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Middle Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 47°33′36″N 7°35′23″E / 47.56000°N 7.58972°E |
Carries | Pedestrians |
Crosses | Rhine |
Locale | Basel, Switzerland |
Location | |
The Middle Bridge (German: Mittlere Brücke [common name] / German: Mittlere Rheinbrücke [official name], French: Pont du Milieu) is a historic bridge in the Swiss city of Basel. It is situated on the oldest existing bridge site across the Rhine, between Lake Constance and the North Sea.[1] It also marks the boundary between the High Rhine (Hochrhein) and Upper Rhine (Oberrhein/Rhin Supérieur) sections of the river.[2]