Kreis 5, this old bridge was accidentally bombed by the English during the second world war in 1940. I think I read somewhere that they were heading for Nüremberg in Germany but they missed with a few 100 km.
Theo Frey, a Swiss news photographerthat was active during the 40'ies, took some pictures of the event when it happened. He also produced a large collection of photos from Zürich and Wallis during this time period which is really fascinating to watch. You can find some of the pictures on the web.
More old pictures of Zürich can also be found in the archive of ETHZ.
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