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Devil's Bridge Teufelsbrücke

 
Road 2 runs north up the wide Urseren valley (Bear Hunters' Valley), a massive Alpine trough flanked by high mountains, some of them snow-capped, and by scree-covered slopes, and watered by the streams which feed the Reuss. The road crosses the Devil's Bridge (Teufelsbrücke 1,402 m/4,600ft), built in 1955-56, which spans the Reuss at a waterfall 30 m/98ft high.

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The bridge, 86 m/282ft long, inherited its name from an old 15th C. bridle-path bridge at the same spot. A stone cross 12 m/39ft high commemorates the fighting in September 1799, when General Suvorov's Russians, coming from the St Gotthard pass, defeated the French force which attempted to bar their way. To the right, on the old road, is the Teufelsbrücke restaurant.

The road passes through the Teufelswand ("Devil's Wall") in a short tunnel, and leaving a parking place (fine views) and five sharp bends (Schöllenen restaurant) returns to the right bank of the river of the Spänngi bridge (1,234 m/4,049ft).
Facilities: Restaurant or food service

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