List of bridges over the Muota

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The list of bridges over the Muota contains the bridges from the source in the southern Bisistal to the confluence with Brunnen in Lake Lucerne .

Bridge list

54 bridges cross the river: 32 road bridges, 13 pedestrian bridges, four weir footbridges, three railway bridges and two pipe bridges.

Spring streams

Ruosalper Bach

An alpine road bridge and a weir footbridge span the left source stream of the Muota.

image	Surname	place	function	location	Length (m)	Remarks
	Seeli Bridge	Undercutting	Single-lane Alpine road bridge	cards	10	Concrete girder bridge with metal railing trail Access to the Waldialp dam
	Ruosalp weir footbridge	Undercutting	Private works bridge	cards	3	Metal girder bridge The Ruosalp power plant has been in operation since 1962

Gwalpetenbach

Two dirt road bridges and an Alpine road bridge span the right source stream of the Muota.

image	Surname	place	function	location	Length (m)	Remarks
	Gwalpetenalp bridge	Bisisthal - Unterschächen	Single lane dirt road bridge	cards	6th	Concrete beam bridge without handrail with metal barrier
	Gwalpeten weir bridge	Bisisthal - Unterschächen	Single lane dirt road bridge	cards	8th	Concrete girder bridge with metal railing trail
	Ruosalp bridge	Bisisthal - Unterschächen	Single-lane Alpine road bridge	cards	20th	Two concrete girder bridges trail

Bisistal

22 bridges and footbridges span the river in Unterschächen and Bisisthal.

image	Surname	place	function	location	Length (m)	Remarks
	Sahli Bridge	Bisisthal-Sahli	Single-lane Alpine road bridge	cards	13	Wooden beam bridge The historic cattle route from Bisistal to Glattalp begins at this bridge trail
	Sahli footbridge	Bisisthal-Sahli	Private footbridge	cards	10	Metal girder bridge without railing
	Sahli power plant water pressure line transition	Bisisthal-Sahli	Water pressure pipe bridge	cards	16	Pipe bridge, built in 1962 The pressure pipe carries the water from the Waldialp equalization basin to the Francis turbine in the EBS power plant center in Sahli, which converts the water pressure into renewable electricity
	Sahli Bridge power plant	Bisisthal-Sahli	Single lane road bridge with barrier and safety barrier	cards	16	Concrete girder bridge with metal railing General driving ban: It is forbidden for unauthorized persons to enter the dam and factory facilities; any liability is rejected
	Sahliboden footbridge	Bisisthal-Sahli	Footbridge	cards	16	Concrete girder bridge with metal railing
	Sahliboden compensation basin, weir bridge	Bisisthal-Sahli	Single lane road bridge with a safety barrier	cards	44	Concrete girder bridge General driving ban: It is forbidden for unauthorized persons to enter the dam and factory facilities; any liability is rejected trail
	Sahlihöchi footbridge	Bisisthal-Sahli	Footbridge	cards	8th	Concrete girder bridge without handrail
	Sahlihöchi weir footbridge	Bisisthal-Sahli	Private works bridge	cards	7th	Metal girder bridge It is forbidden for unauthorized persons to enter the dam and factory facilities; any liability is rejected
	Bergli footbridge	Bisisthal	Footbridge	cards	7th	Concrete girder bridge without handrail
	Schwarzenbach Bridge	Bisisthal-Schwarzenbach	Two-lane road bridge	cards	20th	Concrete girder bridge with metal railing Top speed 80 km / h trail
	Dürrenboden footbridge	Bisisthal-Schönenboden	Footbridge	cards	8th	Metal girder bridge with barrier
	Seeberg Bridge	Bisisthal-Hinterseeberg	Single lane dirt road bridge	cards	12	Concrete girder bridge trail
	Hinterseeberg Bridge	Bisisthal-Hinterseeberg	Single lane road bridge	cards	15th	Concrete girder bridge with metal railing Access to Seeberg 5 and 7
	Frontseeberg Bridge	Bisisthal-Vordereseeberg	Single lane road bridge	cards	15th	Concrete girder bridge with metal railing Access to Seeberg 1 and 3
	Riedplätz weir footbridge	Bisisthal	Private works bridge	cards	18th	Concrete girder bridge with metal railing and stairs
	Mettlen Bridge	Bisisthal	Single lane road bridge	cards	17th	Concrete girder bridge with wooden deck and metal railing A historic driveway leads over this bridge Access to Schnäggenblätz Mountainbikeland Route 804 Muotathal Urwald Bike (Muotathal – Eigeliswald – Tor – Mettlen – Muotathal) trail
	Laui Bridge (Bisisthalerstrasse)	Bisisthal	Two-lane road bridge	cards	15th	Concrete girder bridge with metal railing Maximum speed 80 km / h, maximum weight 40 t Mountainbikeland Route 804 Muotathal Urwald Bike (Muotathal – Eigeliswald – Tor – Mettlen – Muotathal)
	Steinweid Bridge (Bisisthalerstrasse)	Bisisthal	Two-lane road bridge	cards	30th	Concrete girder bridge with metal railing Maximum speed 80 km / h, maximum weight 40 t Mountainbikeland Route 804 Muotathal Urwald Bike (Muotathal – Eigeliswald – Tor – Mettlen – Muotathal) trail
	Zwingsbrücke (Bisisthalerstrasse)	Bisisthal Lord God	Two-lane road bridge	cards	20th	Concrete girder bridge with metal railing Maximum speed 80 km / h, maximum weight 40 t Mountainbikeland Route 804 Muotathal Urwald Bike (Muotathal – Eigeliswald – Tor – Mettlen – Muotathal) trail
	Husky Lodge jetty	Bisisthal balm	Footbridge	cards	28	Wooden arch bridge with grating floor Hiking trail Erlebniswelt Muotathal
	Fugglen Bridge	Bisisthal balm	Single-lane road bridge with water pipeline underneath the carriageway	cards	30th	Concrete girder bridge with metal railing Access to the Hinterthal power station and the Husky Lodge lodge hotel
	Pfyl Bridge Quarry	Bisisthal support	Private works bridge	cards	40	Metal girder bridge with stairs Today the disused quarry is owned by Schelbert AG in Muotathal Entering the "construction site" is prohibited, no liability is accepted in the event of an accident!

