Camsdorf Bridge

It was an important crossing over the Saale, which at that time often flooded its banks, and served to connect Jena to the settlements east of the city.

It featured its own chapel, in which a stone or wooden cross stood until 1824 marking the border between the urban area and Camsdorf.

On the southwest pillar of the bridge, a small pavilion was erected containing a statue of the Archangel Michael, patron saint of Jena.

In addition to regular vehicle and pedestrian traffic, the new bridge supported a tram line connecting Jena and Weningenjena.

The rebuilt bridge was destroyed in 1945 by Wehrmacht sappers in an effort to obstruct the eastward progress of Allied armies.