Fleischbrücke
Fleischbrücke crosses the Pegnitz in Nuremberg’s old town, linking the districts of St. Sebald and St. Lorenz. Its single masonry arch spans 27 metres, creating a notably flat profile beneath the late Renaissance structure.
Built between 1596 and 1598, the bridge replaced an earlier crossing repeatedly destroyed by floods. Wolff Jakob Stromer designed it, while Mathes Herdegen, Peter Carl and Jakob Wolff the Elder carried out the work. Its abutments rest on more than 2,000 wooden piles, including 400 driven diagonally to manage the arch’s lateral thrust.
A portal added in 1599 carries a Latin inscription about an ox that was never a calf. The bridge remains largely unchanged and is wheelchair accessible.
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