Muotatal

10 bridges and footbridges span the river in Muotathal.

image	Surname	place	function	location	Length (m)	Remarks
	Back bridge	Muotathal-Hinterthal	387 Two-lane road bridge with sidewalks	cards	40	Concrete girder bridge with metal railing, built in 1983, the old bridge was covered Maximum speed 50 km / h, maximum weight 40 t Mountainbikeland Route 804 Muotathal Urwald Bike (Muotathal – Eigeliswald – Tor – Mettlen – Muotathal) Veloland Route 83 Suworow Route (Stage 1 Schwyz – Glarus) Wanderland Route 55 ViaSuworow (Section 7 Muotathal – Hinter Klöntal)
	Weidli Bridge	Muotathal saw	Footbridge	cards	26th	Metal suspension bridge with grating floor, built in 2002 Ban on animals Wanderland Route 29 Pragelpass Weg (Stage 2 Muotathal – Hinter Klöntal)
	Klostersteg	Muotathal	Pedestrian and bicycle bridge	cards	30th	Covered wooden bridge, built in 2014 Maximum weight 6 t (maintenance vehicles permitted)
	Church bridge	Muotathal	Two-lane road bridge with a separated sidewalk	cards	44	Spruce arch bridge, built in 2009/10, the old bridge was covered Maximum speed 50 km / h, maximum weight 40 t Mountainbikeland Route 804 Muotathal Urwald Bike (Muotathal – Eigeliswald – Tor – Mettlen – Muotathal) trail
	Föllmis Bridge	Muotathal	387 Two-lane road bridge with a separate sidewalk	cards	90	Concrete girder bridge with metal railing Top speed 80 km / h The Auto AG Schwyz bus stop is at the bridge Mountainbikeland Route 801 Fronalp Tour (Stoos (Schlattli) –Stoos (Schlattli)) Veloland Route 83 Suworow Route (Stage 1 Schwyz – Glarus)
	Front bridge ("Jessenenbrügg")	Muotathal-Ried	Road bridge with narrow sidewalks	cards	35	Covered wooden bridge, built in 1998, replaced previous bridges at this location trail
	Riedmattli footbridge	Muotathal-Ried	Private footbridge	cards	45	Metal suspension bridge with wooden floor Warning: Since there is no right of way to use this footbridge, the owner declines all liability in the event of an accident
	Gizenenbrücke (Stossstrasse)	Muotathal-Ried	Single lane road bridge	cards	35	Concrete arch bridge Top speed 60 km / h General driving ban: Except for agricultural and forestry vehicles and authorized drivers with ID trail
	Stöcksteg	Muotathal-Ried	Private footbridge	cards	25th	Metal suspension bridge with grating floor, built in 1953, renovated in 2010/11 Private passage, no access to the footbridge
	Selgis Bridge	Muotathal-Ried	Single-lane road bridge with narrow sidewalks	cards	55	Covered wooden bridge, built in 2002, replaced dilapidated concrete bridge Maximum weight 40 t Mountainbikeland Route 801 Fronalp Tour (Stoos (Schlattli) –Stoos (Schlattli))

