An elevator comprising a hoistway; an elevator car vertically movable in the hoistway, the passage to and/or from the elevator car being provided in depth direction (d) of the hoistway; a counterweight vertically movable in the hoistway beside the elevator car in width direction (w) of the hoistway; one or more ropes interconnecting the elevator car and the counterweight, and hanging from these; a rope wheel arrangement in the bottom end of the hoistway for guiding the one or more ropes; vertically oriented guide rails (6a, 6b) for guiding the elevator car and extending vertically on opposite sides of the elevator car in width direction (w) of the hoistway, said guide rails (6a, 6b) comprising a vertically oriented guide rail for guiding the elevator car extending vertically between the elevator car and the counterweight; characterized in that said one or more ropes comprise one or more ropes that are connected with a suspension point of the counterweight and with a suspension point of the elevator car, which suspension points (2a,3a) are on the same vertical plane as the guide rail extending vertically between the elevator car and the counterweight, said vertical plane preferably being parallel with width direction (w) of the hoistway, and in that the elevator comprises a bridge structure mounted on the floor of the hoistway, the bridge structure comprising a cross member, and the guide rail for guiding the elevator car is mounted on top of the cross member, the bridge structure comprising a passage for the one or more ropes below the cross member, and the one or more ropes pass from the counterweight downwards to the rope wheel arrangement, and the rope wheel arrangement is arranged to guide the one or more ropes to pass below the cross member via said passage and up to the elevator car, said one or more ropes comprising one or more ropes that pass below the bridge structure such that they cross the vertical projection of the guide rail extending vertically between the elevator car and the counterweight, and in that the elevator comprises buffers (13a, 13b) for the elevator car mounted on the floor of the hoistway below the elevator car, there being two buffers (13a, 13b) on opposite sides of the vertical plane along which the guide rails (6a,6b) of the elevator car extend. a hoistway; an elevator car vertically movable in the hoistway, the passage to and/or from the elevator car being provided in depth direction (d) of the hoistway; a counterweight vertically movable in the hoistway beside the elevator car in width direction (w) of the hoistway; one or more ropes interconnecting the elevator car and the counterweight, and hanging from these; a rope wheel arrangement in the bottom end of the hoistway for guiding the one or more ropes; vertically oriented guide rails (6a, 6b) for guiding the elevator car and extending vertically on opposite sides of the elevator car in width direction (w) of the hoistway, said guide rails (6a, 6b) comprising a vertically oriented guide rail for guiding the elevator car extending vertically between the elevator car and the counterweight; characterized in that said one or more ropes comprise one or more ropes that are connected with a suspension point of the counterweight and with a suspension point of the elevator car, which suspension points (2a,3a) are on the same vertical plane as the guide rail extending vertically between the elevator car and the counterweight, said vertical plane preferably being parallel with width direction (w) of the hoistway, and in that the elevator comprises a bridge structure mounted on the floor of the hoistway, the bridge structure comprising a cross member, and the guide rail for guiding the elevator car is mounted on top of the cross member, the bridge structure comprising a passage for the one or more ropes below the cross member, and the one or more ropes pass from the counterweight downwards to the rope wheel arrangement, and the rope wheel arrangement is arranged to guide the one or more ropes to pass below the cross member via said passage and up to the elevator car, said one or more ropes comprising one or more ropes that pass below the bridge structure such that they cross the vertical projection of the guide rail extending vertically between the elevator car and the counterweight, and in that the elevator comprises buffers (13a, 13b) for the elevator car mounted on the floor of the hoistway below the elevator car, there being two buffers (13a, 13b) on opposite sides of the vertical plane along which the guide rails (6a,6b) of the elevator car extend.