Bietigheim Enz Valley Bridge
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The Bietigheim Enz Valley Bridge is a well-known German railway bridge over the Enz vallay at Bietigheim-Bissingen and one of the landmarks of the city. It was built from 1851-1853 as part of the railway line Bietigheim Bruchsal under the direction of Karl Etzel. The Bietigheim Enz Valley Bridge is a bricked stone construction with two rows of arches. The viaduct is approx.. 287 meters long, approx.. 33 meters high and has 21 arches, which stretch themselves over the Enz valley. Six arches were destroyed at the end of the Second World War; after that an auxiliary bridge, which was opened on 1 August 1945 was erected beside it, some foundations of which are still visible. The damaged columns were again developed later, one of the arches had to be completely filled with concrete. Directly beside the Bietigheim Enz Valley Bridge is the festival area of Bietigheim Bissingens, on which the Bietigheim Horse Market, a beer festival, takes place annually at the beginning of September .
