, ▁especially ▁the ▁N order el b br ücken ▁are ▁considered ▁a ▁land mark ▁of ▁Hamburg . ▁ ▁The ▁Hamburg ▁El b br ücken ▁form , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁Old ▁El be ▁T unnel ▁( 1 9 1 1 , ▁below ▁N order el be ) ▁and ▁the ▁New ▁El be ▁T unnel ▁( 1 9 7 5 , ▁under ▁re - un ited ▁River ▁El be ) ▁the ▁last ▁fixed ▁El be ▁cross ings ▁before ▁the ▁mouth ▁into ▁the ▁North ▁Sea . ▁ ▁The ▁brid ges ▁const itute ▁an ▁important ▁link ▁within ▁the ▁city - state ▁of ▁Hamburg ▁and ▁connect ▁the ▁districts ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁El be , ▁including ▁the ▁inner ▁city ▁of ▁Hamburg ▁with ▁the ▁Wil hel ms burg , ▁the ▁V ed del ▁and ▁the ▁port ▁area ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁with ▁the ▁bor ough ▁of ▁Har burg ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁El be ▁and ▁the ▁region ▁beyond . ▁ ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁El be ▁brid ges ▁have ▁a ▁significant ▁national ▁function ▁as ▁a ▁north - s outh ▁link ▁in ▁European ▁rail ▁traffic ▁and ▁within ▁the ▁cross ings ▁of ▁the ▁federal ▁motor ways ▁( A ▁ 1 , ▁A ▁ 2 5 3 ) ▁and ▁federal ▁high ways ▁( B ▁ 4 ▁/ ▁B ▁ 7 5 ). ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁entire ▁Hamburg ▁city ▁area , ▁all ▁road ▁signs ▁to ▁Neue ▁El b br ücke ▁( New ▁El be ▁Bridge ) ▁and ▁Br ücke ▁des ▁ 1 7 . ▁Juni ▁( B ridge ▁of ▁ 1 7 th ▁June