Current Bridges
In the table, "length" refers to the distance between abutments. The height is measured from the pavement to the mean water level.
Image | Name and description | Opened | Length | Height | Span | Location | |
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Untertorbrücke: Built in wood 1256, rebuilt in stone 1489. The city's only Aar bridge up until 1834. | 1256 / 1489 | 52.5 m (172 ft) | 8 m (26 ft) | 15 m (49 ft), also twice 14 m (46 ft) | 46°56′57″N 7°27′30″E / 46.9493°N 7.4584°E / 46.9493; 7.4584 (Untertorbrücke) | 6 | |
Neubrügg ("new bridge"): First built in 1466 to replace a ferry, rebuilt in 1535. Covered bridge on sandstone pillars, oldest wooden bridge in the Canton. | 1466 / 1535 | 91 m (299 ft) | 6 m (20 ft) | 21 m (69 ft) to 16 m (52 ft), 5 spans | 46°58′26″N 7°25′41″E / 46.9738°N 7.4281°E / 46.9738; 7.4281 (Neubrügg) | 17 | |
Altenbergsteg: Footbridge built to connect the city to the Altenberg residential area. Built in wood in 1834 to replace an 1823 ferry, rebuilt in iron 1857. | 1834 / 1857 | 57 m (187 ft) | 5 m (16 ft) | 57 m (187 ft) | 46°57′01″N 7°26′55″E / 46.9502°N 7.4485°E / 46.9502; 7.4485 (Altenbergsteg) | 7 | |
Nydeggbrücke: First high level bridge, sheathed in sandstone. Its main arch is the widest stone arch in continental Europe. Built by a consortium of conservative burghers and financed through usage fees. | 1840 | 148 m (486 ft) | 23 m (75 ft) | 46 m (151 ft) (main arch), 17 m (56 ft) (side arches) | 46°56′55″N 7°27′30″E / 46.9485°N 7.4584°E / 46.9485; 7.4584 (Nydeggbrücke) | 5 | |
Tiefenaubrücke: High level stone bridge built by the liberal government in reaction to the Nydeggbrücke. Original design marred by 1977 broadening. Parallel railway bridge opened 1965. | 1850 | 92 m (302 ft) | 31 m (102 ft) | 25 m (82 ft), thrice | 46°58′37″N 7°27′24″E / 46.9770°N 7.4568°E / 46.9770; 7.4568 (Tiefenaubrücke) | 14 | |
Dalmazibrücke: Riverbank-level bridge in the Marzili neighbourhood, originally built as an iron bridge in 1872; demolished and rebuilt in prestressed concrete in 1958. | 1872 / 1958 | 63 m (207 ft) | 4 m (13 ft) | 20 m (66 ft), thrice | 46°56′40″N 7°26′45″E / 46.9445°N 7.4458°E / 46.9445; 7.4458 (Dalmazibrücke) | 3 | |
Kirchenfeldbrücke: First iron high level bridge, inspired by contemporary English designs. Built to develop the Kirchenfeld neighbourhood. | 1883 | 229 m (751 ft) | 39 m (128 ft) | 86 m (282 ft), twice | 46°56′45″N 7°26′55″E / 46.9459°N 7.4485°E / 46.9459; 7.4485 (Kirchenfeldbrücke) | 4 | |
Kornhausbrücke: High level bridge of stone and iron intended to develop the Lorraine neighbourhood. | 1898 | 355 m (1,165 ft) | 48 m (157 ft) | 115 m (377 ft) and five times 36 m (118 ft) | 46°57′02″N 7°26′55″E / 46.9506°N 7.4485°E / 46.9506; 7.4485 (Kornhausbrücke) | 8 | |
Schönausteg: Iron footbridge in the style of the Altenbergsteg, near the Dählhölzli zoo. | 1906 | 54 m (177 ft) | 4 m (13 ft) | 54 m (177 ft) | 46°56′04″N 7°26′46″E / 46.9344°N 7.4460°E / 46.9344; 7.4460 (Schönausteg) | 1 | |
Halenbrücke: High level concrete bridge, only lightly reinforced, leading to Kirchlindach. | 1913 | 234 m (768 ft) | 38 m (125 ft) | 87 m (285 ft) and four times 21 m (69 ft) | 46°57′02″N 7°26′55″E / 46.9506°N 7.4485°E / 46.9506; 7.4485 (Halenbrücke) | 18 | |
Seftausteg: Iron footbridge at the Felsenau power plant. | 1921 | 53 m (174 ft) | 5 m (16 ft) | 53 m (174 ft) | 46°58′10″N 7°26′20″E / 46.9694°N 7.4389°E / 46.9694; 7.4389 (Seftausteg) | 16 | |
Felsenaubrücke: First built by the army as a wooden bridge in 1929, rebuilt as a solid-web girder bridge made of packed concrete in 1949. Not to be confused with the later Felsenauviadukt. | 1928 / 1949 | 63 m (207 ft) | 8 m (26 ft) | 16 m (52 ft), thrice | 46°58′34″N 7°26′26″E / 46.9760°N 7.4405°E / 46.9760; 7.4405 (Felsenaubrücke) | 15 | |
Lorrainebrücke: First reinforced concrete high level bridge, built in the then-popular Heimatstil to resemble the older stone bridges. | 1930 | 178 m (584 ft) | 38 m (125 ft) | 82 m (269 ft) | 46°57′10″N 7°26′36″E / 46.9529°N 7.4433°E / 46.9529; 7.4433 (Lorrainebrücke) | 9 | |
Lorraine railway viaduct or Lorraineviadukt: Built in concrete by the Federal Railways to replace the aging Rote Brücke. It was the longest four-track railway viaduct in Europe at the time of construction. | 1941 | 1,093 m (3,586 ft) | 43 m (141 ft) | 150 m (490 ft) | 46°57′14″N 7°26′31″E / 46.9540°N 7.4419°E / 46.9540; 7.4419 (Railway viaduct) | 10 | |
Monbijoubrücke: Designed as a high-traffic four-lane automobile bridge at a peak of general automobile enthusiasm; executed in prestressed concrete. | 1962 | 338 m (1,109 ft) | 22 m (72 ft) | 86 m (282 ft) twice and 81 m (266 ft) twice | 46°56′24″N 7°26′41″E / 46.9400°N 7.4447°E / 46.9400; 7.4447 (Monbijoubrücke) | 2 | |
Tiefenaubrücke (RBS): High level bridge in prestressed concrete built alongside the Tiefenaubrücke for the RBS railway. | 1965 | 200 m (660 ft) | 30 m (98 ft) | 97 m (318 ft) | 46°58′37″N 7°27′26″E / 46.9770°N 7.4571°E / 46.9770; 7.4571 (Tiefenaubrücke (RBS)) | 13 | |
Felsenauviadukt: Longest viaduct of the A1 highway and the world's first single-cell box girder bridge built with the cantilever method, a pioneer work in prestressed concrete construction. Design by Christian Menn. | 1975 | 1,116 m (3,661 ft) | 63 m (207 ft) | 156 m (512 ft) twice, 48 m (157 ft) twice | 46°58′09″N 7°26′52″E / 46.9693°N 7.4477°E / 46.9693; 7.4477 (Felsenauviadukt) | 12 | |
Stauwehr Engehalde: Steel walkway across the Engehalde weir. | 1998 | 61 m (200 ft) | — | — | 46°57′56″N 7°26′42″E / 46.9655°N 7.4449°E / 46.9655; 7.4449 (Stauwehr Engehalde) | 11 |
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