List of bridges in Switzerland

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

Historical and architectural interest bridges

		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	Lucerne
	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	Lucerne
	3	Untertorbrücke		52 m (171 ft)	Masonry 3 arches	Road bridge Aare	1489	Bern 46°56′57.8″N 7°27′30.4″E	Bern
	4	Neubrügg	Cultural properties of national significance (A)	92 m (302 ft)	Covered bridge Wood	Road bridge Aare	1535	Bern - Bremgarten bei Bern 46°58′25.6″N 7°25′41.3″E	Bern
	5	Bremgarten Bridge over the Reuss			Covered bridge Wood	Footbridge Reuss	1549	Bremgarten 47°21′0.9″N 8°20′25.3″E	Aargau
	6	Aarberg Wooden Bridge	Cultural properties of national significance (A)		Covered bridge Wood	Road bridge Aare	1567	Aarberg 47°02′37.1″N 7°16′27.7″E	Bern
	7	First Schöllenen Devil's Bridge	Devil's Bridge		Masonry 1 arch	Former Gotthard Pass road Schöllenen Gorge	1595	Andermatt 46°38′50.7″N 8°35′25.6″E	Uri
	8	Bern Bridge	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	Fribourg
	9	Ponte dei Salti	Cultural properties of national significance (B)		Masonry 2 arches	Footbridge Verzasca	17th century	Lavertezzo 46°15′11.4″N 8°50′34.2″E	Ticino
	10	Holzbrücke Bad Säckingen	Cultural properties of national significance (A)	204 m (669 ft)	Covered bridge Wood	Footbridge Rhine	1700	Stein - Bad Säckingen 47°33′05.1″N 7°57′05.3″E	Aargau Germany
	11	Rothenburg Bridge	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	Lucerne
	12	Olten Old Bridge	Cultural properties of national significance (A)		Covered bridge Wood	Footbridge Aare	1803	Olten 47°20′58.3″N 7°54′18.5″E	Solothurn
	13	Rheinbrücke Rheinau–Altenburg	Cultural properties of national significance (B)	80 m (260 ft)	Covered bridge Wood	Road bridge Rhine	1806	Rheinau – Jestetten 47°38′51.5″N 8°36′10.3″E	Zürich Germany
	14	Baden Wooden Bridge		39 m (128 ft)	Covered bridge Wood	Footbridge Limmat	1810	Baden 47°28′21.6″N 8°18′38.5″E	Aargau
	15	Second Schöllenen Devil's Bridge	Devil's Bridge		Masonry 1 arch	Former Gotthard Pass road Schöllenen Gorge	1830	Andermatt 46°38′50.6″N 8°35′25.2″E	Uri
	16	Old Hundwil Bridge 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	Appenzell Ausserrhoden
	17	Rueun Bridge	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	Grisons
	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	Bern
	19	Russein Bridge	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	Grisons
	20	Le Day Viaduct	Height : 59 m (194 ft) Span : 56 m (184 ft)	119 m (390 ft)	Masonry 3 main arches	Simplon Railway Vallorbe–Le Brassus railway line Orbe	1869	Vallorbe 46°43′20.4″N 6°23′45.6″E	Vaud
	21	Wooden bridge, Scuol	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	Grisons
	22	Kirchenfeldbrücke	Cultural properties of national significance (A)	78 m (256 ft)	Arch Steel deck arch	Trams in Bern Road bridge Aare	1883	Bern 46°56′44.8″N 7°26′54.9″E	Bern
	23	Eglisau railway bridge	Cultural properties of national significance (B)	457 m (1,499 ft)	Truss bridge Iron	Eglisau–Neuhausen railway line Rhine	1897	Eglisau 47°34′39.3″N 8°30′37.1″E	Zürich
	24	Alte Rheinbrücke Vaduz–Sevelen	Switzerland–Liechtenstein border	135 m (443 ft)	Covered bridge Wood	Footbridge Rhine	1901	Sevelen – Vaduz 47°07′56.9″N 9°30′41.9″E	St. Gallen Liechtenstein
	25	Innbrücke Zuoz	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	Grisons
	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	Thusis - Tiefencastel 46°40′45.1″N 9°31′48.6″E	Grisons
	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	Grisons
	28	Middle Bridge, Basel	Oldest existing bridge site across the Rhine, between Lake Constance and the North Sea	192 m (630 ft)	Masonry 6 arches	Road bridge Rhine	1905	Basel 47°33′36.5″N 7°35′22.9″E	Basel-Stadt
	29	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	Grisons
	30	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	Grisons
	31	Bietschtal Bridge		110 m (360 ft)	Truss bridge Steel V-shaped legs	Lötschberg railway Bietschbach	1913	Raron 46°19′23.1″N 7°48′49.6″E	Valais
	32	Third Schöllenen Devil's Bridge	Devil's Bridge		Masonry 1 arch	Former Gotthard Pass road Schöllenen Gorge	1958	Andermatt 46°38′50.7″N 8°35′27″E	Uri
	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	Grisons
	34	Rossgraben Bridge	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	Bern
	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	Bern
	36	Vessy Bridge	Designed Robert Maillart Cultural properties of national significance (A)		Arch Concrete deck arch	Road bridge Arve	1937	Geneva – Veyrier 46°10′51.9″N 6°9′35.5″E	Geneva

