DE-3877062 Blue Wonder Bridge over the Elbe River

Blue Wonder (Blaues Wunder) is the commonly used name for the Loschwitz Bridge (Loschwitzer Brücke), a cantilever truss bridge over the Elbe river in the Saxon capital of Dresden, Germany. This bridge connects the city districts of Blasewitz and Loschwitz.

The bridge was completed in 1893 after two years of construction. In the 19th century it was a masterpiece of technology to build a bridge of this length without river piers supporting it. Today its technology is less of a wonder but it is a much-loved symbol of the city. The "blue" in the name comes from the colour of the bridge.

In the last days of World War II two people saved the bridge from being blown up by an SS unit, by cutting the detonator wires to the explosives.

The Blue Wonder Bridge in recent years has led to some traffic issues until the opening of the Waldschlösschenbrücke on 26 August 2013 the only Elbe crossing in Dresden east of the city centre up to the neighboring town of Pirna.

This postcard came from Gabriele (27 January 2015) Postcrossing.