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Devil's Bridge, a medieval stone bridge between the towns of Göschenen and Andermatt
Schöllenen Gorge is a gorge formed by the upper Reuss in the Swiss canton of Uri between the towns of Göschenen to the north and Andermatt to the south. It provides access to the St Gotthard Pass.
Enclosed by sheer granite walls, its road and railway require several spectacular bridges and tunnels, of which the most famous is a stone bridge known as the Teufelsbrücke ("Devil's Bridge").
A lot of ancient bridges across Europe are referred to as the Devil’s Bridge. These bridges were built under such challenging conditions that successful completion of the bridge required a heroic effort on the part of the builders and the community, ensuring its legendary status.
According to the legend, it was so hard to build a bridge here that a desperate Swiss herdsman wished the devil would make a bridge. The devil appeared and offered to build the bridge on the condition that the soul of the first to cross would be given to him.
After the bridge was built, the townspeople sent a scared goat over to outwit him. Enraged, the devil grabbed a massive stone and was about to destroy the bridge when an old woman with a cross stopped him and he dropped it. When the devil saw this, he missed his target and the stone landed in the valley, not far from Göschenen. It has been lying there ever since.
The newest Teufelsbrücke was built during the construction of the first Gotthard pass road in 1830. The elegant modern road bridge built-in 1955 is now suspended above it, with a mural by Uri artist Heinrich Danioth reminding passersby of the legend of the devil and his bridge.
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