Heigenbrücken lies in the Bavarian Lower Main (Bayerischer Untermain) in the middle of the Spessart (range).

According to official statistics, there were 20 workers on the social welfare contribution rolls working in agriculture and forestry in 1998.

The Schwarzkopftunnel, which at the building of the Ludwig-Westbahn (railway) was said to be a special technical achievement, and which is the community's landmark, was included as a charge in the arms.

The old Heigenbrücken railway station lies just east of the top-most tunnel, the Schwarzkopftunnel (built in 1854), which also appears in the community's arms.

Just before the tunnel portal, the helper locomotive left the goods train, which by then had covered the steepest gradient and continued on its way southeastwards.

In June 2017, after four years of construction and at a cost of approximately €450 million, the track between Laufach and Heigenbrücken was moved and four new tunnels replaced the Schwarzkopftunnel.

This realignment of the route necessitated the construction of a new stop for Heigenbrücken, replacing the old station to the west of the town center.

The new stop, called Haltepunkt Heigenbrücken, is located to the east of the town center, consisting of a two-track island platform, adjacent to the eastern portals of the Falkenbergtunnel.

It features a number of improvements, including higher platforms, LED lighting, a passageway under track one, a wheelchair/stroller accessible ramp and more.