Mittlere Brücke
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What's on here
Why go
- Stand at the boundary between the High Rhine and Upper Rhine.
- Cross where Basel’s first Rhine bridge helped the city’s trade grow.
Don't miss
- KäppelijochA replica of the medieval bridge chapel stands on the central pier. The pier also served as an execution site, where condemned people were drowned; beheading replaced this practice in 1634.Central pier
- Amazone, Pferd führendCarl Burckhardt’s bronze depicts an Amazon leading a horse. The cast of his final work was completed after his death in 1923.Grossbasel bridgehead
- HelvetiaBettina Eichin’s sculpture sits on a wall, looking across the Rhine.New Town bridgehead
- LagerstätteLudwig Stocker’s sculpture depicts three Ehrengesellschaft symbols on a catafalque.In the Rhine by the bridge; may be partly or completely underwater
Know before you go
- Open 24 hours every day.
- Private motor vehicles have been barred since early 2015, as part of Basel’s car-free city centre.
Tips for your visit
- Use the pavements to cross on foot; each was widened by 40 centimetres in summer 2017.
Interesting facts4
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192 metres
The bridge is 192 metres long and 18.8 metres wide.
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Its granite came from the north side of the Gotthard massif.
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Six of its seven openings span the Rhine; the seventh crosses the riverside footpath on the Kleinbasel side.
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Buss & Cie. and Philipp Holzmann & Cie. built the present bridge.
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History
After the first bridge was built, Niederbasel and Oberbasel formed the fortified settlement of Kleinbasel on the Rhine’s right bank.
- 1223–1224A loan secured against Basel Cathedral’s treasury helped fund construction. The bridge was at least partly complete by 1224, although its exact construction date is unknown.
- 1225St. Blasien and Bürgeln monasteries received toll exemptions in return for contributing to construction.
- 1275A flood reportedly destroyed the bridge and killed about a hundred residents.
- 1392Kleinbasel united with Grossbasel.
- 1457A sixth span extended the stone section, named the Bärenfelser Joch after mayor Hans von Bärenfels.
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- 1903–1905A temporary wooden bridge carried Rhine traffic while the old bridge was replaced. The new bridge opened to traffic on 11 November 1905 with a public festival.
- 2002The bridge was refurbished without changing its appearance.
Sources: Middle Bridge, Basel - Wikipedia · Mittlere Brücke - Wikipedia · Mittlere Brücke - Wikipedia · Mittlere Brücke: booking (its own site) · Mittlere Brücke: how it describes itself (its o… · checked 10 Oct 2026
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Questions and answers
Where is Mittlere Brücke?
The address is Mittlere Brücke, 4058 Basel. The crossing lies near the mouth of the Birsig, where the Grossbasel bank is low.
Who designed the present bridge?
Emil Faesch designed the stonework, and Friedrich von Thiersch designed its modern iron truss skeleton.
What was the medieval bridge made of?
Five stone piers supported the Kleinbasel side, while eight oak-pile supports carried the Grossbasel side.
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