The Lower Gate Bridge In Bern

t: The Lower Gate Bridge (Untertorbrücke) is a stone arch bridge that spans the Aare in the city of Bern, Switzerland, connecting the Mattequartier in the Old City to the Schosshalde neighborhood. It is the oldest of Bern's Aare bridges. The first Untertorbrücke could be completed in 1256. In its current form, the bridge is reduced to the medieval construction core, with no traces of the once extensive system of fortifications or imposing baroque gates remaining.