List of bridges in Switzerland

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This is a list of bridges and viaducts in Switzerland, including those for pedestrians and vehicular traffic.

Historical and architectural interest bridges[edit]

Name Distinction Length Type Carries
Crosses
Opened Location Canton Ref.
1 Kapellbrücke Oldest wooden covered bridge in Europe
Cultural properties of national significance (A)
204 m (669 ft) Covered bridge
Wood
Footbridge
Reuss
1333 Lucerne
47°03′05.5″N 8°18′26.7″E / 47.051528°N 8.307417°E / 47.051528; 8.307417 (Kapellbrücke)
Lucerne [A 1]
[S 1]
[T 1]
2 Spreuer Bridge Cultural properties of national significance (A) 81 m (266 ft) Covered bridge
Wood
Footbridge
Reuss
1408 Lucerne
47°03′06.9″N 8°18′06.2″E / 47.051917°N 8.301722°E / 47.051917; 8.301722 (Spreuer Bridge)
Lucerne [A 1]
[S 2]
[T 2]
3 Untertorbrücke 52 m (171 ft) Masonry
3 arches
Road bridge
Aare
1489 Bern
46°56′57.8″N 7°27′30.4″E / 46.949389°N 7.458444°E / 46.949389; 7.458444 (Untertorbrücke)
Bern [S 3]
4 Neubrügg Cultural properties of national significance (A) 92 m (302 ft) Covered bridge
Wood
Road bridge
Aare
1535 BernBremgarten bei Bern
46°58′25.6″N 7°25′41.3″E / 46.973778°N 7.428139°E / 46.973778; 7.428139 (Neubrügg)
Bern [A 2]
[S 4]
[T 3]
5 Bremgarten Bridge over the Reuss [de] Covered bridge
Wood
Footbridge
Reuss
1549 Bremgarten
47°21′0.9″N 8°20′25.3″E / 47.350250°N 8.340361°E / 47.350250; 8.340361 (Bremgarten Bridge over the Reuss)
Aargau [S 5]
[T 4]
6 Aarberg Wooden Bridge [fr] Cultural properties of national significance (A) Covered bridge
Wood
Road bridge
Aare
1567 Aarberg
47°02′37.1″N 7°16′27.7″E / 47.043639°N 7.274361°E / 47.043639; 7.274361 (Aarberg Wooden Bridge)
Bern [A 2]
[T 5]
7 First Schöllenen Devil's Bridge [fr]
collapse in 1888
Devil's Bridge Masonry
1 arch
1595 Andermatt
46°38′50.7″N 8°35′25.6″E / 46.647417°N 8.590444°E / 46.647417; 8.590444 (First Schöllenen Devil's Bridge)
Uri [1]
[2]
[3]
8 Bern Bridge [fr] Cultural properties of national significance (A) 40 m (130 ft) Covered bridge
Wood
Road bridge
Saane/Sarine
1653 Fribourg
46°48′15.4″N 7°10′08.3″E / 46.804278°N 7.168972°E / 46.804278; 7.168972 (Bern Bridge)
Fribourg [A 3]
[S 6]
[T 6]
9 Ponte dei Salti [de] Cultural properties of national significance (B) Masonry
2 arches
Footbridge
Verzasca
17th century Lavertezzo
46°15′11.4″N 8°50′34.2″E / 46.253167°N 8.842833°E / 46.253167; 8.842833 (Ponte dei Salti)
Ticino [A 4]
[S 7]
10 Holzbrücke Bad Säckingen Cultural properties of national significance (A) 204 m (669 ft) Covered bridge
Wood
Footbridge
Rhine
1700 SteinBad Säckingen
47°33′05.1″N 7°57′05.3″E / 47.551417°N 7.951472°E / 47.551417; 7.951472 (Holzbrücke Bad Säckingen)
Aargau
 Germany
[A 5]
[S 8]
[T 7]
11 Rothenburg Bridge [de] Cultural properties of national significance (A) 45 m (148 ft) Covered bridge
Wood
Footbridge
Hellbühler Rotbach
1717 Rothenburg
47°05′35.9″N 8°16′28.1″E / 47.093306°N 8.274472°E / 47.093306; 8.274472 (Rothenburger Bridge)
Lucerne [A 1]
[T 8]
12 Olten Old Bridge [fr] Cultural properties of national significance (A) Covered bridge
Wood
Footbridge
Aare
1803 Olten
47°20′58.3″N 7°54′18.5″E / 47.349528°N 7.905139°E / 47.349528; 7.905139 (Olten Old Bridge)
Solothurn [A 6]
[S 9]
[T 9]
13 Rheinbrücke Rheinau–Altenburg [de] Cultural properties of national significance (B) 80 m (260 ft) Covered bridge
Wood
Road bridge
Rhine
1806 RheinauJestetten
47°38′51.5″N 8°36′10.3″E / 47.647639°N 8.602861°E / 47.647639; 8.602861 (Rheinbrücke Rheinau–Altenburg)
Zürich
 Germany
[A 7]
[S 10]
[T 10]
14 Baden Wooden Bridge [de] 39 m (128 ft) Covered bridge
Wood
Footbridge
Limmat
1810 Baden
47°28′21.6″N 8°18′38.5″E / 47.472667°N 8.310694°E / 47.472667; 8.310694 (Baden Wooden Bridge)
Aargau [T 11]
15 Second Schöllenen Devil's Bridge [fr] Devil's Bridge Masonry
1 arch
1830 Andermatt
46°38′50.6″N 8°35′25.2″E / 46.647389°N 8.590333°E / 46.647389; 8.590333 (Second Schöllenen Devil's Bridge)
Uri [2]
[3]
16 Old Hundwil Bridge [de]
demolished in 1928
90 m (300 ft) Covered bridge
Wood
Road bridge
Urnäsch
1839 Hundwil
47°21′40.7″N 9°18′06.1″E / 47.361306°N 9.301694°E / 47.361306; 9.301694 (Old Hundwil Bridge)
Appenzell Ausserrhoden [T 12]
17 Rueun Bridge [de] Span : 43 m (141 ft) 44 m (144 ft) Covered bridge
Wood
Road bridge
Vorderrhein
1840 Rueun
46°46′26.6″N 9°08′49.4″E / 46.774056°N 9.147056°E / 46.774056; 9.147056 (Rueun Bridge)
Grisons [T 13]
18 Nydeggbrücke Span : 46 m (151 ft)
Cultural properties of national significance (A)
190 m (620 ft) Masonry
3 arches
Road bridge
Aare
1844 Bern
46°56′54.6″N 7°27′30.6″E / 46.948500°N 7.458500°E / 46.948500; 7.458500 (Nydeggbrücke)
Bern [A 2]
[S 11]
19 Russein Bridge [de] Height : 45 m (148 ft)
Span : 56 m (184 ft)
Cultural properties of national significance (A)
61 m (200 ft) Covered bridge
Wood
Footbridge
Russeinerbach
1857 Sumvitg
46°43′18.4″N 8°53′46.0″E / 46.721778°N 8.896111°E / 46.721778; 8.896111 (Russein Bridge)
Grisons [A 8]
[S 12]
[T 14]
20 Le Day Viaduct Height : 59 m (194 ft)
