The people of Uri puzzled over and over about the question how to cross the Schöllenen canyon. At last, the president of the local government exclaimed despairingly: "The devil itself shall build a bridge here!" Shortly after the president of the local government had spoken these words, the devil was standing in front of the locals. He suggested them to make a pact: He would build a bridge that was safe, but the first soul to cross the new bridge would belong to him. Soon after the folk agreed to this pact, a new bridge over the canyon was being erected. The people could not decide on a person to send across the bridge, though. Suddenly, a clever peasant had an ingenious idea. He unfastened his billy goat and hounded it to the other side of the bridge. Boiling with rage, the devil grabbed a boulder and threatened to destroy his construction. Thereupon, an old woman came his way and carved a cross in the rock. When the devil saw this, he missed his target and the boulder landed near Göschenen. There it has been lying for centuries now. Since this day, the bridge is called devil's bridge.
Legend of Uri Bridge, near Andermatt
