 The bridge carries two traffic lanes and two pedestrian / cycle routes.Its main function is to reduce pressure on the only other close by Rhine bridge, the Pont de l'Europe/Europabrücke at Strasbourg-Kehl to the north, by connecting the motorway Lauterbourg/Strasbourg-Saint-Louis/Basle from France to the A5 Hamburg/Frankfurt/Basle motorway in Germany.Due to the Schengen Agreement, there are no border controls on the bridge, despite it spanning the French-German border.