Span : 56 m (184 ft)
119 m (390 ft) Masonry
3 main arches
1869 Vallorbe
46°43′20.4″N 6°23′45.6″E / 46.722333°N 6.396000°E / 46.722333; 6.396000 (Le Day Viaduct)
Vaud [S 13]
21 Wooden bridge, Scuol [Wikidata] Span : 39 m (128 ft)
Cultural properties of national significance (B)
46 m (151 ft) Covered bridge
Wood
Road bridge
Inn
1878 Scuol
46°47′36.7″N 10°17′57.7″E / 46.793528°N 10.299361°E / 46.793528; 10.299361 (Wooden bridge, Scuol)
Grisons [A 8]
[S 14]
[T 15]
22 Kirchenfeldbrücke [de] Cultural properties of national significance (A) 78 m (256 ft) Arch
Steel deck arch
1883 Bern
46°56′44.8″N 7°26′54.9″E / 46.945778°N 7.448583°E / 46.945778; 7.448583 (Kirchenfeldbrücke)
Bern [A 2]
[S 15]
23 Eglisau railway bridge Cultural properties of national significance (B) 457 m (1,499 ft) Truss bridge
Iron
1897 Eglisau
47°34′39.3″N 8°30′37.1″E / 47.577583°N 8.510306°E / 47.577583; 8.510306 (Eglisau railway bridge)
Zürich [A 7]
[S 16]
24 Alte Rheinbrücke Vaduz–Sevelen [de] Switzerland–Liechtenstein border 135 m (443 ft) Covered bridge
Wood
Footbridge
Rhine
1901 SevelenVaduz
47°07′56.9″N 9°30′41.9″E / 47.132472°N 9.511639°E / 47.132472; 9.511639 (Vieux pont de Vaduz-Sevelen)
St. Gallen
 Liechtenstein
[S 17]
[T 16]
25 Zuoz Bridge One of the first bridge by Robert Maillart 23 m (75 ft) Arch
Concrete deck arch
Road bridge
Inn
1901 Zuoz
46°35′49.0″N 9°57′46.0″E / 46.596944°N 9.962778°E / 46.596944; 9.962778 (Innbrücke Zuoz)
Grisons [S 18]
26 Solis Viaduct Height : 85 m (279 ft)
Span : 42 m (138 ft)
Albula Railway
World Heritage Site
Cultural properties of national significance (B)
164 m (538 ft) Masonry
1 main arch
Albula Railway
Albula
1902 ThusisTiefencastel
46°40′45.1″N 9°31′48.6″E / 46.679194°N 9.530167°E / 46.679194; 9.530167 (Solis Viaduct)
Grisons [A 8]
[S 19]
[4]
27 Landwasser Viaduct Height : 65 m (213 ft)
Albula Railway
World Heritage Site
Cultural properties of national significance (A)
136 m (446 ft) Masonry
6 arches
Albula Railway
Landwasser
1903 Filisur
46°40′50.9″N 9°40′34.7″E / 46.680806°N 9.676306°E / 46.680806; 9.676306 (Landwasser Viaduct)
Grisons [A 8]
[S 20]
[4]
28 Middle Bridge, Basel Oldest still standing bridge location across the Rhine 192 m (630 ft) Masonry
6 arches
Road bridge
Rhine
1905 Basel
47°33′36.5″N 7°35′22.9″E / 47.560139°N 7.589694°E / 47.560139; 7.589694 (Middle Bridge, Basel)
Basel-Stadt [S 21]
[5]
[6]
29 Gmündertobel Bridge [de] Span : 79 m (259 ft)
Cultural properties of national significance (A)
173 m (568 ft) Arch
Concrete deck arch
Road bridge
Sitter
1908 SteinTeufen
47°23′16.2″N 9°20′53.4″E / 47.387833°N 9.348167°E / 47.387833; 9.348167 (Gmündertobel Bridge)
Appenzell Ausserrhoden [S 22]
[7]
[8]
30 Brusio spiral viaduct Bernina Railway
World Heritage Site
Cultural properties of national significance (B)
110 m (360 ft) Masonry
9 arches
Bernina Railway
1908 Brusio
46°15′13.2″N 10°07′41.0″E / 46.253667°N 10.128056°E / 46.253667; 10.128056 (Brusio spiral viaduct)
Grisons [A 8]
[S 23]
[4]
31 Wiesen Viaduct Height : 88 m (289 ft)
Span : 55 m (180 ft)
Cultural properties of national significance (B)
210 m (690 ft) Masonry
1 main arch
Davos–Filisur railway
Landwasser
1909 Davos Wiesen
46°41′39.9″N 9°42′46.3″E / 46.694417°N 9.712861°E / 46.694417; 9.712861 (Wiesen Viaduct)
Grisons [A 8]
[S 24]
32 Bietschtal Bridge [de] 110 m (360 ft) Truss bridge
Steel
V-shaped legs
1913 Raron
46°19′23.1″N 7°48′49.6″E / 46.323083°N 7.813778°E / 46.323083; 7.813778 (Bietschtal Bridge)
Valais [S 25]
33 Salginatobel Bridge Longest three-hinged arch bridge when inaugurated
Designed Robert Maillart
Span : 90 m (300 ft)
Cultural properties of national significance (A)
132 m (433 ft) Arch
Concrete deck arch
Road bridge
Salgina Ravine
1924 Schiers
46°58′54.3″N 9°43′05.5″E / 46.981750°N 9.718194°E / 46.981750; 9.718194 (Salginatobel Bridge)
Grisons [A 8]
[S 26]
[9]
[10]
34 Rossgraben Bridge [Wikidata] Designed Robert Maillart
Span : 82 m (269 ft)
Cultural properties of national significance (A)
Arch
Concrete deck arch
Road bridge
Rossgraben
1932 Schwarzenburg
46°49′39.9″N 7°23′53.6″E / 46.827750°N 7.398222°E / 46.827750; 7.398222 (Rossgraben Bridge)
Bern [A 2]
[S 27]
35 Schwandbach Bridge Designed Robert Maillart
Thickness of the arch : 20 cm (0.66 ft)
Span : 37 m (121 ft)
Cultural properties of national significance (A)
Arch
Concrete deck arch
Road bridge
Schwandbach
1933 Schwarzenburg
46°49′45.6″N 7°24′08.6″E / 46.829333°N 7.402389°E / 46.829333; 7.402389 (Schwandbach Bridge)
Bern [A 2]
[S 28]
36 Vessy Bridge [de] Designed Robert Maillart
Cultural properties of national significance (A)
Arch
Concrete deck arch
Road bridge
Arve
1937 GenevaVeyrier
46°10′51.9″N 6°9′35.5″E / 46.181083°N 6.159861°E / 46.181083; 6.159861 (Vessy Bridge)
Geneva [A 9]
[S 29]
37 Third Schöllenen Devil's Bridge [fr] Devil's Bridge
Span : 66 m (217 ft)
Masonry
1 arch
1956 Andermatt
46°38′50.7″N 8°35′27″E / 46.647417°N 8.59083°E / 46.647417; 8.59083 (Third Schöllenen Devil's Bridge)
Uri [2]
[3]
[11]


