Middle Bridge, Basel

Middle Bridge
The Middle Bridge in Basel
Coordinates47°33′36″N 7°35′23″E / 47.56000°N 7.58972°E / 47.56000; 7.58972
CarriesPedestrians
CrossesRhine
LocaleBasel, Switzerland
Location
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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]

  1. ^ "Welcome" (PDF). Canton of Basel. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Der Hochrhein [The High Rhine]" (in German). Retrieved 2024-06-23.