Bietigheim Viaduct

The Bietigheim Viaduct is a famous German railway bridge over the Enz valley at Bietigheim-Bissingen and one of the landmarks of the city. It changed into constructed in 1851-1853 below the direction of Karl Etzel as a part of the Western Railway between Bietigheim and Bruchsal. The Bietigheim Viaduct is a bricked stone creation with two rows of arches. The viaduct is approximately 287 metres long, approximately 33 metres excessive and has 21 arches, which make bigger over the Enz valley.

Six arches were destroyed at the quit of the Second World War; after that an auxiliary bridge, which changed into opened on 1 August 1945 become erected beside it, some foundations of which might be still visible. The damaged columns have been later restored, although one of the arches needed to be completely filled with concrete. Directly beside the Bietigheim Viaduct is the competition place of Bietigheim Bissingen, on which the Bietigheim Horse Market, a beer competition, takes place yearly at the start of September.