▁and ▁Gott st att ▁Ab bey . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges ▁the ▁Roman ▁bridge ▁was ▁replaced ▁with ▁a ▁fer ry . ▁ ▁Despite ▁being ▁separated ▁from ▁Bür g len ▁by ▁the ▁Z i hl ▁river , ▁Br ü gg ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁parish ▁of ▁Bür g len ▁and ▁was ▁closely ▁tied ▁to ▁the ▁communities ▁across ▁the ▁river . ▁ ▁The ▁communities ▁shared ▁a ▁school ▁until ▁a ▁school ▁opened ▁in ▁Br ü gg ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 3 . ▁ ▁Br ü gg ▁had ▁its ▁own ▁c emetery ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁and ▁became ▁an ▁independent ▁parish ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁collapse ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ▁bridge ▁until ▁ 1 8 3 2 , ▁the ▁only ▁way ▁across ▁the ▁river ▁was ▁a ▁fer ry . ▁ ▁As ▁B iel ▁became ▁a ▁regional ▁industrial ▁center , ▁Br ü gg ▁became ▁a ▁sub urb ▁and ▁comm uter ▁town . ▁ ▁The ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁rail road ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁and ▁a ▁highway ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁connected ▁Br ü gg ▁into ▁the ▁Bern - L y ss - B iel ▁route ▁and ▁encourag ed ▁the ▁village ▁to ▁grow ▁into ▁an ▁industrial ▁town . ▁ ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁Br ü gg ▁expl oded . ▁ ▁It ▁grew ▁by ▁ 6 8 % ▁between ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁fast est ▁growth