List of Aare bridges in Bern
Current bridges
In the table, "length" refers to the distance between abutments. The height is measured from the pavement to the mean water level.

List of Aare bridges in Bern

Section Title: Current bridges
Table Section Text: In the table, "length" refers to the distance between abutments. The height is measured from the pavement to the mean water level.

Image	Name and description	Opened	Length	Height	Span	Location

Untertorbrücke	Untertorbrücke: Built in wood 1256, rebuilt in stone 1489. The city's only Aare bridge up until 1834.	1256 / 1489	52.5 m (172 ft)	8 m (26 ft)	15 m (49 ft), also twice 14 m (46 ft)	46°56′57″N 7°27′30″E / 46.9493°N 7.4584°E	6

Neubrügg	Neubrügg ("new bridge"): First built in 1466 to replace a ferry, rebuilt in 1535. Covered bridge on sandstone pillars, oldest wooden bridge in the Canton.	1466 / 1535	91 m (299 ft)	6 m (20 ft)	21 m (69 ft) to 16 m (52 ft), 5 spans	46°58′26″N 7°25′41″E / 46.9738°N 7.4281°E	17

Altenbergsteg	Altenbergsteg: Footbridge built to connect the city to the Altenberg residential area. Built in wood in 1834 to replace an 1823 ferry, rebuilt in iron 1857.	1834 / 1857	57 m (187 ft)	5 m (16 ft)	57 m (187 ft)	46°57′01″N 7°26′55″E / 46.9502°N 7.4485°E	7

Nydeggbrücke	Nydeggbrücke: First high level bridge, sheathed in sandstone. Its main arch is the widest stone arch in continental Europe.	1840	148 m (486 ft)	23 m (75 ft)	46 m (151 ft) (main arch), 17 m (56 ft) (side arches)	46°56′55″N 7°27′30″E / 46.9485°N 7.4584°E	5

Tiefenaubrücke	Tiefenaubrücke: High level stone bridge built by the liberal government in reaction to the Nydeggbrücke. Original design marred by 1977 broadening.	1850	92 m (302 ft)	31 m (102 ft)	25 m (82 ft), thrice	46°58′37″N 7°27′24″E / 46.9770°N 7.4568°E	14

Dalmazibrücke	Dalmazibrücke: Riverbank-level bridge in the Marzili neighbourhood, originally built as an iron bridge in 1872; demolished and rebuilt in prestressed concrete in 1958.	1872 / 1958	63 m (207 ft)	4 m (13 ft)	20 m (66 ft), thrice	46°56′40″N 7°26′45″E / 46.9445°N 7.4458°E	3

Kirchenfeldbrücke	Kirchenfeldbrücke: First iron high level bridge, inspired by contemporary English designs. Built to develop the Kirchenfeld neighbourhood [de].	1883	229 m (751 ft)	39 m (128 ft)	86 m (282 ft), twice	46°56′45″N 7°26′55″E / 46.9459°N 7.4485°E	4

Kornhausbrücke	Kornhausbrücke: High level bridge of stone and iron intended to develop the Lorraine neighbourhood.	1898	355 m (1,165 ft)	48 m (157 ft)	115 m (377 ft) and five times 36 m (118 ft)	46°57′02″N 7°26′55″E / 46.9506°N 7.4485°E	8

Schönausteg	Schönausteg: Iron footbridge in the style of the Altenbergsteg, near the Dählhölzli zoo.	1906	54 m (177 ft)	4 m (13 ft)	54 m (177 ft)	46°56′04″N 7°26′46″E / 46.9344°N 7.4460°E	1

Halenbrücke	Halenbrücke: High level concrete bridge, only lightly reinforced, leading to Kirchlindach.	1913	234 m (768 ft)	38 m (125 ft)	87 m (285 ft) and four times 21 m (69 ft)	46°58′16″N 7°25′07″E / 46.971137°N 7.418502°E	18

Seftausteg	Seftausteg: Iron footbridge at the Felsenau power plant.	1921	53 m (174 ft)	5 m (16 ft)	53 m (174 ft)	46°58′10″N 7°26′20″E / 46.9694°N 7.4389°E	16

Felsenaubrücke	Felsenaubrücke: First built by the army as a wooden bridge in 1929, rebuilt as a solid-web girder bridge made of packed concrete in 1949.	1928 / 1949	63 m (207 ft)	8 m (26 ft)	16 m (52 ft), thrice	46°58′34″N 7°26′26″E / 46.9760°N 7.4405°E	15

Lorrainebrücke	Lorrainebrücke: First reinforced concrete high level bridge, built in the then-popular Heimatstil to resemble the older stone bridges.	1930	178 m (584 ft)	38 m (125 ft)	82 m (269 ft)	46°57′10″N 7°26′36″E / 46.9529°N 7.4433°E	9

Railway viaduct (Lorraineviadukt)	Lorraine railway viaduct or Lorraineviadukt: Built in concrete by the Federal Railways to replace the aging Rote Brücke. It was the longest four-track railway viaduct in Europe at the time of construction.	1941	1,093 m (3,586 ft)	43 m (141 ft)	150 m (490 ft)	46°57′14″N 7°26′31″E / 46.9540°N 7.4419°E	10

Monbijoubrücke	Monbijoubrücke: Designed as a high-traffic four-lane automobile bridge at a peak of general automobile enthusiasm; executed in prestressed concrete.	1962	338 m (1,109 ft)	22 m (72 ft)	86 m (282 ft) twice and 81 m (266 ft) twice	46°56′24″N 7°26′41″E / 46.9400°N 7.4447°E	2

Tiefenaubrücke (RBS)	Tiefenaubrücke (RBS): High level bridge in prestressed concrete built alongside the Tiefenaubrücke for the RBS railway.	1965	200 m (660 ft)	30 m (98 ft)	97 m (318 ft)	46°58′37″N 7°27′26″E / 46.9770°N 7.4571°E	13

Felsenauviadukt	Felsenauviadukt: Longest viaduct of the A1 highway and the world's first single-cell box girder bridge built with the cantilever method, a pioneer work in prestressed concrete construction.	1975	1,116 m (3,661 ft)	63 m (207 ft)	156 m (512 ft) twice, 48 m (157 ft) twice	46°58′09″N 7°26′52″E / 46.9693°N 7.4477°E	12

Stauwehr Engehalde	Stauwehr Engehalde: Steel walkway across the Engehalde weir.	1998	61 m (200 ft)	—	—	46°57′56″N 7°26′42″E / 46.9655°N 7.4449°E	11

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Built in 1489, Untertorbrücke is the oldest of Bern's Aare bridges, and was the city's only bridge up until the 19th century.

final_sentence: Built in 1489, Untertorbrücke is the oldest of Bern's Aare bridges, and was the city's only bridge up until the 19th century.