Major road and railway bridges[edit]

The longest viaduct in Switzerland is the Yverdon Viaduct [de], built in 1984 on the A5 motorway with a total length of 3,155 metres (10,351 ft).[S 30][12] The Letzigraben Bridge [de], near Zürich Hauptbahnhof, is the longest railway viaduct in the country measuring 1,156 metres (3,793 ft).[S 31][13]

The Grimselsee Bridge is part of the "KWO plus" project which consists to raise by 23 metres (75 ft) the water level of the Grimsel Lake, to increase the power capacity of the two Spittellamm and Seeuferegg damns. The part of the road between Guttannen and Obergoms flooded by the project will be span by a 346 metres (1,135 ft) cable-stayed bridge, to restore the continuity across the lake.[14][15]

In 2021 a competition was organized to choose the project for the Plessur river valley crossing near Chur in the Grisons canton, in order to relieve the road traffic of the city center.[16] Among a total of 41 projects submitted, the winner is called "un solo arco" (only one arch), it proposes a steel arch with a 340 metres (1,120 ft) main span, more than 100 metres (330 ft) above the river.[17] This bridge will be named the St. Luzi Bridge [de].

This table presents the structures with spans greater than 100 meters (non-exhaustive list).

Name Span Length Type Carries
Crosses
Opened Location Canton Ref.
1 Great Suspension Bridge [fr]
demolished in 1923
265 m (869 ft) 246 Suspension
Iron deck, masonry pylons
Road bridge
Saane/Sarine
1834 Fribourg
46°48′23.8″N 7°10′0.7″E / 46.806611°N 7.166861°E / 46.806611; 7.166861 (Great Suspension Bridge)
Fribourg [S 32]
[18]
[19]
2 Tamina Bridge [de] 259 m (850 ft) 475 m (1,558 ft) Arch
Asymmetrical concrete deck arch
Road bridge
Valenserstrasse
Tamina
2017 Pfäfers
46°59′23.5″N 9°29′21.0″E / 46.989861°N 9.489167°E / 46.989861; 9.489167 (Tamina Bridge)
St. Gallen [Note 1]
[S 33]
[22]
[23]
3 Poya Bridge 196 m (643 ft) 851 m (2,792 ft) Cable-stayed
Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons
54+86+196+86+54

Principal road 12
Saane/Sarine
2014 Fribourg
46°48′46.5″N 7°09′54.5″E / 46.812917°N 7.165139°E / 46.812917; 7.165139 (Poya Bridge)
Fribourg [S 34]
[24]
4 Ganter Bridge 174 m (571 ft) 678 m (2,224 ft) Extradosed
Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylons and cable-stays
50+127+174+127+80+50

