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Section #2 20 covered bridges / ponts couverts / bedeckte holzrücken / 座廊桥
Schangnau
The Old Mühle Bridge
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About 10km south-east of Schangnau.
Over the Beutlerschwandgraben (Emme) river.
The Alte Mühlebrücke, Old Mühle Bridge.
About 10km south-east of Schangnau off Schwarzbach and Buchhütte road and right on Reber trail to the bridge.
1 span 69' - 21m
Built in 1866, rebuilt in 1949 and moved from the Emme to the Beutlerschwandgraben in 2000.
Queen post truss.
Foto Wikipedia Jag9889.
The Kemmeriboden Bridge
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About 30Km south-east of Schangnau.
Over the Emme river.
The Kemmeriboden Bridge.
About 30km south-east of Schangnau off Bumbach and Bödeli road to a resort across the bridge.
1 span 85.3' - 26m
Double polygonal suspension arch truss.
Foto Wikipedia Jag9889.
The Schwand Bridge
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About 25Km south-east of Schangnau.
Over the Emme river.
The Schwand Bridge.
About 25km south-east of Schangnau off Bumbach and Bödeli road and right at Schwand road to the bridge.
1 span 36' - 21m Built in 1985.
Polygonal arch truss.
Foto Wikipedia Jag9889.
The Stegmatt bridge
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About 5Km south-east of Schangnau.
Over Emme river.
The Stegmatt Bridge.
About 5km south-east of Schangnau off Egghüttli road to Vorder-Leuegg roads to the bridge.
1 span 69' - 21mBuilt in 1987.
Polygonal arch truss.
Foto Wikipedia Jag9889.
The New Mühle Bridge
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At the south edge of Schangnau.
Over the Emme river.
The New Mühle bridge.
At the south edge of Schangnau on Mühle road to Buchhütter road to the bridge.
1 span 82' - 25m
Built in 1998, replaced an older bridge from 1866, which was moved to the Beutlerschwandgraben in 2000.
Polygonal arch truss.
Foto Wikipedia Jag9889.
The Räben bridge
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About 1.5km south-west of Schangnau.
Over the Emme river.
The Räben bridge.
About 1.5km south-west of Schangnau on the north side of Schindler road.
1 span 92' - 28m
Built in 1892.
Multiple King Post truss.
Foto Wikipedia Jag9889.
Horboden
The Horboden Chirel Bridge
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At the southern edge of Horboden.
Over the Chirel river.
The Horboden Chirel Bridge.
At the southern edge of Horboden off Horboden-Horben road to Kirel river road to the bridge.
1 span 75.4' - 23m
Built in 2010.
King post truss.
Foto Wikipedia Jag9889.
Wasen im Emmental
The Schwandbach Bridge
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About 15km north-east of Sumiswald through Wasen then south.
Over the Churzeneibach (Greens) river.
The Schwandbach Bridge.
About 15km north-east of Sumiswald through Wasen then south on Kürzeneistrasse and Inter Grabben road to the bridge.
1 span 26.2' - 8m
Built in 1870, restores in 1985.
King post truss.
Foto Wikipedia Jag9889.
Eggiwil
The Buchschachen Bridge
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South of Eggiwill off Hinter Senggen road.
Over the Emme river.
The Buchschachen Bridge.
South of Eggiwil about 1.5km on Heidbühl road to Hinter Senggen road to the bridge on the right of the roadway.
1 span 115' - 35m
Built in 1996.
Extended double polygonal arch truss.
Foto Wikipedia Jag9889.
The Dieboldswil Bridge
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About 2km north of Eggiwill off Holzmatt road.
Over the Emme river.
The Dieboldswil Bridge.
Off Holzmatt road about 2km north of Eggiwil and right on Inner-Zimmerzei road to the bridge.
1 span 118' - 36m
Built in 1887.
Extended Queen truss with double extended polygonal arches.
Foto Wikipedia Jag9889.
The Horben Bridge
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About 4km north of Eggiwil on Neuhof road.
Over the Emme river.
The Horben bridge.
About 4km north of Eggiwil to Zimmertsei on the north side of Neuhof road.
