The Neubrügg or Neubrücke () is a

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wooden bridge A timber bridge or wooden bridge is a bridge that uses timber or wood as its principal structural material. One of the first forms of bridge, those of timber have been used since ancient times. History The most ancient form of timber bridge is ...

over the river

Aare The Aare () or Aar () is the main tributary of the High Rhine (its discharge even exceeds that of the latter at their confluence) and the longest river that both rises and ends entirely within Switzerland. Its total length from its source to i ...

between the village of

Kirchlindach Kirchlindach is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. History The name ''Lindenacho'' (for Kirchlindach) first appeared in writing on 2 October 1185, when Pope Lucius III affirmed l ...

and

Bern Bern (), or Berne (), ; ; ; . is the ''de facto'' Capital city, capital of Switzerland, referred to as the "federal city".; ; ; . According to the Swiss constitution, the Swiss Confederation intentionally has no "capital", but Bern has gov ...

in the

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. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

History

The bridge was first built in 1469 to replace a ferry crossing over the Aare. The bridge eventually became part of two major roads that helped Bern control its extensive territory north of the river. The road into the Berner Seeland passed over the bridge before traveling to

Meikirch Meikirch is a municipality in the administrative district of Bern-Mittelland in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. History Meikirch is first mentioned in 1208 as ''Mönchilcha''. Evidence of prehistoric settlements in Meikirch include rich Hal ...

, while the other road ran into the Fraubrunnenamt after passing through Oberlindach and

Münchenbuchsee Münchenbuchsee is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Bern-Mittelland (administrative district), Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Bern (canton), Bern in Switzerland. It is famous a ...

. The Neubrügg remained important until motorized traffic made it obsolete. It was supplanted by the concrete Halenbrücke in 1911-13.History of Kirchlindach
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