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General Information

Name in local language: Pont de Gueuroz
Beginning of works: 1932
Completion: 10 June 1934
Status: in use

Project Type

Location

Location: , ,
Crosses:
  • Trient
Next to: Gueuroz Bridge (1994)
Coordinates: 46° 7' 42.99" N    7° 2' 24.71" E
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Technical Information

Dimensions

total length 168 m
height above valley floor or water 187 m
arch arch span 98.50 m

Materials

deck reinforced concrete
piers reinforced concrete
arches reinforced concrete
piers on arch reinforced concrete

Excerpt from Wikipedia

The Gueuroz Bridge is a reinforced concrete arched bridge in Switzerland.

History

The bridge crosses the gorges of the Trient at a height of 187 meters between Vernayaz and Salvan and connects Salvan to Martigny. The bridge was constructed between 1931 and 1934 and held the record of highest bridge in Europe for 29 years before being dethroned by the Europabrücke in 1963. The Gueuroz Bridge has a length of 168.36 m. The engineers charged with the project were Alexandre Sarrasin (1895-1976) for the study and Richard Coray for the construction. Sarrasin managed to solve vibration problems and was a pioneer in the field of large concrete structures.

New bridge

A new bridge was constructed in 1994 next to the original structure. It was constructed so as not to hide the architecture of the original bridge, which now holds pedestrian and cyclist traffic. Road traffic has been diverted to the new bridge.

Text imported from Wikipedia article "Gueuroz Bridge" and modified on 22 June 2020 according to the CC-BY-SA 3.0 license.

Participants

Initial construction (1932-1934)
Design
Restoration (2004-2005)
Structural engineering
Consulting
Contractor

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  • About this
    data sheet
  • Structure-ID
    20000864
  • Published on:
    14/08/2000
  • Last updated on:
    17/06/2020
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