Spreuer Bridge

The Spreuer Bridge, in Lucerne

The Spreuer Bridge, the Spreuerbrücke, is the second historic covered wooden bridge of Lucerne. The Lucerne audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this medieval structure, famous for its series of painted panels.

A medieval bridge and its paintings

The Spreuer Bridge is a covered wooden bridge that spans the Reuss river, at the end of the old town of Lucerne. Built in the Middle Ages, it completes the famous Chapel Bridge. Under its frame, it houses a series of painted panels that compose a dance of death, a meditation on the fragility of life dear to medieval art. More discreet and preserved than its elder, it offers a peaceful setting full of history along the water.

What to see

Here you cross the Reuss on the medieval covered wooden bridge, admiring the series of painted panels of the dance of death under the frame. The Spreuer Bridge completes the famous Chapel Bridge. It is a peaceful stop full of history, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Spreuer Bridge spans the Reuss at the end of the old town of Lucerne, reachable on foot. It is a public pedestrian structure freely accessible at all times and on the level. You discover it during a walk along the river, in a calmer setting than the Chapel Bridge.

What is particular about the Spreuer Bridge?

It is a medieval covered wooden bridge that houses, under its frame, a series of painted panels composing a dance of death, at the end of the old town of Lucerne.

Where is the Spreuer Bridge?

On the Reuss river, at the end of the old town of Lucerne, in Switzerland.