Tavanasa Bridge
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Three-hinged arch bridge
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| Other name(s): | Rheinbrücke bei Tavanasa |
| Completed in: | 1906 |
| Status: | destroyed (1927) |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Danis-Tavanas, Breil/Brigels, Grisons, Switzerland, Europe |
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| Crossed |
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| Replaced by |
Tavanasa Bridge (1928)
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 51 m |
Cost
| cost of construction | Swiss Franc 28 000.00 |
Materials
| arch |
reinforced concrete
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Notes
This bridge was destroyed in an avalanche in 1927 and replaced by a different arch design.
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- The Tower and the Bridge, Princeton University Press, Princeton (USA), ISBN 069102393X, 1983; pp. 158-159
- Robert Maillart, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (United Kingdom), ISBN 0521571324, 1997; pp. 38-42, 136-9
- Robert Maillart's Bridges, Princeton University Press, Princeton (USA), ISBN 0691024219, 1979; pp. 77-80
- Robert Maillart and the Art of Reinforced Concrete, The MIT Press, Cambridge (USA), ISBN 0262023105, 1990; pp. 10-13
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0000076 |
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| Created: | 28/10/1998 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |