Stühlinger Brücke

Tram bridge over the railway tracks by Freiburg Hauptbahnhof, Freiburg.

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Trams in Freiburg im Breisgau - WikipediaWikipediasubjectThe steepest section of Freiburg’s tram network.

Trams in Freiburg im Breisgau - Wikipedia — Wikipedia (2026)

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The Stühlinger Bridge (“Stadtbahnbrücke”) is the steepest section of Freiburg’s tramway network. For this reason, the GT8s were equipped with all-wheel drive.

  • Role: subject
  • In the article: The article singles out the Stühlinger Bridge, the light-rail bridge over the rail lines, as the steepest stretch of the network; the GT8 trams were given all-wheel drive for it.
  • Why it matters: A small engineering fact tied to a landmark crossing.