1 spans 147.6' - 45m
Built in 1834.
Extended Queen truss with double extended polygonal arches.
Fotos Wikipedia Jag9889.
Signau-Eggiwil
The Aeschau Bridge
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Between Signau and Eggiwill at Aeschau.
Over the Emme river.
The Aeschau Bridge.
About 8 Km south-east of Signau at Aeschau on the right side of Eggiwilstrasse.
1 span 134.5' - 41m
Built in 1900.
Multiple Queen post truss.
Foto Wikipedia.
Schüpbach
The Bubenei Bridge
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Just at the south edge of Schüpbach.
Over the Emme river.
The Bubenei Bridge.
Just at the south edge of Schüpbach off Eggiwilstrasse.
1 span 59' - 50m
Built in 1988, replaced old Bubenei bridge from 1837, which was moved 3 km downstream to Brunnmatt in 1991.
Double skewed polygonal suspension arch truss.
Foto Wikipedia Jag9889.
The Schüpbach Bridge
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At the northern edge of Schüpbach.
Over the Emme river.
The Schüpbach Bridge.
At the main intersection in the centre of town in Schüpbach,
1 span 177' - 54m
Built in 1839, replace first bridge buit in 1550, renovated in 1934 and 1986, this is the longest spanning wooden bridge in Switzerland still capable to support a traffic load of 28 tons.
Extended Queen truss with triple extended polygonal arches.
Foto Wikipedia Jag9889.
The Brunnmatt or the old Bubenei Bridge
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About 2km north of Schüpbach.
Over the Emme river.
The Brunnmatt Bridge.
About 2km north of Schüpbach off Schüpbachstrasse just south of the just south of Emmenmatt.
1 span 131.2' - 40m
Built in 1837, Renovations in 1940 and 1983, moved in 1991 from the Bubenei location 3 km downstream to its current location.
Extended Queen truss with triple extended polygonal arches.
Foto Wikipedia Jag9889.
Lützelflüh
The Gohlhaus Bridge
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At the south edge of Lützelflüh.
Over the Emme river.
The Gohlhaus Bridge.
At the south edge of Lützelflüh off S23 on a trail on the south side of the road.
2 spans 203.4' - 62m
Built in 1846, reinforced in 1942 and 1982, replaced older bridge from 1584, victim of the 1837 floods, moved 45m from the main highway to present location in 2000.
Howe truss.
Foto Wikipedia Jag9889.
Hasle bei Burgdorf
The Wintersey Bridge
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At the northern edge of Hasle bei Burgdorf.
Over the Emme river.
The Wintersey Bridge.
Located just outside Canton Fribourg as a north exit from the 3 Lacs Camping to the Bern Canton.
1 span 196.6' - 69m, longest single-span wooden-arch bridge in Europe.
Built in 1839, replaced older span built in 1763, moved to present location in 1957-58.
Extended Queen truss with triple extended polygonal arches..
Foto Wikipedia Jag9889.
Burgdorf
The Neumatt or Schwinger Footbridge
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At the north-west edge of Burgdorf.
Over the Emme river.
The Neumatt or Schwinger Footbridge.
Located north of the Sport Arena north of S23 off Fabrikweg in town at Burgdorf.
1 span 193.5' - 59m, the largest free-span timber truss bridge in Switzerland.
Built in 2013.
Smith single truss.
Foto Wikipedia Jag9889.
Adelboden
The Goldiwil Bridge
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At the south edge of Adelboden.
Over the Decide river.
The Goldiwil Bridge.
Off Engstigenstrasse about 3km south of Adelboden on the right side of the road.
1 span 33' - 10m
Built in 1989.
Stringer.
Foto Wikipedia Jag9889.
Frutigen
The Granti Bridge
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About 2km south-west of Frutigen.
Over the Decide river.
The Granti Bridge.
About 2km south-west of Frutigen off Adelbodenstrasse and right at the valley road to the trail resort and to the bridge.
1 span 75.4' - 23m
Built in 1905, rebuilt in 1974 after destruction by a flood.
Howe truss.
Foto Wikipedia Jag9889.