Landwasser Viaduct
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Arch bridge
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| Function / usage: |
Railroad (railway) bridge
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| Built: | 1901 - 1902 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Filisur, Grisons, Switzerland, Europe |
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| Part of: |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| height | 64 m | |
| length | 130 m | |
| span lengths | 5 x 20 m | |
| horizontal radius of curvature | 100 m |
Quantities
| volume of masonry | 9 200 m3 |
Cost
| cost of construction | Swiss Franc 280 000 |
Materials
| piers |
stone
|
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| arches |
stone
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Relevant Web Sites
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Relevant Publications
- Caminos en el aire [2 volúmenes], Colegio Oficial de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Madrid (Spain), ISBN 8438002242; pp. 606-608
- Brücken, Karl Robert Langewiesche Verlag, Königstein im Taunus (Germany), 1956; pp. 70
- Brückenbau im 20. Jahrhundert, Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Munich (Germany), ISBN 3421034796, 2004; pp. 32
- Bahnbautechnik im Gebirge zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts - heute UNESCO-Weltkulturerbe, in "Bautechnik", September 2009, n. 9 v. 86
- Brücken / Bridges (4th edition), Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart (Germany), ISBN 3421025908, 1994; pp. 90
- Railway Bridge Construction, Hutchinson Eductational Ltd, London (United Kingdom), ISBN 0091086302, 1972
- Schweizer Eisenbahnbrücken, vdf Hochschulverlag AG (ETH Zürich), Zurich (Switzerland), ISBN 3728127868, 2001; pp. 112-113
- Eisenbahnbrücken, transpress, Stuttgart (Germany), ISBN 3344710192, 1996; pp. 22-23, 28
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0025523 |
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| Created: | 05/12/2006 |
| Last Updated: | 27/02/2013 |
