This is a list of all 50 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory for the country Switzerland. Click the bridge name to isolate the bridge on its own page.
Note: Completion year and longest suspended span length may not be known for all bridges listed below.
Also, span lengths are sometimes estimated based on satellite imagery.
Year Completed |
Bridge |
Location |
Crossing - Feature |
Coordinates |
Longest Suspended Span (meters) |
Images |
Year Completed |
Bridge |
Location |
Crossing - Feature |
Coordinates |
Longest Suspended Span (meters) |
Images |
1823 | Saint Antoine | Geneva, Switzerland | | | 40 | |
1825 | Pâquis | Geneva, Switzerland | | | 41 | |
1834 | Ile aux Barques (Bergues) | Ile aux Barques, Geneva, Switzerland | | | 33.5 | Images |
1834 | Zaehringen (Grand Pont Suspendu) | Fribourg, Switzerland | Sarine River | | 273.1 | Images |
1838 | Corbières | Corbières, Switzerland | Sarine River | | | Images |
1839 | Kettenbrücke | Aarburg, Switzerland | Aare River | 47.320377 N 7.898142 E | | Images |
1840 | Gotteron | Fribourg, Switzerland | Sarine River | | 220 | Images |
1850 | Chain (Aarau Kettenbrücke) | Aarau, Switzerland | Aare River | 47.395431 N 8.042028 E | | Images |
1853 | Peney | Peney, Satigny vicinity, Geneva, Switzerland | Rhône River | | 100 | |
1857 | Altenbergsteg | Berne, Switzerland | Aare River | 46.9503 N 7.4489 E | 57 | Images |
1883 | Turrian | Château-d'Oex, Switzerland | Sarine River | 46.468703 N 7.135172 E | | Images |
1906 | Schönausteg | Berne, Switzerland | Aare River | 46.934417 N 7.445883 E | 53.3 | Images |
1915 | (suspension bridge) | Landquart vicinity, Switzerland | | | | |
1917 | Thusis | Thusis, Switzerland | Hinterrhein River | 46.701886 N 9.446884 E | | |
1978 | (footbridge) | Avegno vicinity, Ticino, Switzerland | Maggia River - Valle Maggia | 46.215524 N 8.744706 E | 100 | Images |
1987 | Grabensaal | Fribourg, Switzerland | Sarine River | 46.807646 N 7.164400 E | | |
1996 | (footbridge) | Tegna and Losone, Ticino, Switzerland | Melezza River | 46.180795 N 8.748574 E | 120 | Images |
1997 | (footbridge) | Giumaglio vicinity, Ticino, Switzerland | Maggia River - Valle Maggia | 46.271237 N 8.676774 E | 83 | Images |
1997 | (footbridge) | Motta vicinity, Brione and Lavertezzo vicinity, Ticino, Switzerland | Verzasca River - Val Verzasca | 46.271641 N 8.812424 E | 60 | Images |
1998 | Ile Falcon | Sierre, Switzerland | Rhône River | 46.284582 N 7.550457 E | 68 | |
1998 | Neigles | Fribourg, Switzerland | Sarine River | 46.811816 N 7.160525 E | | |
2001 | Farinet | Saillon and Leytron, Switzerland | Salentze Gorge | 46.183344 N 7.182941 E | 95 | |
2007 | (footbridge) | Solothurn, Switzerland | Aare River | 47.200455 N 7.530966 E | 72 | |
2010 | Ruinaulta | Trin vicinity, Switzerland | Vorderrhein - Ruinaulta Gorge | 46.816374 N 9.357050 E | | |
2012 | Sigriswil | Sigriswil, Switzerland | | 46.718247 N 7.707540 E | | |
2017 | Pardisla (Pardislabrücke) | Chur and Haldenstein, Switzerland | Rhine River | 46.866695 N 9.515785 E | 89 | |
2019 | Val digl Guert | Alvaneu, Switzerland | Val digl Guert | 46.695354 N 9.635260 E | 52 | |
2020 | Bisse du Rô (Noir, Bisse du Rho) | Crans-Montana, Switzerland | | 46.326750 N 7.456052 E | | |
2020 | Himmelhausmattesteg | Trubschachen, Switzerland | River Trub | 46.921708 N 7.843647 E | 21.5 | |
| (footbridge) | Alnasca, Brione, Ticino, Switzerland | Verzasca River - Val Verzasca | 46.304296 N 8.795310 E | 79 | Images |
| (footbridge) | Amden vicinity, Switzerland | | 47.141933 N 9.14025 E | | |
| (footbridge) | Aurigeno vicinity, Ticino, Switzerland | Maggia River - Valle Maggia | 46.231664 N 8.721555 E | 96 | Images |
| (footbridge) | Brugg, Switzerland | Aare River | 47.483249 N 8.196140 E | | |
| (footbridge) | Châtel-sur-Montsalvens vicinity and Gruyère vicinity, Switzerland | Lac de Montsalvens | 46.619407 N 7.148535 E | | |
| (footbridge) | Corcapolo vicinity, Intragna, Ticino, Switzerland | Melezza River | 46.166807 N 8.676307 E | 48 | Images |
| (footbridge) | Frasco, Ticino, Switzerland | Verzasca River - Val Verzasca | 46.339056 N 8.801326 E | 90 | Images |
| (footbridge) | Fribourg vicinity, Switzerland | Sarine River | 46.81183 N 7.16050 E | | |
| (footbridge) | Gerra, Ticino, Switzerland | Verzasca River - Val Verzasca | 46.318696 N 8.804561 E | 45 | Images |
| (footbridge) | Kandersteg, Gasterntal, Switzerland | Kander | 46.444604 N 7.724130 E | | |
| (footbridge) | Someo vicinity, Ticino, Switzerland | Maggia River - Valle Maggia | 46.285998 N 8.656939 E | 107 | Images |
| (footbridge) | Sonogno, Ticino, Switzerland | Verzasca River - Val Verzasca | | 26 | |
| (footbridge) | St. Gallen, Switzerland | Sitter River | 47.418310 N 9.338512 E | | |
| (footbridge) | Tersnaus and Uors, Switzerland | Tersnausbach | 46.697771 N 9.186299 E | | |
| (pipeline bridge) | Maggia, Ticino, Switzerland | Maggia River | 46.243668 N 8.704117 E | | |
| Fellital | Gurtnellen, Switzerland | Fellibach | 46.740381 N 8.639588 E | | |
| Frutigen | Frutigen, Switzerland | | 46.560196 N 7.617164 E | | |
| Granite Plant | Andeer, Switzerland | Hinterrhein River | 46.596664 N 9.426572 E | | |
| Maggia | Maggia, Ticino, Switzerland | Maggia River | 46.243473 N 8.705708 E | | |
| Maggia | Maggia, Ticino, Switzerland | Maggia River | 46.243019 N 8.705354 E | | |
| Val Meltger | Lantsch/Lenz, Switzerland | | 46.685902 N 9.580230 E | | |
Do you have any information or photos for these bridges that you would like to share? Please email david.denenberg@bridgemeister.com.