Principal road 9
European route E62
Ganter Valley
1980 Naters
46°17′48.6″N 8°03′00.9″E / 46.296833°N 8.050250°E / 46.296833; 8.050250 (Ganter Bridge)
Valais [S 35]
[25]
5 Dala Gorge Bridge [Wikidata] 174 m (571 ft) 209 m (686 ft) Beam bridge
Composite steel/concrete deck
V-shaped legs
Road bridge
Varenstrasse
Dala Gorge
1989 VarenLeuk
46°19′09.2″N 7°37′24.7″E / 46.319222°N 7.623528°E / 46.319222; 7.623528 (Dala Gorge Bridge)
Valais [S 36]
[26]
6 Biaschina-Viadukt [de] 160 m (520 ft) 645 m (2,116 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Twin bridges
140+160+140
1980 Giornico
46°25′15.1″N 8°51′27.2″E / 46.420861°N 8.857556°E / 46.420861; 8.857556 (Biaschina Viaduct)
Ticino [S 37]
[27]
7 Lorraine railway viaduct 150 m (490 ft) 1,092 m (3,583 ft) Arch
Concrete deck arch
1941 Bern
46°57′14.3″N 7°26′30.9″E / 46.953972°N 7.441917°E / 46.953972; 7.441917 (Lorraine railway viaduct)
Bern [S 38]
[28]
8 Mentue Bridge [de] 150 m (490 ft) 571 m (1,873 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Twin bridges
93+135+150+120+70
1999 Yvonand
46°46′36.3″N 6°43′31.4″E / 46.776750°N 6.725389°E / 46.776750; 6.725389 (Mentue Bridge)
Vaud [S 39]
[29]
9 Felsenau Viaduct [de] 144 m (472 ft) 1,116 m (3,661 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
94+144+144+94
1975 Bern
46°58′09.9″N 7°26′52.2″E / 46.969417°N 7.447833°E / 46.969417; 7.447833 (Felsenau Viaduct)
Bern [S 40]
[30]
10 Lutrive Bridge 143 m (469 ft) 395 m (1,296 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Twin bridges
57+129+143+64
1974 Lutry
46°30′56.5″N 6°41′49.9″E / 46.515694°N 6.697194°E / 46.515694; 6.697194 (Lutrive Bridge)
Vaud [31]
11 Riddes Bridge 143 m (469 ft) 253 m (830 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Lateral girder
Twin bridges
55+143+55
1990 RiddesChamoson
46°10′42.7″N 7°13′24.0″E / 46.178528°N 7.223333°E / 46.178528; 7.223333 (Riddes Bridge)
Valais [S 41]
[32]
12 Hundwil Gorge Bridge [de] 143 m (469 ft) 269 m (883 ft) Arch
Concrete deck arch
Road bridge
Hundwilerstrasse
Urnäsch
1992 Hundwil
47°21′42.1″N 9°18′08.4″E / 47.361694°N 9.302333°E / 47.361694; 9.302333 (Hundwil Gorge Bridge)
Appenzell Ausserrhoden [S 42]
[33]
13 Chandoline Bridge [de] 140 m (460 ft) 284 m (932 ft) Cable-stayed
Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylons
72+140+72
1989 Sion
46°13′27.9″N 7°21′54.3″E / 46.224417°N 7.365083°E / 46.224417; 7.365083 (Tamins Bridge over the Rhine)
Valais [S 43]
[34]
14 Sunniberg Bridge 140 m (460 ft) 526 m (1,726 ft) Extradosed
Prestressed concrete deck, 4 concrete pylons
Curved bridge
59+128+140+134+65

Principal road 28
Landquart
1998 Klosters
46°53′06.3″N 9°51′24.9″E / 46.885083°N 9.856917°E / 46.885083; 9.856917 (Sunniberg Bridge)
Grisons [S 44]
[35]
15 Lorzen Gorge Bridge [de] 138 m (453 ft) 568 m (1,864 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
77+3x138+77
Road bridge
Aegeristrasse
Lorze
1985 Baar
47°10′40.9″N 8°33′26.2″E / 47.178028°N 8.557278°E / 47.178028; 8.557278 (Lorzen Gorge Bridge)
Zug [S 45]
[36]
16 Johannit Bridge [de] 137 m (449 ft) 257 m (843 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Road bridge
Rhine
1967 Basel
47°33′53.6″N 7°35′08.5″E / 47.564889°N 7.585694°E / 47.564889; 7.585694 (Johannit Bridge)
Basel-Stadt [S 46]
[37]
17 Fürstenland Bridge 135 m (443 ft) 489 m (1,604 ft) Arch
Concrete deck arch

