The Elbe bridge in Bad Schandau can be used by buses and trucks again from Wednesday. The permissible vehicle load will be raised from 7.5 to 30 tons, the Ministry of Infrastructure announced. The load test that has been running since April has shown that the load-bearing capacity of the bridge is sufficient for this.
50 meter distance required
However, vehicles must keep a distance of 50 meters from each other. This is to ensure that the loads of several heavy trucks or buses do not overlap and put too much strain on individual bridge spans. This requirement is purely a precautionary measure.
