Kapellbrücke
Kapellbrücke | |
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The Kapellbrücke in Lucerne with its Wasserturm (water tower) seen in the middle. | |
| Coordinates | 47°03′06″N 8°18′27″E / 47.05167°N 8.30750°E |
| Carried | Pedestrian |
| Crossed | Reuss |
| Locale | Lucerne, Switzerland |
| Began | Kapellplatz/Rosengart-Platz, Altstadt |
| Ended | Bahnhofstrasse/Theaterplatz |
| Other name(s) | Chapel Bridge |
| Named for | Named after St. Peter's Chapel |
| Owner | City of Lucerne |
| Heritage status | Cultural Property of National Significance |
| Website | chapel-bridge |
| Preceded by | Seebrücke |
| Followed by | Rathaussteg |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Covered Wooden Footbridge |
| Material | Wood |
| Trough construction | Wood |
| Pier construction | Wood (20), stone (8) |
| Total length | 204.7 m (672 ft) |
| No. of spans | 27 |
| Piers in water | 28 |
| History | |
| Built | c. 1360 |
| Rebuilt | April 14, 1994 |
| Destroyed | August 18, 1993 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 13,800 (2017) |
| Location | |
The Kapellbrücke (from German 'Chapel Bridge') is a covered wooden footbridge spanning the river Reuss diagonally in the city of Lucerne in central Switzerland. Named after the nearby St. Peter's Chapel, the bridge is unique in containing a number of interior paintings dating back to the 17th century, although many of them were destroyed along with a larger part of the centuries-old bridge in a 1993 fire. Subsequently restored, the Kapellbrücke is the oldest wooden covered bridge in Europe, as well as the world's oldest surviving truss bridge. It serves as the city's symbol and as one of Switzerland's main tourist attractions.