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Göltzsch Viaduct View of the Göltzsch Viaduct, the largest brick-built bridge in the world, and for a time the tallest railway bridge in the world. It spans the valley of the Göltzsch River between Mylau and Netzschkau, around 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) west of Reichenbach im Vogtland. Photo taken Sunday 23 November 2014. Photo: Steffen Mokosch (Steffen.Mokosch@web.de)

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Göltzsch Viaduct Central arches of the Göltzsch Viaduct. They are spanning 30.9 metres (101 ft). When the bridge was completed and inaugurated on 15 July 1851, it was world's tallest railway bridge. Today, it still holds the record for largest brick bridge in the world. Photo taken Sunday 23 November 2014. Photo: Steffen Mokosch (Steffen.Mokosch@web.de)

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Göltzsch Viaduct View to the bridge from the Mylau side. From mid-2010 to early 2012, only one track could be used at one time for rail transport, due to the electrification of the track between Reichenbach im Vogtland and Hof. The top of the bridge was replaced by reinforced concrete, which supports the 22 masts that carry the overhead lines. Photo taken Sunday 23 November 2014. Photo: Steffen Mokosch (Steffen.Mokosch@web.de)

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Blick auf das Göltzschtalviaduktbei Plauen in Sachsen, das nur aus Ziegelsteinen gemauert ist. Darauf fährt ein unbekannter Zug. Scan by Holger Rettig (c) by WAS-IST-WAS Verlag