Ziegelbrücke

The center of the village is situated on the territory of the canton of Glarus around Fritz & Caspar Jenny AG, a spinning and weaving factoring established in 1833, and which is part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

On the side of the canton of St. Gallen, Ziegelbrücke railway station is located; around 70 people are living and working there.

The station is served by the InterRegio (IR35) line between Zürich HB/Bern and Chur, named train Aare Linth operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS) and Südostbahn (SOB), and S-Bahn lines to Zürich, Sargans, Rapperswil/Toggenburg and the Linth Valley in the canton of Glarus.

Another regional train, the S6 of St. Gallen S-Bahn (operated by SOB) connects Ziegelbrücke with Schwanden/Linthal (via Glarus) and Rapperswil (via Uznach).

[2][3] In addition, the Postauto and local Autobetrieb Weesen-Amden [de] bus lines connect the communities in the See-Gaster Wahlkreis and the municipalities of Bilten and Niederurnen.

Buildings on the southern side ( canton of Glarus ) of the Linth Channel
Ziegelbrücke on an aerial photography by Walter Mittelholzer (~ 1920)
S-Bahn Zürich S2 line crossing the Linth channel in Ziegelbrücke