Principal road 7
Sitter
1940 St. Gallen
47°24′27.9″N 9°19′18.3″E / 47.407750°N 9.321750°E / 47.407750; 9.321750 (Fürstenland Bridge)
St. Gallen [S 47]
[38]
18 Landquart Arch Bridge [de] 134 m (440 ft) 154 m (505 ft) Arch
Steel tied arch
Road bridge
Landquart
1994 Landquart
46°58′10.6″N 9°34′31.5″E / 46.969611°N 9.575417°E / 46.969611; 9.575417 (Landquart Arch Bridge)
Grisons [S 48]
[39]
19 Vaux Viaduct 130 m (430 ft)(x2) 945 m (3,100 ft) Beam bridge
Composite steel/concrete deck
130+16+130
1999 Yvonand
46°47′02.4″N 6°44′43.5″E / 46.784000°N 6.745417°E / 46.784000; 6.745417 (Vaux Viaduct)
Vaud [S 49]
[40]
20 A5 Highway Bridge over the Aare 130 m (430 ft) Cable-stayed
Composite steel/concrete deck, steel pylons
Twin bridges
1998 GrenchenArch
47°10′36.4″N 7°25′54.5″E / 47.176778°N 7.431806°E / 47.176778; 7.431806 (A5 Highway Bridge over the Aare)
Solothurn
Bern
[S 50]
21 Veveyse Bridge 129 m (423 ft) 328 m (1,076 ft) Box girder
Steel
Twin bridges
111+129+58
1969 VeveyCorsier-sur-Vevey
46°28′35.7″N 6°51′24.9″E / 46.476583°N 6.856917°E / 46.476583; 6.856917 (Schwarzwald Railway Bridge)
Vaud [S 51]
[41]
22 Massongex Railway Bridge 126 m (413 ft) 126 m (413 ft) Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge
2017 BexMassongex
46°14′06.6″N 6°59′55.7″E / 46.235167°N 6.998806°E / 46.235167; 6.998806 (Massongex Railway Bridge)
Vaud
Valais
[S 52]
[42]
23 A4 Highway Bridge over the Rhine [de] 125 m (410 ft) 152 m (499 ft) Cable-stayed
Concrete deck, 1 inclined concrete pylon
125+26
1995 Schaffhausen
47°41′31.0″N 8°37′32.3″E / 47.691944°N 8.625639°E / 47.691944; 8.625639 (A4 Highway Bridge over the Rhine)
Schaffhausen [S 53]
[43]
24 Krummbach Bridge 124 m (407 ft) 621 m (2,037 ft) Arch
Concrete deck arch
1978 Simplon
46°11′31.0″N 8°03′52.5″E / 46.191944°N 8.064583°E / 46.191944; 8.064583 (Krummbach Bridge)
Valais [S 54]
[44]
25 Sitter Viaduct (Südostbahn) [de] 120 m (390 ft) 365 m (1,198 ft) Truss bridge
Steel
1904 St. Gallen
47°24′02.2″N 9°19′30.1″E / 47.400611°N 9.325028°E / 47.400611; 9.325028 (Sitter Viaduct (Südostbahn))
St. Gallen [S 55]
[45]
26 Chocolatière Viaduct [de] 120 m (390 ft) 436 m (1,430 ft) Arch
Concrete deck arch
Twin bridges
1964
1973
Lausanne
46°32′32.6″N 6°38′33.1″E / 46.542389°N 6.642528°E / 46.542389; 6.642528 (Chocolatière Viaduct)
Vaud [S 56]
[46]
27 Schwarzwald Bridge [de] 119 m (390 ft) 233 m (764 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Quadruple bridges
55+119+59
1973 Basel
47°33′28.9″N 7°36′50.1″E / 47.558028°N 7.613917°E / 47.558028; 7.613917 (Schwarzwald Bridge)
Basel-Stadt [Note 2]
[S 57]
[47]
28 Schwarzwald Railway Bridge [de] 117 m (384 ft) 240 m (790 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
60+117+60
2012 Basel
47°33′29.4″N 7°36′52.8″E / 47.558167°N 7.614667°E / 47.558167; 7.614667 (Schwarzwald Railway Bridge)
Basel-Stadt [S 58]
[48]
29 Saint-Maurice Bridge (N9-N21) 116 m (381 ft) 177 m (581 ft) Beam bridge
Concrete

Principal road 9
Principal road 21
Rhône
1957 BexSaint-Maurice
46°13′21.0″N 7°00′18.1″E / 46.222500°N 7.005028°E / 46.222500; 7.005028 (Saint-Maurice Bridge (N9-N21))
Vaud
Valais
[S 59]
[49]
30 Gottéron Bridge [fr] 116 m (381 ft) 176 m (577 ft) Arch
Concrete deck arch
Road bridge
Route de Bourguillon
Gottéron
1960 Fribourg
46°48′15.7″N 7°10′18.3″E / 46.804361°N 7.171750°E / 46.804361; 7.171750 (Gottéron Bridge)
Fribourg [S 60]
[50]
31 Kornhaus Bridge [de] 115 m (377 ft) 355 m (1,165 ft) Arch
Steel deck arch
Road bridge
Aare
1898 Bern
46°57′01.0″N 7°26′53.8″E / 46.950278°N 7.448278°E / 46.950278; 7.448278 (Kornhausbrücke (Bern))
Bern [S 61]
[51]
32 Schwarzwasser Bridge [de] 114 m (374 ft) 167 m (548 ft) Arch
Steel deck arch
Road bridge
Bernstrasse
Schwarzwasser
1882 SchwarzenburgKöniz
46°51′49.6″N 7°21′40.2″E / 46.863778°N 7.361167°E / 46.863778; 7.361167 (Schwarzwasser Bridge)
Bern [S 62]
[52]
33 Schwarzwasser Railway Bridge [de] 114 m (374 ft) 179 m (587 ft) Arch
Concrete deck arch
1979 SchwarzenburgKöniz
46°51′49.3″N 7°21′39.7″E / 46.863694°N 7.361028°E / 46.863694; 7.361028 (Schwarzwasser Railway Bridge)
Bern [S 63]
[53]
34 Nanin Bridge [de] 112 m (367 ft) 192 m (630 ft) Arch
Concrete deck arch
1967 Mesocco
46°49′42.5″N 9°24′54.9″E / 46.828472°N 9.415250°E / 46.828472; 9.415250 (Nanin Bridge)
Grisons [S 64]
[54]
35 Aigremont Bridge 109 m (358 ft)(x2) 515 m (1,690 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
51+101+2x106+96
Road bridge
Les Fiaudères
Raverette
1981 Ormont-Dessous
46°21′39.2″N 7°04′23.3″E / 46.360889°N 7.073139°E / 46.360889; 7.073139 (Aigremont Bridge)
Vaud [55]
36 New Gueuroz Bridge 108 m (354 ft) 170 m (560 ft) Box girder
Composite steel/concrete deck
V-shaped legs
Road bridge
Trient
1994 Vernayaz
46°07′43.9″N 7°02′24.7″E / 46.128861°N 7.040194°E / 46.128861; 7.040194 (New Gueuroz Bridge)
Valais [S 65]
[56]
37 Rheinfelden Bridge [de] 108 m (354 ft) 228 m (748 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Road bridge
Rhine
2006 RheinfeldenRheinfelden (Baden)
47°32′54.4″N 7°45′29.9″E / 47.548444°N 7.758306°E / 47.548444; 7.758306 (Rheinfelden Bridge)
Aargau
 Germany
[S 66]
38 Veveyse de Fégire Bridge 107 m (351 ft) 512 m (1,680 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
1981 Châtel-Saint-DenisSaint-Légier-La Chiésaz
46°30′45.0″N 6°54′27.6″E / 46.512500°N 6.907667°E / 46.512500; 6.907667 (Veveyse de Fégire Bridge)
Fribourg
Vaud
[57]
39 Fridolins Bridge [de] 106 m (348 ft) 244 m (801 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
106+85+53
Road bridge
Rhine
1979 SteinBad Säckingen
47°32′46.2″N 7°56′57.5″E / 47.546167°N 7.949306°E / 47.546167; 7.949306 (Fridolins Bridge)
Aargau
 Germany
[S 67]
[58]
40 Arch Bridge over the Aare 106 m (348 ft) 154 m (505 ft) Arch
Steel tied arch
Road bridge
Aarerstrasse
Aare
1997 GrenchenArch
47°10′19.4″N 7°25′15.9″E / 47.172056°N 7.421083°E / 47.172056; 7.421083 (Arch Bridge over the Aare)
Solothurn
Bern
[S 68]
41 Old Hundwil Gorge Bridge [de]
demolished in 1993
105 m (344 ft) 221 m (725 ft) Arch
Concrete deck arch
Road bridge
Urnäsch
1925 Hundwil
47°21′42.3″N 9°18′08.7″E / 47.361750°N 9.302417°E / 47.361750; 9.302417 (Old Hundwil Gorge Bridge)
Appenzell Ausserrhoden [59]
42 Lavoitobel Bridge 105 m (344 ft) 200 m (660 ft) Arch
Concrete deck arch

