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.