Art & culture
Wooden footbridge
Hurden–Rapperswil
You can walk in the middle of the lake and still have solid ground under your feet. Enjoy Lake Zurich from a completely different perspective.
Lake Zurich is located along the Way of St. James pilgrimage route. Pilgrims on their way to Santiago de Compostela have used the wooden bridge to cross the lake already for centuries.
The wooden footbridge was rebuilt at the turn of the millennium. It is 841 meters in length and thus the longest wooden bridge in Switzerland. The project cost 3 million Swiss francs, and was made possible thanks to private donations and financial support from cantons and communities. The new bridge was opened on April 6, 2001.
The wooden footbridge was rebuilt at the turn of the millennium. It is 841 meters in length and thus the longest wooden bridge in Switzerland. The project cost 3 million Swiss francs, and was made possible thanks to private donations and financial support from cantons and communities. The new bridge was opened on April 6, 2001.
Schwyz Tourismus
Postfach 655
Bahnhofstrasse 4
6430 Schwyz
Tel. +41 (0)41 855 59 50
Fax +41 (0)41 810 17 01
info@schwyz-tourismus.ch
www.schwyz-tourismus.ch
Postfach 655
Bahnhofstrasse 4
6430 Schwyz
Tel. +41 (0)41 855 59 50
Fax +41 (0)41 810 17 01
info@schwyz-tourismus.ch
www.schwyz-tourismus.ch
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Technical data
Height: 1.50 meters above the water
Length: 841 meters
Width: 2.40 meters
Material: 415 cubic meters of oak; 61 tons of steel
Height: 1.50 meters above the water
Length: 841 meters
Width: 2.40 meters
Material: 415 cubic meters of oak; 61 tons of steel
