The Punbrugge is a covered wooden bridge over the Villgratenbach in Panzendorf in East Tyrol. It is a remarkable example of carpentry and is known as the most beautiful covered wooden bridge in Austria. The Punbrugge and Heinfels Castle, which watch over it, form an ensemble at the entrance to the East Tyrolean Hochpustertal.
The first simple overpasses over the Villgratenbach in Panzendorf certainly existed in the Middle Ages. A previous building was first mentioned in 1548 as "Pannbruggen" in connection with an eruption of the Villgratenbach. But only reliable sources are available from the predecessor of today's wooden bridge [2]. An official description from 1725 reports a 56 fathom (106 m) long and partly covered bridge in Panzendorf. According to tradition, today's "Punbrugge" was built in 1781 by Swabian carpenters. The pedestrian walkway on the south side was only added over 100 years later. A view from 1901 shows the bridge on both the north and south side with a simple vertical cladding and rectangular light openings. The footbridge was probably built a short time later.
To relieve the Punbrugge from road traffic, a wider wooden bridge was built south of it in 1944, which was replaced by a reinforced concrete bridge in 1958. The old wooden bridge has been a listed building since 1950.