Schwyz and Brunnen

17 bridges and footbridges span the river in Schwyz and Brunnen.

image	Surname	place	function	location	Length (m)	Remarks
	Schwyz – Stoos bridge funicular	Schwyz-Hinteres Schlattli	Single-track funicular bridge	cards	150	Slightly inclined steel truss bridge, completed in 2015 Steepest funicular in the world with two cars, opened on December 15, 2017, replaces the old Stoosbahn from 1933
	Schlattli power plant, weir bridge	Schwyz-Hinteres Schlattli	Single lane road bridge	cards	30th	Concrete dam bridge General driving ban Mountainbikeland Route 801 Fronalp Tour (Stoos (Schlattli) –Stoos (Schlattli)) Wanderland Route 55 Pragelpass Weg (Stage 1 Schwyz – Muotathal)
	Old funicular Schwyz – Stoos bridge	Schwyz-Schlattli	Disused single-track funicular bridge	cards	60	Slightly inclined iron arch bridge, built in 1970, replaced bridge from 1933 After more than eight decades of operation, the cable car was replaced by the newly built funicular on December 17, 2017
	Suworowbrücke («Stony Bridge»)	Schwyz-Schlattli	Single lane road bridge	cards	30th	Historic covered wooden bridge, built in 1810, extensively repaired in 2010/11 The bridge is protected as a historical monument ( regional cultural asset, KGS no. 4882 ) Maximum speed 60 km / h, maximum weight 3.5 t, maximum height 2.5 m Mountainbikeland Route 801 Fronalp Tour (Stoos (Schlattli) –Stoos (Schlattli)) Mountainbikeland Route 961 Schwyzer Tour (Brunnen – Brunnen) Wanderland Route 55 Pragelpass Weg (Stage 1 Schwyz – Muotathal)
	Wernisberg Bridge power plant	Ibach	Single lane road bridge	cards	28	Concrete girder bridge with metal railing Access to the Wernisberg power plant The power plant, built in 1966, uses the water from the Muota, which is dammed in the equalization basin in Selgis and fed to the power plant via a pressure pipe
	Wernisberg power plant Water pressure line transition	Ibach	Water pressure pipe bridge	cards	35	Pipe bridge
	Rear Muota Bridge	Ibach	Single lane road bridge	cards	38	Concrete arch bridge worth protecting, built 1911/12, renewed in 2008 The bridge is listed ( building and usage regulations of the municipality, ID 01.204 ) Maximum speed 50 km / h, maximum weight 3.5 t Veloland Route 83 Suworow Route (Stage 1 Schwyz – Glarus) Wanderland Route 55 Pragelpass Weg (Stage 1 Schwyz – Muotathal)
	Vordere Muotabrücke (Gotthardstrasse)	Ibach	Two-lane road bridge with separated sidewalks	cards	45	Concrete girder bridge, built in 2000/01, replaced Maillart Bridge from 1913 Top speed 50 km / h Wanderland Route 4 ViaJacobi (Stage 6 Schwyz – Stans)
	Muotabrücke Schwyz (A4 motorway)	Schwyz	Four-lane motorway bridge	cards	85	Concrete girder bridge, opened in 1983 Top speed 120 km / h
	Stegstuden footbridge	Schwyz - fountain	Footbridge	cards	60	Metal girder bridge trail
	Muotabrücke Schwyz (SBB bridge)	Schwyz - fountain	Two-lane railway bridge	cards	54	Steel truss bridge Top speed 140 km / h Immensee – Chiasso railway line
	Seewenstrasse Bridge	Fountain	Single-lane road bridge with narrow sidewalks on both sides	cards	70	Concrete girder bridge Right of way in front of oncoming traffic (direction Brunnen) Give way to oncoming traffic (direction Seewen) Top speed 60 km / h Mountainbikeland Route 961 Schwyzer Tour (Brunnen – Brunnen) Veloland Route 77 Rigi Reuss Klettgau (Stage 1 Brunnen – Rotkreuz)
	Hausmattweg Bridge	Fountain	Footbridge	cards	40	Concrete girder bridge trail
	Wyler Bridge	Fountain	Footbridge	cards	35	Protected covered wooden bridge, built 1716, moved 15 meters upstream in 1974, restored and listed as a historical monument in 1975 The bridge is protected as a historical monument ( Regional Cultural Property, KGS No. 4808 ) trail
	Wylenstrasse Bridge	Fountain	Two-lane road bridge with sidewalk	cards	45	Concrete girder bridge with metal railing, built 1974 Top speed 50 km / h Mountainbikeland Route 963 Rigi Tour (Brunnen – Brunnen)
	Luzernerstrasse bridge	Fountain	Two-lane road bridge with sidewalks, bicycle lanes and pipelines on the side of the bridge	cards	120	Concrete girder bridge with metal railing Top speed 80 km / h
	Gersauerstrasse Bridge	Fountain	Two-lane road bridge with sidewalks	cards	40	Concrete girder bridge with metal railing Top speed 60 km / h Veloland Route 4 Alpine Panorama Route (Stage 4 Flüelen – Sörenberg) Veloland Route 38 Lucerne Hinterland Rigi (Stage 3 Lucerne – Brunnen) Wanderland Route 98 Waldstätterweg (Stage 1 Brunnen – Vitznau)

