Holzbrücke Rapperswil-Hurden
Holzbrücke Rapperswil-Hurden | |
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The bridge as seen from Rapperswil | |
| Coordinates | 47°13′21″N 8°48′54″E / 47.222472°N 8.814917°E |
| Carries | Footpath |
| Locale | Rapperswil and Hurden |
| Characteristics | |
| Material | Solid oak with steel components, 233 piles |
| Total length | 841 metres (2,759 ft) |
| Width | 2.4 metres (7 ft 10 in) |
| Height | 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in) |
| Clearance above | 1.15 metres (3 ft 9 in) |
| History | |
| Opened | 6 April 2001 |
| Location | |
Holzbrücke Rapperswil-Hurden is a wooden pedestrian bridge between the city of Rapperswil and the village of Hurden crossing the Obersee (the upper part of Lake Zurich) in Switzerland. On 6 April 2001, the footbridge was opened. With a length of 841 metres (2,759 ft) it is the longest wooden bridge in Switzerland.
The wooden bridge has many predecessors. Wooden structures enabling lake crossings in the same area were already built thousands of years ago.