Vienna's Salztorbrücke will close to all motorized individual traffic starting Tuesday, November 10, 2026. The city cited safety concerns for the 1961 structure, which connects the Innere Stadt and Leopoldstadt districts and serves 12,000 vehicles daily.
The ban affects cars, trucks, and motorcycles, though pedestrians, cyclists, and the 2A Citybus may still cross. Drivers heading to the 1st district must use Roßauer Brücke, while those going to the 2nd district are diverted to Augartenbrücke or Marienbrücke.
The bridge, sharing a design with Dresden's Carolabrücke, is monitored by sensors until its 2028 demolition. The ÖAMTC has criticized the short-term closure, demanding that the City of Vienna release all measurement data used to justify the driving ban.