Major road and railway bridges

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 demolished in 1923	273 m (896 ft)		Suspension Iron deck, masonry pylons	Road bridge Saane/Sarine	1834	Fribourg 46°48′23.8″N 7°10′0.7″E	Fribourg
	2	Tamina Bridge	260 m (850 ft)	475 m (1,558 ft)	Arch Concrete deck arch	Road bridge Tamina	2017	Pfäfers 46°59′23.5″N 9°29′21.0″E	St. Gallen
	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	Fribourg
	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 12 European route E62 Ganter Valley	1980	Naters 46°17′48.6″N 8°03′00.9″E	Valais
	5	Dala Gorge Bridge	174 m (571 ft)	209 m (686 ft)	Beam bridge Composite steel/concrete deck V-shaped legs	Road bridge Dala Gorge	1989	Varen – Leuk 46°19′09.2″N 7°37′24.7″E	Valais
	6	Biaschina Viaduct	160 m (520 ft)	645 m (2,116 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete Twin bridges 140+160+140	A2 motorway European route E35 Ticino	1980	Giornico 46°25′15.1″N 8°51′27.2″E	Ticino
	7	Lorraine railway viaduct	150 m (490 ft)	1,092 m (3,583 ft)	Arch Concrete deck arch	Olten–Bern railway line Aare	1941	Bern 46°57′14.3″N 7°26′30.9″E	Bern
	8	Mentue Bridge	150 m (490 ft)	571 m (1,873 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete Twin bridges 135+150+120	A1 motorway European route E25 Mentue	1999	Yvonand 46°46′36.3″N 6°43′31.4″E	Vaud
	9	Felsenau Viaduct	144 m (472 ft)	1,116 m (3,661 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete 94+144+144+94	A1 motorway European route E25 Aare	1975	Bern 46°58′09.9″N 7°26′52.2″E	Bern
	10	Hundwil Gorge Bridge	143 m (469 ft)	269 m (883 ft)	Arch Concrete deck arch	Road bridge Urnäsch	1992	Hundwil 47°21′42.1″N 9°18′08.4″E	Appenzell Ausserrhoden
	11	Chandoline Bridge	140 m (460 ft)	284 m (932 ft)	Cable-stayed Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylons	A9 motorway European route E62 Rhône	1989	Sion 46°13′27.9″N 7°21′54.3″E	Valais
	12	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	Road bridge Landquart	1998	Klosters 46°53′06.3″N 9°51′24.9″E	Grisons
	13	Lorzen Gorge Bridge	138 m (453 ft)	568 m (1,864 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete 77+3x138+77	Road bridge Lorze	1985	Baar 47°10′40.9″N 8°33′26.2″E	Zug
	14	Fürstenland Bridge	135 m (443 ft)		Arch Concrete deck arch	Road bridge Sitter	1940	St. Gallen 47°24′27.9″N 9°19′18.3″E	St. Gallen
	15	Johannit Bridge	135 m (443 ft)	225 m (738 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete	Road bridge Trams in Basel A3 motorway Rhine	1967	Basel 47°33′53.6″N 7°35′08.5″E	Basel-Stadt
	16	Landquart Arch Bridge	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	Grisons
	17	Vaux Viaduct	130 m (430 ft)(x2)	945 m (3,100 ft)	Beam bridge Composite steel/concrete deck	A1 motorway European route E25 Vaux	1999	Yvonand 46°47′02.4″N 6°44′43.5″E	Vaud
	18	A5 Highway Bridge over the Aare	130 m (430 ft)		Cable-stayed Composite steel/concrete deck, steel pylons Twin bridges	A5 motorway Aare	1998	Grenchen - Arch 47°10′36.4″N 7°25′54.5″E	Solothurn - Bern
	19	A4 Highway Bridge over the Rhine	125 m (410 ft)	152 m (499 ft)	Cable-stayed Concrete deck, inclined concrete pylon	A4 motorway European route E41 Rhine	1995	Schaffhausen 47°41′31.0″N 8°37′32.3″E	Schaffhausen
	20	Krummbach Bridge	124 m (407 ft)	621 m (2,037 ft)	Arch Concrete deck arch	A9 motorway European route E62 Diveria	1978	Simplon 46°11′31.0″N 8°03′52.5″E	Valais
	21	Sitter Viaduct (Südostbahn)	120 m (390 ft)	365 m (1,198 ft)	Truss bridge Steel	Bodensee–Toggenburg railway Sitter	1904	St. Gallen 47°24′02.2″N 9°19′30.1″E	St. Gallen
	22	Chocolatière Viaduct	120 m (390 ft)	436 m (1,430 ft)	Arch Concrete deck arch	A9 motorway European route E62 Flon	1974	Lausanne 46°32′32.6″N 6°38′33.1″E	Vaud
	23	Gottéron Bridge	116 m (381 ft)	176 m (577 ft)	Arch Concrete deck arch	Road bridge Gottéron	1960	Fribourg 46°48′15.7″N 7°10′18.3″E	Fribourg
	24	Kornhaus Bridge	114 m (374 ft)	382 m (1,253 ft)	Arch Steel deck arch	Road bridge Aare	1898	Bern 46°57′01.0″N 7°26′53.8″E	Bern
	25	Nanin Bridge	112 m (367 ft)	192 m (630 ft)	Arch Concrete deck arch	A13 motorway European route E43 Moesa	1992	Mesocco 46°49′42.5″N 9°24′54.9″E	Grisons
	26	New Gueuroz Bridge	109 m (358 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	Valais
	27	Rheinfelden Bridge	108 m (354 ft)	228 m (748 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete	Road bridge Trams in Basel A3 motorway Rhine	2006	Rheinfelden - Rheinfelden (Baden) 47°32′54.4″N 7°45′29.9″E	Aargau Germany
	28	Fridolins Bridge	106 m (348 ft)	224 m (735 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete	Road bridge Trams in Basel A3 motorway Rhine	1979	Stein - Bad Säckingen 47°32′46.2″N 7°56′57.5″E	Aargau Germany
	29	Arch Bridge over the Aare	106 m (348 ft)	154 m (505 ft)	Arch Steel tied arch	Road bridge Aare	1997	Grenchen - Arch 47°10′19.4″N 7°25′15.9″E	Solothurn - Bern
	30	Old Hundwil Gorge Bridge 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	Appenzell Ausserrhoden
	31	Three Roses Bridge	105 m (344 ft)	226 m (741 ft)	Beam bridge Composite steel concrete truss bridge 77+105+84	Road bridge Trams in Basel A3 motorway Rhine	2004	Basel 47°34′14.7″N 7°35′06.6″E	Basel-Stadt
	32	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	A9 motorway European route E27 European route E62	1969	Montreux 46°24′53.4″N 6°55′46.8″E	Vaud
	33	Creugenat Viaduct	104 m (341 ft)	559 m (1,834 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete Twin bridges	A16 motorway European route E27 Creugenat	2010	Porrentruy 47°23′52.2″N 7°01′51.9″E	Canton of Jura
	34	Vulpera-Tarasp Bridge	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	Grisons
	35	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	Grisons
	36	Tamins Bridge over the Rhine	100 m (330 ft)	158 m (518 ft)	Arch Concrete deck arch	Road bridge Rhine	1962	Tamins 46°49′42.7″N 9°24′54.9″E	Grisons

