Oberbaumbrucke Bridge can best be described as a double-decker bridge which spans the River Spree between the districts of Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg in Berlin.

The bridge consists of an upper and lower section, where traffic moves along on the lower section while trains pass over the upper sectionThe bridge was constructed over100 years ago made of red brick and crowned by two towers.

The bridge got its name from the tree trunks (baum) that were originally used to close the river off to traffic each night and prevent passage and smuggling. Otto Stahn was responsible for the design of the bridge using north German gothic brick, with unique elements like pointed arches and ornate coats of arms. Both crowned towers are strictly ornamental.

The middle section of the bridge was actually blown up during World War II to stop the Red Army from crossing, but it was repaired after the war. In 1963 the bridge became the property of East Berlin when the Berlin Wall was constructed and was used as a pedestrian crossing for West Berlin residents only.

A new steel middle section was constructed for the bridge when the wall came down in 1989. Today on Oberbaumbrucke Bridge traffics speeds over the lower section and the U-Bahn line to Warschauer Strasse zooms across the upper level.