Three Countries Bridge

Three Countries Bridge

  • Dreiländerbrücke
  • Passerelle des Trois Pays
The Three Countries Bridge
Coordinates47°35′29.5″N 7°35′24″E / 47.591528°N 7.59000°E / 47.591528; 7.59000
CrossesRhine
LocaleHuningue, France /
Weil-am-Rhein, Germany;
near Basel (Basle), Switzerland
Characteristics
Total length248 metres (814 ft)
Width5.5 metres (18 ft)
Height24.75 metres (81.2 ft)
Longest span229.4 metres (753 ft)
Clearance above7.8 metres (26 ft)
History
ArchitectDietmar Feichtinger
Engineering design byLeonhardt, Andrä und Partner
Construction start2006
Construction end2007
Construction cost€10,000,000 (approximate)
Opened2007
Inaugurated30 June 2007 (2007-06-30)
Statistics
Daily trafficCyclists and pedestrians
Location
Map

The Three Countries Bridge (German: Dreiländerbrücke, French: La passerelle des Trois Pays) is an arch bridge which crosses the Rhine between the commune of Huningue (France) and Weil am Rhein (Germany), within the Basel (Switzerland) metropolitan area. It is the world's longest single-span bridge dedicated exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists.[α] Its overall length is 248 metres (813 ft 8 in) and its main span is 229.4 metres (752 ft 7 in).[1]

Its name comes from the bridge's location between France, Germany and Switzerland (which is about 200 metres (660 ft) distant). It was designed by the Franco-Austrian architect Dietmar Feichtinger.


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  1. ^ "Une passerelle entre deux rives et trois pays" (in French). Batiactu. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2013-04-02.