Glienicke Bridge
Glienicker Brücke
Steel bridge over the Havel connecting Berlin and Potsdam, where the US and Soviet Union exchanged spies three times during the Cold War.
Glienicke Bridge is a green steel truss bridge between the Wannsee area of Berlin and Potsdam. During the Cold War it sat exactly on the dividing line between East and West, and the East German side was closed to the public. In 1962, American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers was exchanged for Soviet spy Rudolf Abel on the bridge. Two more exchanges took place in 1985 and 1986, which is why it is known as the 'Bridge of Spies.' Steven Spielberg's film Bridge of Spies was shot here. Today you can walk across it. Information plaques stand at the bridgehead, and nearby are the UNESCO-listed Glienicke Palace and its park. Take the S-Bahn to Wannsee and transfer to bus 316, or take tram 93 directly from Potsdam. You can also visit Sanssouci along the way.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Cecilienhof Palace
- Sanssouci Palace, Potsdam
- House of the Wannsee Conference
- Großer Wannsee
- Spandau Citadel
- Botanic Garden Berlin
- Charlottenburg Palace
- Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church