Norderelbbrücke in Hamburg: full closure and steep diversions for the weekend!

The Norderelbbrücke on the A1 in Hamburg is completely closed at 5 a.m. due to its dilapidated state until Monday morning, March 17, 2025. This affects the section between the Norderelbilien triangle and the Hamburg-Billstedt junction. The closure begins on Friday, March 14th, at 10:00 p.m., and is part of measures that should guarantee the safety of the bridge, such as ndr reported .

driver in the direction of travel south is recommended to use the Hamburg-Billstedt departure and drive to the A1 via the B5, B75 and the A255. In the direction of travel north, road users should take the departure in the Norderelbe motorway triangle and drive via the A255, B75 and B5 to the Billstedt junction. For the transformers from the B75 (Wilhelmsburger Reichstrasse) to Lübeck and from the A25 (destination Bremen), diversions are also set up.

new traffic management and construction work

After the full closure, the lanes are narrowed on the Norderelbbrücke and shifted to the middle of the bridge. An overtaking ban for trucks and a minimum distance requirement of 50 meters is introduced. These measures are intended to help relieve the bridge until the planned renewal in 2029 or 2030. The bridge, which dates from 1963, is finally to be replaced by a new building; The work for this is planned for 2026, but the building law is still pending. Stantic recommends protecting the bridge to ensure its preservation until completion.

Currently around 136,000 vehicles use the Norderelbbrücke every day, 21% of them truck. In the last main examination in the summer of 2024, the bridge received a grade 3.5 (insufficient), which underlines the urgency of the measures taken, such as 24hamburg reported .