Web links

Commons : Muota Bridges  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

References and comments

1. ↑ dam Waldialp Nord. Structurae, January 3, 2003, accessed November 29, 2019 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} EBS power plant brochure. (PDF) ebs Energie AG, accessed on August 23, 2020 . 
3. ^ Route SZ 625 Bisistal / Sali - Glattalp. (PDF) Federal inventory of historic traffic routes in Switzerland (IVS), accessed on August 25, 2020 . 
4. ↑ route SZ 619.0.1 Bisistal / Mettlen - Nageli mountain. (PDF) Federal inventory of historic traffic routes in Switzerland (IVS), accessed on August 25, 2020 . 
5. ↑ ^{a b} Muotathal adventure world. Husky Lodge, accessed January 30, 2019 . 
6. ↑ A plaque with the year of construction "1983" is attached to the bridge. Wikimedia Commons, accessed August 23, 2020 . 
7. ↑ Behind the bridge. ortsnames.ch, accessed on August 25, 2020 . 
8. ↑ The year of construction "2002" is attached to the bridge pillar. Wikimedia Commons, accessed August 23, 2020 . 
9. ↑ Klostersteg. Aeschlimann AG Luzern, accessed on January 30, 2019 . 
10. ↑ Muotathal has its monastery footbridge. Luzerner Zeitung, May 16, 2014, accessed on January 30, 2019 . 
11. ↑ Muotathal monastery footbridge. Prix ​​Lignum, accessed January 30, 2019 . 
12. ^ Church bridge (Muotathal, 2010). Structurae, November 22, 2012, accessed November 29, 2019 . 
13. ↑ Muotathal church bridge. SWISS TIMBER BRIDGES - The Swiss wooden bridges by Werner Minder, accessed on January 19, 2019 . 
14. ↑ Chilenbrügg. ortsnames.ch, accessed on August 25, 2020 . 
15. ^ Bi the anterior Brügg. SWISS TIMBER BRIDGES - The Swiss wooden bridges by Werner Minder, accessed on January 21, 2019 . 
16. ↑ Jessenenbrügg. ortsnames.ch, accessed on August 25, 2020 . 
17. ↑ Information board is attached to the bridge. Wikimedia Commons, accessed August 23, 2020 . 
18. ↑ Selgis Bridge. SWISS TIMBER BRIDGES - The Swiss wooden bridges by Werner Minder, accessed on January 20, 2019 . 
19. ↑ steeldoc 02/16, June 2016: Brücken, Stoos SZ. (PDF) SZS Stahlbau Zentrum Schweiz, Zurich, accessed on August 24, 2020 . 
20. ↑ Suvorov Bridge. SWISS TIMBER BRIDGES - The Swiss wooden bridges by Werner Minder, accessed on January 21, 2019 . 
21. ↑ Suvorov Bridge. Federal inventory of the historical traffic routes of Switzerland (IVS), accessed on January 21, 2019 . 
22. ↑ IBACH: Only one bridge for cars. Luzerner Zeitung, November 24, 2008, accessed on August 24, 2020 . 
23. ↑ Muotabrücke Ibach (Ibach, 2001). Structurae, August 10, 2009, accessed November 29, 2019 . 
24. ↑ Muotabrücke Ibach (Ibach, 1913). Structurae, August 20, 2007, accessed August 24, 2020 . 
25. ↑ Muota Bridge, Wyler Bridge. SWISS TIMBER BRIDGES - The Swiss wooden bridges by Werner Minder, accessed on January 23, 2019 . 
26. ↑ Route SZ 2.1 Saumweg Wilen / Brunnen (Wyler Bridge). (PDF) Federal Inventory of the Historic Transport Routes in Switzerland (IVS), accessed on November 29, 2019 .