Reuss Bridge, Steel footbridge in Lucerne, Switzerland.
Reuss Bridge is a steel truss bridge over the Reuss in Lucerne, linking the northern old town with the Kleinstadt quarter between Kron- and Kramgasse. Built in 1877, it rests on two piled river piers carrying three parallel truss girders. Wrought-iron railings and cast-iron candelabra decorate the roadway, and fourteen benches line the crossing.
A stone Reuss bridge was first mentioned in 1168, making it Lucerne's oldest bridge and the oldest crossing of the Reuss. The present steel truss bridge dates from 1877 and replaced a wooden structure of 1860, the first crossing there open to vehicles. It is a protected monument.
Locals call it Schnyderbrücke after the Schnyder-Huus at the southern bridgehead, where a fashion house of that name traded from the 1840s until 2009. The crossing links Kron- and Kramgasse and carries six Veloland routes, mountain-bike route 77 and skating route 66.
The bridge links Kron- and Kramgasse and is reserved for pedestrians and cyclists; motor traffic no longer crosses it. Six Veloland routes (3, 9, 24, 38, 56, 67), mountain-bike route 77 and skating route 66 run over it. Fourteen benches along the deck let you stop, and upstream stands the Rathaussteg, downstream the Spreuerbrücke.
Locals call it Schnyderbrücke, after the Schnyder-Huus at the southern bridgehead, where a fashion house of that name operated from the 1840s until 2009. The bridge carries six Veloland routes, mountain-bike route 77 and skating route 66, and around 15,300 people cross it daily (2017 figure).
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