Bern Bridge
Pont de Berne, Fribourg 1700 - Switzerland
Phone: +41 (0)26 350 11 11
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The pretty Berne Bridge across the River Sarine in Fribourg is a landmark and an ever popular Fribourg tourist attraction; it is the city’s only remaining wooden bridge. The original 13th century structure was built about a century after the city’s foundation in 1157 and the 40-metre long covered bridge has been continually renovated. The present structure with its stone centre arch is Baroque in style and dates from 1653. A short distance away is the square Berne Gate 24 metres high; built between 1270 and 1290, it still has its original doors.
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