Where was Bridge of Spies filmed

Locations

• Astoria Park

  In movie

  Scene where Rudolph Abel paints at Astoria Park. The secret information is hidden under the bench he's sitting on.

  Real

  Astoria Park on the map

  Scene was shot in Astoria Park, which is located on the East River in New York City.

  New York

• Berlin Tempelhof Airport

  In movie

  Scene where James Donovan arrives at the airport in Berlin

  Real

  Berlin Tempelhof Airport on the map

  Scene was shot Berlin Tempelhof Airport was one of the first airports in Berlin, Germany. Situated in the south-central Berlin borough of Tempelhof-Schöneberg. The airport closed in 2008 and is now a park, was used by the crew for several scenes. “There were the most incredible neon signs in front of it, and we just had to get that,” says Stockhausen. “We even used it as a stage. It had this wonderful gigantic hangar, and we used it as a stage to do our spy plane cockpits.”

  Berlin

• Donovan's Office (42 West 44th Street and 5th Avenue, Manhattan) (ANCHOR_PHRASE: 42 West 44th Street)

  In movie

  Scene where office-related material tied to Donovan is filmed around this Midtown corner to convey a credible professional base of operations, using the recognizable Fifth Avenue corridor and adjacent side-street perspective to sell the routines and pressures of a working attorney.

  Real

  Donovan's Office (42 West 44th Street and 5th Avenue, Manhattan) (ANCHOR_PHRASE: 42 West 44th Street) on the map

  Scene was shot West 44th Street at Fifth Avenue is in Midtown Manhattan near Bryant Park and major office towers, an area strongly associated with corporate and professional life. The surrounding blocks combine landmark avenues, dense foot traffic, and classic Midtown façades that communicate a believable business setting.

• Glienicke Bridge

  In movie

  Scene where The exchange of spies takes place on the Glienicke Bridge.

  Real

  Glienicke Bridge on the map

  Scene was shot on the Glynicke Bridge, which spans Lake Tiefer in the northeastern part of the city of Potsdam.

  Berlin

• Miernicza street

  In movie

  Scene where James B. Donovan travels with his friend through the streets of the demolished Berlin.

  Real

  Miernicza street on the map

  Scene was shot Miernicza Street, formerly Lützowstraße (Ludwig Adolf Wilhelm von Lützow), is a street in Wrocław, Poland. The Polish name is related to surveying. Many films were filmed there including Bridge of Spies, A Woman in Berlin, Avalon, Aimée & Jaguar and Character.

  Wroclaw

• New York County Supreme Court (60 Centre Street and Worth Street, Manhattan) (ANCHOR_PHRASE: 60 Centre Street)

  In movie

  Scene where key legal-world moments are filmed using this courthouse location to anchor the story in real New York judicial infrastructure, emphasizing procedural gravity through the building’s authoritative exterior and the immediately recognizable civic setting around Centre and Worth.

  Real

  New York County Supreme Court (60 Centre Street and Worth Street, Manhattan) (ANCHOR_PHRASE: 60 Centre Street) on the map

  Scene was shot The New York County Supreme Court at 60 Centre Street is a major civic courthouse building in Lower Manhattan near Worth Street, associated with high-profile legal proceedings and strong institutional architecture. Its formal entrances and surrounding government district make it a natural stand-in for serious courtroom-related storytelling.

• New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division

  In movie

  Scene where James Donovan wants to stop a taxi but it ignores him. He then notices the man on the other side of the street who starts to follow him.

  Real

  New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division on the map

  Scene was shot in Brooklyn, New York, on Monroe Place.

  New York

• Ptasia

  In movie

  Scene where Frederic goes through an existing break in the wall to meet his friend in East Berlin.

  Real

  Ptasia on the map

  Scene was shot Bridge of Spies was shot in Wroclaw in November 2014. Kurkowa, Ptasia and Mennicza streets played Berlin from the Cold War period.

  Wroclaw

• Rudolf's Apartment (14-35 26th Avenue and 18th Street, Queens) (ANCHOR_PHRASE: 14-35 26th Avenue)

  In movie

  Scene where the apartment-connected material for Rudolf Abel is supported by this Astoria address and corner, using the ordinary residential surroundings to stress how espionage is embedded in normal city life, with entrances, sidewalks, and street angles doing much of the storytelling work.

  Real

  Rudolf's Apartment (14-35 26th Avenue and 18th Street, Queens) (ANCHOR_PHRASE: 14-35 26th Avenue) on the map

  Scene was shot 14-35 26th Avenue sits in Astoria, Queens near the intersection with 18th Street, within a residential grid of low- to mid-rise buildings typical of the neighborhood. The area reads as lived-in and practical, with regular storefronts and stoops that help sell an everyday apartment setting rather than a stylized set.

• Rudolf's Workshop (ANCHOR_PHRASE: 135 Plymouth Street)

  In movie

  Scene where the workshop setting tied to Rudolf Abel is staged on this DUMBO block, using the industrial architecture and narrow streetscape to suggest a discreet, lived-in work environment away from the main avenues and with a distinctly old New York look.

  Real

  Rudolf's Workshop (ANCHOR_PHRASE: 135 Plymouth Street) on the map

  Scene was shot 135 Plymouth Street sits in DUMBO, Brooklyn, among converted industrial buildings, cobblestone streets, and former warehouses now used by studios and offices. The nearby Anchorage Place is a short lane connecting the waterfront-adjacent blocks, making this area popular for location work thanks to its textured façades and controlled side streets.