The Salbitbrücke is a high alpine pedestrian bridge in the

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Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

Location

The Salbitbrücke is on the south flank of the

Salbitschijen The Salbitschijen is a mountain in the Urner Alps, overlooking Göschenen in the Swiss canton of Uri. It lies at the southern extremity of the range of the Fleckistock. It is known for its rock climbing opportunities; the ridges from the south ...

mountain. To get to the bridge, there is an alpine hiking route that takes 4–5 hours (difficulty level T4). The bridge is accessible from the Voralphütte and the Salbithütte, two nearby mountain huts of the

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Description

Ropes and straps can be rented in the Salbithütte and the Voralphütte, which is generally recommended. The bridge is long and wide and hangs above the valley floor. The design of the bridge is based on that of the Nepalese bridges in the

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. It was built using parts from the

Trift Bridge The Trift Bridge (german: Triftbrücke) is a pedestrian-only suspension bridge in the Swiss Alps. The bridge is a simple suspension bridge design spanning at a height of . The Trift Bridge spans the lake, Triftsee, near Gadmen, Switzerland, a ...

(Triftbrücke) standing in the

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. Climbers were concerned that mass tourism would come into the wild mountain valley via the bridge, but this has not happened.

Gallery

File:Salbitbrücke (valo139).jpg, From the west File:Blick zur Salbitbrücke.jpg, From below

References

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Pedestrian bridges in Switzerland {{Uri-geo-stub