Mini Documentaries · Schöllenen
Schöllenen Gorge and the Devil’s Bridge.
Descend from Andermatt to Göschenen through the snowy Schöllenen Gorge as the narrators tell the legend of the Devil’s Bridge.
About this drive
Drive through Schöllenen Gorge from Andermatt to Göschenen, Switzerland, in this 4K mini documentary about the Devil’s Bridge (Teufelsbrücke), the Urnerloch tunnel and the historic Gotthard route.
Why does this Swiss bridge carry the devil’s name? Follow a snowy descent through the Schöllenenschlucht as Sara and Mike tell the local legend of the devil and the goat, explore historical images, and explain how bridges, tunnels and the railway transformed this narrow Alpine passage.
Furka Pass descent — another Swiss mini documentary
Andermatt tourism — Schöllenen and the Devil’s Bridge legend
Historical Dictionary of Switzerland — Schöllenen
Swiss National Library — Devil’s Bridge
Swiss National Library, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. Historical images illustrate the story; they are not footage of the journey.
Bartholome Fehr — Teufelsbrücke, GS-GUGE-FEHR-C-4
Arthur Wehrli — Urnerloch, 1907, EAD-WEHR-14835-B
F. W. Delkeskamp / Heinrich Keller — Old and new Devil’s Bridges, 1830, GS-GRAF-ANSI-UR-7
The devil mural shown in the video is taken from our own driving footage.
