A stream, the Freiburg Bächle, runs along the street's northern side between the tramway tracks and the pavement.
In 1770, the Salzstraße was briefly renamed Dauphinenstraße, when Marie Antoinette, the youngest daughter of Empress Maria Theresa and Emperor Francis I of Austria, were staying in town during her bridal procession to the Royal Household of France.
Before she continued her journey to Schuttern Abbey[1] on May 6, Marie Antoinette stayed in the Kageneck house for two nights.
The city archives are located at Salzstraße 18 in a building that dates back to the 16th century and was built by councillor Hans Graf.
Before the city center was destroyed by bombing in November 1944, the guest house Großer Meyerhof extended from Grünwälderstraße to Salzstraße.
Another historical building is located opposite Sickingen Palace: The former Commandry of the Teutonic Order is used today by the Department of Justice, housing civil divisions of the Higher Regional Court of Karlsruhe, and the chambers of the District Court of Freiburg.
This Baroque-style building was designed by Franz Anton Bagnato, who worked mainly for the Teutonic Order (Deutscher Orden), and erected between 1768 and 1773.
von Kageneck,[5] president of the Court Chamber of Austria, destroyed in 1944, and rebuilt in 1952 in a historicised design.
At Oberlinden square, located between Salzstraße and Schwabentor, lies the house Zum roten Bären, which is one of the oldest taverns in Germany.
The Freiburger Verkehrs AG service centre is located opposite the tram stop on line 1 towards Littenweiler.