Lorzentobel Bridge, Historical bridge in Menzingen, Switzerland

The Lorzentobel Bridge is a covered wooden bridge built in 1759 across the Lorze in the Lorzentobel gorge, on the boundary between Baar and Menzingen. It is a Sprengwerk suspension truss with a tiled roof, a span of about 14.5 metres, a clear width of 2.36 metres and a clear height of 2.48 metres.

A covered wooden bridge stood here from 1531, but storms swept it away in 1643 and 1662. The present wooden bridge dates from 1759, built after long negotiations and paid for in equal halves by Menzingen and the city of Zug. It is a Sprengwerk suspension-type timber structure with a tiled roof, a span of about 14.5 metres, a clear width of 2.36 metres and a clear height of 2.48 metres.

Locals call the 1910 stone arch viaduct the "old Tobel bridge" and the 1985 concrete span the "new" one, though the small covered wooden bridge of 1759 is the oldest. The heritage inventories of Baar and Menzingen list it separately as Alte Lorzentobelbrücke: Holzbrücke.

The bridge is accessible via Ägeristrasse with dedicated paths for both pedestrians and vehicles. Several viewing spots along the riverbank allow visitors to examine the structure from different angles and appreciate its stonework up close.

The 1759 wooden bridge is the oldest of the three, yet locals call the 1910 stone arch viaduct the "old Tobel bridge" and the 1985 concrete span the "new" one. The small covered bridge, a Sprengwerk suspension construction with a tiled roof, has a span of about 14.5 m and a clear width of 2.36 m.