Principal road 19
Lavoibach
1967 Tamins
46°49′41.3″N 9°24′06.4″E / 46.828139°N 9.401778°E / 46.828139; 9.401778 (Lavoitobel Bridge)
Grisons [S 69]
[60]
43 Three Roses Bridge [de] 105 m (344 ft) 226 m (741 ft) Beam bridge
Composite steel concrete truss bridge
77+105+84
2004 Basel
47°34′14.7″N 7°35′06.6″E / 47.570750°N 7.585167°E / 47.570750; 7.585167 (Three Roses Bridge)
Basel-Stadt [S 70]
[61]
44 Viaduc de Chillon 104 m (341 ft) 2,150 m (7,050 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
95+2×104+98+4×92
+98+104+98+4×92
+98+104+98+3×92
Twin bridges
1969 Montreux
46°24′53.4″N 6°55′46.8″E / 46.414833°N 6.929667°E / 46.414833; 6.929667 (Viaduc de Chillon)
Vaud [S 71]
[62]
45 Paudèze Bridge 104 m (341 ft)(x3) 422 m (1,385 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Twin bridges
58+3x104+52
64+104+98+92
1974 PullyBelmont-sur-Lausanne
46°31′34.4″N 6°40′48.9″E / 46.526222°N 6.680250°E / 46.526222; 6.680250 (Paudèze Bridge)
Vaud [S 72]
[63]
[64]
46 Creugenat Viaduct 104 m (341 ft) 559 m (1,834 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Twin bridges
59+96+104+96+69
2010 Porrentruy
47°23′52.2″N 7°01′51.9″E / 47.397833°N 7.031083°E / 47.397833; 7.031083 (Creugenat Viaduct)
Canton of Jura [S 73]
[65]
47 Vulpera-Tarasp Bridge [de] 104 m (341 ft) 236 m (774 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Road bridge
Inn
2010 Scuol
46°47′21.5″N 10°16′56.1″E / 46.789306°N 10.282250°E / 46.789306; 10.282250 (Vulpera-Tarasp Bridge)
Grisons [S 74]
[66]
48 ÖBB Lustenau Rhine Bridge [de] 102 m (335 ft) 276 m (906 ft) Arch
Composite steel/concrete tied arch
Bow-string bridge
2013 St. MargrethenLustenau
47°26′51.8″N 9°39′28.3″E / 47.447722°N 9.657861°E / 47.447722; 9.657861 (ÖBB Lustenau Rhine Bridge)
St. Gallen
 Germany
[S 75]
[67]
49 Langwieser Viaduct 100 m (330 ft) 287 m (942 ft) Arch
Concrete deck arch
Chur–Arosa railway
Plessur
1914 Langwies
46°49′03.4″N 9°42′18.4″E / 46.817611°N 9.705111°E / 46.817611; 9.705111 (Langwieser Viaduct)
Grisons [S 76]
[68]
50 Tamins Bridge over the Rhine [de] 100 m (330 ft) 158 m (518 ft) Arch
Concrete deck arch

Principal road 19
Rhine
1962 Tamins
46°49′42.7″N 9°24′54.9″E / 46.828528°N 9.415250°E / 46.828528; 9.415250 (Tamins Bridge over the Rhine)
Grisons [S 77]
[69]
51 Axenbergtobel Bridge 100 m (330 ft) 123 m (404 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
100+23

Principal road 2
Axenbergtobel
1983 FlüelenSisikon
46°55′39.7″N 8°36′46.4″E / 46.927694°N 8.612889°E / 46.927694; 8.612889 (Axenbergtobel Bridge)
Uri [70]


