Schöllenen Gorge, Mountain gorge near Andermatt, Switzerland

Schöllenen Gorge is a gorge cut by the upper Reuss between Andermatt and Göschenen in the Swiss canton of Uri. Its walls are sheer granite of the Aar massif, and the river flows through a late-alpine water gap. The road and railway cross it on several bridges and tunnels, the best known being the stone Teufelsbrücke (Devil's Bridge).

The first wooden bridge across the gorge was built in 1230, providing the first safe crossing through this remote region. The route was later rebuilt repeatedly until 1707, when the Urnerloch tunnel as the first road passage through the Alps fundamentally changed how people traveled through here.

The Devil's Bridge carries a folk tale where locals made a deal with the devil to cross the gorge, and this story remains part of how people talk about the place today. The bridge itself has become a symbol of how communities overcame impossible natural barriers.

The site is accessible via several marked hiking trails starting from Andermatt and Göschenen, with varying difficulty levels. Visitors should bring proper hiking gear, as paths go through steep terrain and along narrow passages.

The Urnerloch, a 64-metre tunnel through the rock, was completed in 1708, eleven months after work began. It was the first road tunnel of an Alpine road, built by Pietro Morettini from Cerentino in the Valle Maggia, a pupil of Vauban. The contract had allowed until spring 1709, and the tunnel replaced the wooden Twärrenbrücke, which a flood had swept away in 1707.