The Nedlitz North Bridge has a checkered past: Theodor Fontane already crossed the Persius Bridge, inaugurated in 1855, in his "Wanderings through the March of Brandenburg." There, he describes the old Nedlitz ferry, which had to give way to a simple wooden bridge almost 200 years earlier during the reign of the Great Elector Frederick William. King Frederick William IV (1795-1861) commissioned the chief engineer Ludwig Persius (1803-1845) to build a solid stone bridge on this site. It consisted of four round arches and a drawbridge for shipping. Along with the new bridge, Persius, also commissioned by the king, designed the striking residential building at the southern end of the bridge in the style of a Norman castle. The severe damage caused by the Second World War and increasing traffic volumes eventually led to the demolition and subsequent reconstruction of the bridge. In 2003, the 52-meter-long Nedlitz North Bridge was opened to traffic. Today, there are two exits on each side of the bridge, offering views of the charming lake landscape.
Persius Bridge (Nedlitz North Bridge)
