The Old Wood Bridge - Bad Sackingen, Germany

For more than 400 years, the wood bridge of Bad sackingen unites the two borders of the Rhine.  With its length of exactly 2oo m  it is Europes longest roofed wood bridge.   This still existing construction was built between 1785 and 1803 by th famous builder Blasius Baldischwieler from Laufenburg.  Due to the different sunsoil conditions the bridge axis is slightly angled towards the Swiss  bank

Since the construction of the new Fridolin bridge 1n 1979, walkers and cyclists may comfortaably cross the bridge and enjoy its splendid panorama.  Statues of the patron saints Franz Xaver and Johannes Nepomuk, are put in both bridgeoriels on the left side.  On the right side youwill find interesting bridge doctumentation.   On the Swiss bridge head, the neighbouring community Stein has set up a set up a historical schonau cross.  The flood of 1999 almost destroyed the wood bridge, but fortunately it was
saved just in time.


Tourist center Bad Sackingen
Waldshuter Strabe 20
D-79713 Bad Sackingen


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