 million Goldmarks (equivalent to 14 million 2017 €) and named König-Albert-Brücke in honor of King Albert of Saxony. In the 19th century, a bridge of this length without supporting river piers was considered a technological masterpiece. Today the technology is less miraculous, but the bridge is a much-loved symbol of the city.

The original bridge toll was renounced during the 1923 hyperinflation. Near the end of World War II, the bridge was saved from being destroyed by an SS unit when two people cut the detonator wires to explosives. Preserved in its original construction, the advanced age of the structure in recent years has led to some traffic limiting. It was until the opening of the Waldschlösschenbrücke on 26 August 2013 the only Elbe crossing in Dresden East of the city centre.

The surrounding area of 19.3 km2 (7.5 sq mi) of the Elbe meadows was declared a cultural World Heritage Site by the UNESCO in 2004, but lost the title in 2009 following the construction of the Waldschlösschenbrücke, meant to relieve congestion on the Blue Wonder.

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[Loschwitz Bridge] Loschwitz Bridge (Loschwitzer Brücke) is a cantilever truss bridge over the river Elbe in Dresden the capital of Saxony in Germany. It connects the city [Culture in Dresden] March floods of 1845. The first bridge passed by the river is the Loschwitzer Brücke (famously known as Blaues Wunder). The Albertbrücke at the border
 
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