Elster Viaduct (Pirk)

This article is about the road bridge. For the railway bridge, see Elster Viaduct.

The Elster Viaduct is a stone motorway bridge near Pirk, part of Weischlitz municipality, Germany. It carries the motorway Bundesautobahn 72. Although building began in 1937, it did not open to traffic until 1993.

Elster Viaduct Elstertalbrücke
Coordinates	50°25′42″N 12°04′15″E
Carries	Bundesautobahn 72
Crosses	Elster valley
Locale	Pirk
Characteristics
Design	Stone arch
History
Construction start	1937
Opened	1993
Rebuilt	1990
Location

History

Construction began in 1937, but halted again in 1940 due to World War II. The bridge could not be finished until after German reunification because after the war it lay in the restricted area of the East German state. In June 1990 preliminary investigations began, and building restarted in September 1990. In August 1993 the bridge was finally opened to traffic.