Untertorbrücke
Untertorbrücke | |
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The Untertorbrücke as seen from the Nydeggbrücke | |
| Coordinates | 46°56′57.96″N 7°27′30.47″E / 46.9494333°N 7.4584639°E |
| Carries | Two lanes and sidewalks |
| Crosses | Aare |
| Locale | Bern, Switzerland |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Arched lintel bridge |
| Material | Natural stone (Sandstone, tuff) |
| Total length | 52.5 meters (172 ft) |
| Width | 7.5 meters (25 ft) |
| Height | 8.1 meters (27 ft) |
| Longest span | 15.1 meters (50 ft) |
| No. of spans | 3 |
| Piers in water | 2 |
| Clearance below | 4.3 meters (14 ft) |
| History | |
| Construction start | 1461 |
| Construction end | 1489 |
| Location | |
The Untertorbrücke (German: Lower Gate Bridge) is a stone arch bridge that spans the Aare at the easternmost point of the Enge peninsula in the city of Bern, Switzerland, connecting the Mattequartier in the Old City to the Schosshalde neighbourhood. Built in its current form in 1461–89, it is the oldest of Bern's Aare bridges, and was the city's only bridge up until the middle of the 19th century. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.