The Donaukanal is the branch of the Danube which runs past the Inner City of Vienna. It is not the Danube, as tourists may suppose, nor is it blue nor particularly beautiful! It splits from the main Danube at the Brigittaspitz, and rejoins it some 17 km downstream at the Praterspitz. It is crossed by numerous bridges; a list follows, ordered from upstream to downstream.
Name today | Notes |
| Josef-von-Schemmerl-Brücke | (Also called Löwenbrücke) Minor road to Schleusenanlage (Hochwasserschutz), part of the flood-control installations. |
| (two railway bridges) | Connects the Danube bank railway lines and those to Franz-Josef-Bahnhof & goods yard. Schnellbahn S 45 runs on the second bridge’s lower deck. |
| Nameless road bridge | Access ramp from the B277 (Nordbrücke, over the Danube) to the B14 towards Klosterneuburg |
| Nameless road bridge | Access ramp from Handelskai to Nussdorfer Lände |
| [Nussdorfersteg] | Formerly a footbridge, no longer there. |
| Nameless road bridge | Access ramp from Nussdorfer Brücke (from the B227) to Nussdorfer Lände |
| Nameless road bridge | Access ramp from the B14 from Klosterneuburg to Handelskai |
| Heiligenstädter Brücke | Connects Gunoldstraße to Lorenz-Müller-Gasse – heavily used! |
| Döblingersteg | Footbridge |
| Gürtelbrücke | Joins Döblingergürtel to Adalbert-Stifter-Strasse |
| (rail bridge) | UBahn U6 |
| Friedensbrücke | In 1911 called Brigittenaubrücke |
| Rossauer Steg | Footbridge |
| Roßauerbrücke | Not built in 1911. Now one-way towards Hörlgasse |
| Augartenbrücke | In 1911 called Maria-Theresienbrücke. Now one-way from Hörlgasse. Underneath it is the tunnel where the U2 crosses under the Donaukanal |
| Salztorbrücke | In 1911 called Stefaniebrücke |
| Marienbrücke | Same name in 1911 |
| Schwedenbrücke | In 1911 called Ferdinandsbrücke. Underneath it is the tunnel where the U1 crosses under the Donaukanal. |
| Aspernbrücke | Same name in 1911 |
| Rohrbrücke | "Pipebridge" – carries gas pipes etc. |
| Franzensbrücke | Same name in 1911 |
| (rail bridge) | S-Bahn only |
| Rotundenbrücke | Same name in 1911 |
| [Erdbergersteg] | Formerly a footbridge, no longer there |
| Stadionbrücke | In 1911 called Kaiser-Josefsbrücke |
| Erdbergerbrücke | Autobahn A 23 (Südost-Tangente) |
| Gaswerksteg | Footbridge |
| (rail bridge) | Ostbahnbrücke |
| Ostbahnsteg | Footbridge |
| Schrägseilbrücke | Takes A4 Autobahn over the water |
| Freudenauer-Hafenbrücke | Road to the port |
©APS. Last updated 19 March 2024