Eiserner Steg

The Eiserner Steg is a pedestrian bridge in Frankfurt that crosses the Main and connects the city centre with Sachsenhausen. Its wrought-iron design reflects Frankfurt’s industrial age. A later cantilever structure uses riveted steel trusses and frames views towards the Frankfurt skyline and Museumsufer. Steel piers support the bridge above the river.

A Greek inscription from Homer’s Odyssey spans a banner and evokes travel across a wine-dark sea. The Greek inscription appeared during Frankfurt’s Museumsuferfest event. Frankfurt citizens funded the original bridge, while the later structure followed its destruction during the Second World War. Frankfurt rebuilt the crossing soon after the war, in 1946. A later renovation installed lifts at both entrances, making the bridge accessible for wheelchairs and pushchairs.

Boat landing facilities serve the Altstadt side. Restaurant ships and boat hire occupy the Sachsenhausen side, adding activity beside the river and nearby Museumsufer. The crossing links river views with a route between central Frankfurt and Sachsenhausen.