Schöllenen Gorge

Schöllenen Gorge

Schöllenen Gorge is a canyon around 5km long on the Reuss River in central Switzerland, north of Andermatt. 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). The original bridge on this site was associated with various legends relating to the difficulty of its construction and linking it with a nearby large boulder known as the Devil’s Stone.

External links

* [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teufelsbrücke Devils Bridge (German Wiki)]

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