Crosses Sill River Design Box Girder Height 190 m Longest span 198 m Material Steel | Other name(s) Bridge of Europe Construction begin 1959 Opened 17 November 1963 Body of water Sill | |
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Carries 6 lanes of European route E45 Locale Innsbruck, Tyrol (state), Austria Address Brennerautobahn, 6143 Schönberg im Stubaital, Austria Location Innsbruck, Patsch, Schönberg im Stubaital Similar Brenner Pass, Alps, Stubaital, Contra Dam, Bloukrans Bridge | ||
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The Europa Bridge or Bridge of Europe (Europabrücke) is a 777-metre (2,549 ft) long bridge carrying the A13 Brenner Autobahn (and European route E45) over the 657-metre (2,156 ft) Wipp valley just south of Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria. The bridge spans the Sill River, and forms part of the main route across the Alps from western Austria to South Tyrol in Italy. It is also part of the main route between southeastern Germany and northern Italy.
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The longest span between pillars is 198 metres (650 ft). Built between 1959 and 1963 and standing 190 metres (620 ft) high above the ground, it took the title of Europe's highest bridge, surpassing the Gueuroz Bridge in Switzerland. The Italia Viaduct took over this title in 1974.
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