Historic Bridge on the River Erf

Nr. on the small map: 3 (Bürgstadt)

The year 1538 is the first time a bridge across the River Erf was mentioned. On St. Michael’s Day in 1732 (Sep 29th), it was damaged by a devastating flood. In the same year, a boardwalk was timbered and later a massive wooden bridge, which was stone-flagged in 1738. The current stone bridge was planned and built by master builder Christian Wolf of Amorbach in 1753. The statue of John of Nepomuk was renewed in the 1960s.

Next to the bridge there is a wayside shrine to commemorate the victims of the flood known as “Michelswasser”.

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