Holzbrücke Rapperswil-Hurden
Wooden pedestrian bridge crossing the Obersee part of Lake Zurich in Switzerland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Holzbrücke Rapperswil-Hurden is a wooden pedestrian bridge between the city of Rapperswil and the village of Hurden crossing the Obersee (the upper part of Lake Zurich) in Switzerland. On 6 April 2001, the footbridge was opened. With a length of 841 metres (2,759 ft) it is the longest wooden bridge in Switzerland.
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Holzbrücke Rapperswil-Hurden | |
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Coordinates | 47°13′21″N 8°48′54″E |
Carries | Footpath |
Locale | Rapperswil and Hurden |
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Material | Solid oak with steel components, 233 piles |
Total length | 841 metres (2,759 ft) |
Width | 2.4 metres (7 ft 10 in) |
Height | 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in) |
Clearance above | 1.15 metres (3 ft 9 in) |
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Opened | 6 April 2001 |
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The wooden bridge has many predecessors. Wooden structures enabling lake crossings in the same area were already built thousands of years ago.