Europa Bridge

Europa Bridge

Europabrücke
Europa Bridge; Europabrücke
Coordinates	47°12′08″N 11°24′07″E / 47.202222°N 11.401944°E
Carries	6 lanes of European route E45
Crosses	Sill River
Locale	Innsbruck, Tyrol (state), Austria
Other name(s)	Bridge of Europe
Characteristics
Design	Box Girder
Material	Steel (truss) and concrete (pillar)
Height	190 metres (620 ft)
Longest span	198 metres (650 ft)
History
Construction start	1959
Construction end	1963
Inaugurated	17 November 1963
Location

The Europa Bridge or Bridge of Europe (Europabrücke) is a 777-metre-long (2,549 ft) 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.

The longest span between pillars is 198 metres (650 ft).^[1]

It hosts a 192-meter Bungee Jump, the fifth highest in the world.^[2]

Record

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.^[3]