Old Town Bridge

A historic bridge with red wooden arches

The Old Town Bridge (Gamle Bybro) was constructed by Johan Caspar von Cicignon in 1681 in conjunction with the reconstruction of Trondheim after the great fire of 1681. The bridge crosses the Nidelva River from the south end of the street Kjøpmannsgata, connecting to the Trondheim neighbourhood of Bakklandet.

The bridge was originally made entirely of  wood, but the wood was supported on three stone piers. In the middle of the bridge, an iron gate was placed and was used as a guarded city gate until 1816. Gamle Bybro was reconstructed in 1861 by the engineer Carl Adolf Dahl and today, the bridge is one of Trondheim's characteristic landmarks.