Major footbridges[edit]

Name Span Height Type Carries
Crosses
Opened Location Canton Ref.
1 Charles Kuonen Suspension Bridge 494 m (1,621 ft) 85 m (279 ft) Suspension
Steel
Footbridge
Dorfbach
2017 Randa
46°06′04.3″N 7°48′05.4″E / 46.101194°N 7.801500°E / 46.101194; 7.801500 (Charles Kuonen Suspension Bridge)
Valais [S 78]
[71]
2 Raiffeisen Skywalk [de] 374 m (1,227 ft) 58 m (190 ft) Suspension
Steel
Footbridge
Lauitobel
2010 Sattel
47°4′9.6″N 8°39′14″E / 47.069333°N 8.65389°E / 47.069333; 8.65389 (Raiffeisen Skywalk)
Schwyz [72]
3 Sigriswil Panorama Bridge 300 m (980 ft) 180 m (590 ft) Suspension
Steel
Footbridge
Gutenbach
2014 Sigriswil
46°43′06.8″N 7°42′25.7″E / 46.718556°N 7.707139°E / 46.718556; 7.707139 (Sigriswil Panorama Bridge)
Bern [S 79]
[73]
4 Goms Bridge [de] 280 m (920 ft) 92 m (302 ft) Suspension
Steel
Footbridge
Rhône
2015 Goms District
46°24′35.7″N 8°09′09.9″E / 46.409917°N 8.152750°E / 46.409917; 8.152750 (Goms Bridge)
Valais [S 80]
[74]
5 Carasc Suspension Bridge [Wikidata] 270 m (890 ft) 130 m (430 ft) Suspension
Steel
Footbridge
Sementina
2015 SementinaMonte Carasso
46°11′41.0″N 8°58′29.9″E / 46.194722°N 8.974972°E / 46.194722; 8.974972 (Carasc Suspension Bridge)
Ticino [75]
6 Milibach Suspension Bridge 260 m (850 ft) 65 m (213 ft) Suspension
Steel
Footbridge
Milibach
2022 UnterbächEischoll
46°17′22″N 7°47′35″E / 46.28944°N 7.79306°E / 46.28944; 7.79306 (Milibach Suspension Bridge)
Valais [76]
7 Niouc Footbridge [de] 200 m (660 ft) 190 m (620 ft) Suspension
Steel
Footbridge
Navisence
1922 Anniviers
46°15′48.9″N 7°33′20.8″E / 46.263583°N 7.555778°E / 46.263583; 7.555778 (Niouc Footbridge)
Valais [S 81]
8 Corbassière Suspension Bridge 190 m (620 ft) 70 m (230 ft) Suspension
Steel
2014 Fionnay
46°00′21.1″N 7°17′23.1″E / 46.005861°N 7.289750°E / 46.005861; 7.289750 (Corbassière Suspension Bridge)
Valais [77]
9 Troistorrents-Chenarlier Suspension Bridge 185 m (607 ft) 75 m (246 ft) Suspension
Steel
Footbridge
Vièze
2021 Troistorrents
46°13′46.0″N 6°55′19.5″E / 46.229444°N 6.922083°E / 46.229444; 6.922083 (Troistorrents-Chenarlier Suspension Bridge)
Valais [78]
10 Grub-Grub Suspension Bridge 180 m (590 ft) 40 m (130 ft) Suspension
Steel
Footbridge
Steinlibach
2019 Grub
47°27′02.9″N 9°31′03.4″E / 47.450806°N 9.517611°E / 47.450806; 9.517611 (Grub-Grub Suspension Bridge)
Appenzell Ausserrhoden [79]
11 Trift Bridge 170 m (560 ft) 100 m (330 ft) Suspension
Steel
Footbridge
Triftsee
2009 Gadmen
46°41′39″N 8°21′27.2″E / 46.69417°N 8.357556°E / 46.69417; 8.357556 (Trift Bridge)
Bern [S 82]
12 Aspi-Titter Suspension Bridge 160 m (520 ft) 120 m (390 ft) Suspension
Steel
Footbridge
Weisswasser river
2016 FieschertalBellwald
46°26′44.0″N 8°08′20.2″E / 46.445556°N 8.138944°E / 46.445556; 8.138944 (Aspi-Titter Suspension Bridge)
Valais [80]
13 Hostalde Suspension Bridge 153 m (502 ft) 38 m (125 ft) Suspension
Steel
Footbridge
Bergbach Engstlige
2006 Frutigen
46°33′36.4″N 7°37′01.9″E / 46.560111°N 7.617194°E / 46.560111; 7.617194 (Hostalde Suspension Bridge)
Bern [81]
14 Jorette Bridge 150 m (490 ft) 28 m (92 ft) Suspension
Steel
Footbridge
Avançon (Mayen)
2012 Torgon
46°18′54.8″N 6°51′50.7″E / 46.315222°N 6.864083°E / 46.315222; 6.864083 (Jorette Bridge)
Valais [82]


Notes and references[edit]

