
Eight possibilities where the new saalebrucke could be built had been worked out by the state building authority. But the city councillors mainly chose between two basic variants: a new building on the same site where the bridge stands today (variant 5) and a relocation of the saale crossing flubabwarts next to the current route (variant 7a).
For the preservation of the punishment spoke out reimar gluckler (CBB). Gluckler gave as a reason that variant 5 preserves the visual axis into the weihertorstrabe. He was also able to refer to the opinion of the two city planners petra zeese and hartmut holl. In her letter, which was read out by city architect detlef mohr, zeese spoke of historical path relationships that are important for identity. The special features were optimally staged.