Holzbrücke Bad Säckingen (German name) or Säckingerbrücke (Swiss name) is a
bridge over the
Rhine. It connects the German city of
Bad Säckingen with the village
Stein in Switzerland. The
covered bridge spans over the Hochrhein and is the longest roofed wooden bridge in Europe. The bridge is listed as a national registered monument in Switzerland (Kulturgut von nationaler Bedeutung im Kanton Aargau).
The bridge was built in 1272 and was destroyed several times (1570, 1633, 1678). The current bridge was completed in 1700. Originally a road bridge, the bridge is now only open for
pedestrians since the
Fridolinsbrücke (Swiss name: Rheinbrücke Stein) was opened in 1979 for road traffic.
File:120827-Bad-Säckingen-04.jpg, inside
File:120827-Bad-Säckingen-03.jpg, Entrance in Switzerland
File:120827-Bad-Säckingen-05.jpg, Entrance in Switzerland
File:120827-Bad-Säckingen-06.jpg, The boundary line in the middle of the Rhine
See also
*
List of bridges over the Rhine This is a list of railway bridges over the Rhine.
Railway Crossings
Existing and former railway bridges, with the nearest train stations on the left and right banks:
Vorderrhein
* Switzerland
** A total of five bridges on the line, Andermatt – R ...
*
List of bridges in Germany
*
List of bridges in Switzerland
*Other big wooden bridges in Switzerland
**
Kapellbrücke
**
Auguetbrücke
References
External links
Bridges over the Rhine
Pedestrian bridges in Germany
Pedestrian bridges in Switzerland
Road bridges in Germany
Road bridges in Switzerland
Covered bridges in Switzerland
Wooden bridges in Germany
Wooden bridges in Switzerland
Transport in Baden-Württemberg
Buildings and structures in Aargau
Germany–Switzerland border crossings
International bridges
Säckingerbrücke
1270s in the Holy Roman Empire
Bridges completed in 1700
International bridges in Germany
Wooden buildings and structures in Germany
Wooden buildings and structures in Switzerland
1700 establishments in Europe
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