  • Notes
  1. ^ The Tamina Bridge is the highest arch bridge in Switzerland and in whole Europe with a 200 metres (660 ft) high deck above the river.[20] In 2022, the current highest arch bridge in the world is the Chenab Rail Bridge in India crossing a valley 362 metres (1,188 ft) above the river.[21]
  2. ^ The length given only takes into account the main bridge, central span(s) and shore span(s), approach viaducts are not counted.
  • "Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Importance". babs.admin.ch - Federal Office for Civil Protection FOCP.
  1. ^ "Kapellbrücke".
  2. ^ "Spreuerbrücke".
  3. ^ "Untertor Bridge".
  4. ^ "Neubrügg".
  5. ^ "Bremgarten Covered Bridge".
  6. ^ "Berne Bridge".
  7. ^ "Verzasca Footbridge".
  8. ^ "Bad Säckingen Covered Bridge".
  9. ^ "Old Bridge (Olten)".
  10. ^ "Rheinbrücke Rheinau".
  11. ^ "Nydegg Bridge".
  12. ^ "Russeintobel Bridge".
  13. ^ "Viaduc du Day".
  14. ^ "Scuol Covered Bridge".
  15. ^ "Pont de Kirchenfeld".
  16. ^ "Eglisau Railroad Bridge".
  17. ^ "Vaduz-Svelen Rhine Bridge".
  18. ^ "Zuoz Bridge".
  19. ^ "Solis Viaduct".
  20. ^ "Landwasser Viaduct".
  21. ^ "Mittlere Rheinbrücke".
  22. ^ "Gmündertobel Bridge".
  23. ^ "Brusio Circular Viaduct".
  24. ^ "Wiesen Viaduct".
  25. ^ "Bietschal Viaduct".
  26. ^ "Salginatobel Bridge".
  27. ^ "Rossgraben Bridge".
  28. ^ "Schwandbach Bridge".
  29. ^ "Vessy Bridge".
  30. ^ "Yverdon Viaduct".
  31. ^ "Letzigrabenbrücke".
  32. ^ "Grand Pont Suspendu".
  33. ^ "Tamina Bridge".
  34. ^ "Poya Bridge".
  35. ^ "Ganter Bridge".
  36. ^ "Dala Gorge Bridge".
  37. ^ "Biaschina Viaduct".
  38. ^ "Lorraine Viaduct".
  39. ^ "Mentue Bridge".
  40. ^ "Felsenau Viaduct".
  41. ^ "Riddes Bridge".
  42. ^ "Hundwilertobelbrücke".
  43. ^ "Chandoline Bridge".
  44. ^ "Sunniberg Bridge".
  45. ^ "Lorzentobelbrücke".
  46. ^ "Johanniterbrücke".
  47. ^ "Fürstenlandbrücke".
  48. ^ "Landquartbrücke Au".
  49. ^ "Vaux Viaduct".
  50. ^ "Aarebrücke Grenchen-Arch".
  51. ^ "Veveyse Bridge".
  52. ^ "Massongex Bridge".
  53. ^ "Schaffhausen N4 Rhine Bridge".
  54. ^ "Krummbach Bridge".
  55. ^ "Sitter Viaduct".
  56. ^ "Viaduc de la Chocolatière".
  57. ^ "Schwarzwaldbrücke".
  58. ^ "Schwarzwaldbrücke (Rail)".
  59. ^ "Saint-Maurice Bridge (N21)".
  60. ^ "Gottéron Bridge".
  61. ^ "Kornhaus Bridge".
  62. ^ "Schwarzwasser Bridge (road)".
  63. ^ "Schwarzwasser Bridge (Rail)".
  64. ^ "Nanin Bridge".
  65. ^ "Gueuroz Bridge".
  66. ^ "Rheinfelden Motorway Bridge".
  67. ^ "Fridolinsbrücke".
  68. ^ "Aarebrücke Arch".
  69. ^ "Lavoitobel Bridge".
  70. ^ "Dreirosen Bridge".
  71. ^ "Chillon Viaduct".
  72. ^ "Paudèze Bridge".
  73. ^ "Creugenat Viaducts".
  74. ^ "Vulpera/Tarasp Bridge".
  75. ^ "Lustenau Rail Bridge".
  76. ^ "Langwies Viaduct".
  77. ^ "Reichenau Bridge".
  78. ^ "Charles Kuonen Suspension Bridge".
  79. ^ "Sigriswil Suspension Bridge".
  80. ^ "Goms Bridge".
  81. ^ "Pont suspendu de l'araignée".
  82. ^ "Trift Bridge".
  • Others references
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  3. ^ a b c Schöllenen in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  4. ^ a b c "Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes". Whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
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  21. ^ "Chenab Railway Bridge". Highestbridges.com. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
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Further reading[edit]

  • Bundesamt für Strassen (ASTRA), ed. (2003). "Historische Verkehrswege Im Kanton Bern" [Historical traffic routes in the canton of Bern] (PDF) (in German).
  • Buholzer, Hanspeter (2019). Edition Salus (ed.). Historische Holzbrücken der Schweiz bis 1850 [Historic wooden bridges in Switzerland before 1850] (in German). Edition Salus. ISBN 978-3033074903.
  • Stadelmann, Werner (1990). Verlag Bündner Monatsblatt (ed.). Holzbrücken der Schweiz: ein Inventar [Wooden bridges in Switzerland: an inventory] (in German). Verlag Bündner Monatsblatt. ISBN 3905241048.
  • Siedentop, Irmfried (1978). Orell Füssli (ed.). Brückenland Schweiz [Bridge Country Switzerland] (in German). Orell Füssli. ISBN 3280009812.
  • Menn, Christian (2015). Scheidegger & Spiess (ed.). Brücken / Bridges. Scheidegger & Spiess. ISBN 978-3858814555.
  • Menn, Christian (2012). Birkhäuser (ed.). Prestressed Concrete Bridges. Birkhäuser. ISBN 978-3034891318.
  • Figi, Heinrich (2009). vdf Hochschulverlag AG (ed.). Christian Menn - Brückenbauer (in German). vdf Hochschulverlag AG. ISBN 978-3-7281-3137-9.
  • Prade, Marcel (1990). "Suisse". Ponts & Viaducs Remarquables d'Europe [Remarkable Bridges and Viaducts of Europe]. Art et patrimoine (in French). Poitiers: Brissaud. p. 381. ISBN 2-902170-65-3.