Nydeggbrücke
Nydeggbrücke | |
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Nydeggbrücke with the Untertorbrücke behind it, looking North. | |
| Coordinates | 46°56′54″N 7°27′32″E / 46.94833°N 7.45889°E |
| Carries | Two lanes and sidewalks |
| Crosses | Aare |
| Locale | Bern, Switzerland |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Arched lintel bridge |
| Material | Freestone |
| Total length | 190 m (620 ft) |
| Width | 10.5 m (34 ft), center 7.5 m (25 ft) |
| Height | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Longest span | 46 m (151 ft) |
| No. of spans | 3 |
| Piers in water | 2 |
| History | |
| Designer | Karl Emanuel Müller |
| Construction start | 1840 |
| Construction end | 1844 |
| Construction cost | 1,650,000 Franks |
| Location | |
The Nydeggbrücke is a bridge in Bern, Switzerland, which connects the eastern part of the old city to the new part. It crosses over the Aare and is located very close to the Bärengraben. It was built in parallel to the Untertorbrücke in 1840, which until then had been the only bridge crossing the Aare. The Nydeggbrücke is in total 190 meters long and took three years to build. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.