Updated for 2026: Hackerbrücke is still one of the classic walking approaches to Oktoberfest, and outside festival season it's a great place to pause for views over Munich's rail lines.
Hackerbrücke, the road-and-pedestrian bridge over Munich's rail tracks, is one of the city's best-known landmarks. During Oktoberfest, it turns into a steady stream of people heading for the festival grounds.
But the bridge is more than a convenient crossing. It is a historic steel structure built by MAN (Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg) in 1890, replacing an earlier bridge from 1870. It stands on stone piers and is made up of six openwork steel arches, each around 8 meters high.
Hackerbrücke was heavily damaged during World War II and remained out of service for several years. Reconstruction began in 1952, and by 1953 the bridge was back in use.