Major footbridges

		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	Valais
	2	Raiffeisen Skywalk	374 m (1,227 ft)	58 m (190 ft)	Suspension Steel	Footbridge Lauitobel	2010	Sattel 47°4′9.6″N 8°39′14″E	Schwyz
	3	Sigriswil Panorama Bridge	300 m (980 ft)	182 m (597 ft)	Suspension Steel	Footbridge Gutenbach	2014	Sigriswil 46°43′06.8″N 7°42′25.7″E	Bern
	4	Niouc Footbridge	200 m (660 ft)	190 m (620 ft)	Suspension Steel	Footbridge Navisence	1922	Anniviers 46°15′48.9″N 7°33′20.8″E	Valais
	5	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	Bern
	6	Salbitbrücke	90 m (300 ft)	122 m (400 ft)	Suspension Steel	Footbridge '	2010	Göschenen 46°40′31.9″N 8°31′42.5″E	Uri

Notes and references

• Notes

• "Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Importance". babs.admin.ch - Federal Office for Civil Protection FOCP.

• Nicolas Janberg. "International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering". Structurae.com.

• Werner Minder. "Die Schweizerischen Holzbrücken" [The Swiss Wooden Bridges]. swiss-timber-bridges.ch (in German).

• Others references

See also

• List of Aare bridges in Bern
• List of bridges over the Rhine
• de:Liste der gedeckten Brücken in der Schweiz (in German) - List of covered bridges in Switzerland
• de:Liste der höchsten Brücken in der Schweiz (in German) - List of highest bridges in Switzerland
• Transport in Switzerland
• Rail transport in Switzerland
• Geography of Switzerland

External links

• "Straßenbrücken in der Schweiz" [Road bridges in Switzerland]. karl-gotsch.de (in German).
• "Autobahnbrücken in der Schweiz" [Highway bridges in Switzerland]. karl-gotsch.de (in German).
• "Suspension Bridges of Switzerland". bridgemeister.com.
• "Category: Bridges in Switzerland". highestbridges.com.

Further reading

• Bundesamt für Strassen (ASTRA), ed. (2003). "Historische Verkehrswege Im Kanton Bern" (PDF) (in German). Bern.
• Prade, Marcel (1990). Ponts & Viaducs Remarquables d'Europe (in French). Poitiers: Brissaud. p. 381. ISBN 2-902170-65-3.