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Chemnitz Opens New Bike Bridge Linking Rottluff and Rabenstein

The span closes a gap on the Wüstenbrand–Küchwald Premiumradweg, with work on a further 2.4‑kilometre section due to begin this month.

Overview

  • The crossing over Kalkstraße connects previously separate segments of the premium cycle route and is open to cyclists following a Wednesday inauguration.
  • Official figures cite about €8.7 million in federal and state support, while local reporting puts total costs at €8 million with roughly 90% public funding.
  • Sources differ on the bridge’s length, describing it as approximately 130 metres to around 180 metres.
  • Construction lasted roughly one year to 15 months and used 284 tonnes of steel and about 840 square metres of carbon concrete.
  • The opening included a ceremonial bike tour attended by officials such as Saxony’s Regina Kraushaar and federal transport state secretary Claudia Elif Stutz.