▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁Washington ▁( state ) ▁Category : National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁Whit man ▁County , ▁Washington <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁El b br ücken ▁( El be ▁brid ges ) ▁are ▁ ▁several ▁independent ▁bridge ▁structures ▁crossing ▁the ▁river ▁El be ▁in ▁Hamburg , ▁Germany . ▁Within ▁Hamburg , ▁the ▁El be ▁div ides ▁into ▁two ▁main ▁an ab ranch es , ▁the ▁N order el be ▁( N or thern ▁El be ) ▁and ▁the ▁Sü der el be ▁( S ou thern ▁El be ), ▁which , ▁after ▁the ▁Al te ▁Sü der el be ▁( Old ▁Southern ▁El be ) ▁was ▁se aled ▁off , ▁reun ite ▁with ▁the ▁N order el be ▁via ▁the ▁Kö hl brand ▁an ab ranch , ▁by pass ing ▁the ▁El be ▁islands , ▁of ▁which ▁Wil hel ms burg ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁river ▁island ▁on ▁the ▁El be . ▁ ▁In ▁particular , ▁the ▁term ▁refers ▁to ▁several ▁parallel ▁rail road ▁and ▁road ▁brid ges ▁over ▁River ▁El be ▁in ▁central ▁Hamburg , ▁divided ▁into ▁N order el b br ücken ▁( N or thern ▁El be ▁brid ges ) ▁and ▁Sü der el b br ücken ▁( S ou thern ▁El be ▁brid ges ). ▁They ▁emer ged ▁from ▁the ▁first ▁cross ings ▁over ▁River ▁El be , ▁and ▁today , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁low ▁head room , ▁form ▁a ▁bar rier ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁Port ▁of ▁Hamburg ▁which ▁can ' t ▁be ▁passed ▁by ▁sea ▁ships . ▁Today