The Untertorbrücke is a stone arch bridge that spans the Aare at the easternmost point of the Enge peninsula in the city of Bern, Switzerland, connecting the Mattequartier in the Old City to the Schosshalde neighbourhood. Built in its current form in 1461–89, it is the oldest of Bern's Aare bridges, and was the city's only bridge up until the middle of the 19th century. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
The Untertorbrücke as seen from the Nydeggbrücke
The construction of the wooden Untertorbrücke as depicted in the Tschachtlanchronik of 1470. The angry Count Hartmann is shown to the right.
The bridge as depicted in a 1477 chronicle. The piers are complete, but the roadbed is still wooden.
The bridge in 1819.
The Nydeggbrücke is a bridge in Bern, Switzerland which connects the eastern part of the old city to the new part. It crosses over the Aare and is located very close to the Bärengraben. It was built in parallel to the Untertorbrücke in 1840, which until then had been the only bridge crossing the Aare. The Nydeggbrücke is in total 190 meters long and took three years to build. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Nydeggbrücke with the Untertorbrücke behind it, looking North.
Sketch of the Nydeggbrücke in 1850. Looking southwest from across the Aare toward the Old City of Bern
