I slutningen af 1800‑tallet, nær Vestbirk i Midtjylland, byggede entreprenørfirmaet Hoffmann, Hansen & Co. en imponerende stålgitterbro over Gudenåen som en del af jernbanen mellem Horsens og Bryrup. Broen stod færdig i januar 1899, 45,7 meter lang og 13,4 meter over vandet – dengang Nordens højeste jernbanebro.
Men fremskridtet kom hurtigt. Da banen skulle udvides i 1920’erne, blev broen for smal til den nye sporvidde. I stedet for at rive den ned, valgte man en usædvanlig løsning: broen blev pakket ind i en dæmning som en del af anlægget til Vestbirk Vandkraftværk i 1925. I næsten 90 år lå den skjult under jord og grus – glemt, men bevaret.
I 2014 begyndte Horsens Kommune at grave den frem igen i forbindelse med et naturprojekt ved Gudenåen. Til alles overraskelse stod broen i forbløffende god stand, og man besluttede at restaurere den i stedet for at fjerne den. Den 13. december 2014 blev den indviet som “Den Genfundne Bro”, et navn valgt gennem en lokal konkurrence.
Broen er nu et populært udflugtsmål med stier, borde og bænke, hvor man kan nyde udsigten over Gudenåen. Den er blevet et symbol på, hvordan fortidens håndværk og nutidens naturgenopretning kan mødes – et sted hvor historie, teknik og landskab smelter sammen. I 2020 besøgte over 160.000 mennesker stedet
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