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Structure-ID: s0000026
Created on: 28/10/98
Modified on: 28/05/08


Ganter Bridge

Ganterbrücke
Built: 1976 - 1980
Status: in use
Location: Near Eisten, Valais, Switzerland
Carries: Simplon Pass
Ganter Bridge
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Structural Type:
Cable-stayed bridge
hollow box
Function / usage:
Road bridge
Part of: Simplon Pass

Persons involved with this structure
Legend: Phase of works
RoleNamePart of structure 
Design concept Christian Menn
Structural engineer W. Maag
  H. Rigendinger

Firms, offices, etc. involved with this structure
Legend: Phase of works
RoleNamePart of structure 
Design Blötzer + Pfammatter
  Schneller - Schmidhalter - Ritz
Co-contractor Ed. Züblin AG
  Fux & Co
  Losinger Construction AG
  Robert Kalbermatten AG
  Ulrich Imboden AG
Prestressing DYWIDAG-Systems International GmbH
  VSL International
Bearings mageba sa
Expansion joints mageba sa

Products used in this structure
Storage of steel plates for the production of mageba Pot Bearings RESTON®POT Bearings
mageba Pot Bearings are durable bearings that can be used in many situations, whether in big or small bridges, or a variety of engineering structures.
Production of a Modular Expansion Joint of the type LR16 (max. linear movement 1280 mm) TENSA®MODULAR Type LR
Modular Expansion Joints can be constructed for any movements, from about 100 mm up to 2,000 mm and more. They allow movements in all 3 directions and rotations around all 3 axes.

Technical information
DescriptionValue
Construction materials used
superstructure  prestressed concrete
substructure  reinforced concrete
Dimensions
  main span 174 m
  length of side spans 127 m
  total length 678 m
  tower height 150 m
deck   deck depth 2.50 - 5.00 m
  deck width 10 m

Notes & Comments
Currently the longest spanning bridge in Switzerland.

Relevant Web Sites
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External LinkEPFL - IBAP: Pont sur le Ganter (I) French
External LinkEPFL - IBAP: Pont sur le Ganter (II) French
External LinkEPFL - IBAP: Pont sur le Ganter (III) French
External LinkEPFL - IBAP: Pont sur le Ganter (IV) French
External LinkEPFL Guide des Ponts: Pont du Ganther French
External LinkHighestBridges.com: Ganter Bridge English

Relevant Literature
* D'une rive à l'autre / Brücken dieser Welt (6) (television documentary).
* Billington, David   Swiss Bridge Design Spans Time and Distance, in "Civil Engineering Magazine", November 1981, n. 11 v. 51 .
* Billington, David P.   The Tower and the Bridge, Princeton University Press, Princeton (USA) , ISBN 069102393X, 1983; pp. 257-260.
* Felber, A.   Advances in Ambient Vibration Testing: Ganter Bridge, Switzerland, in "Structural Engineering International", August 1996, n. 3 v. 6 .
* Menn, Christian   Ganterbrücke, in "Schweizer Ingenieur und Architekt", n. 38 v. 97 .
* Vogel, Thomas   Christiann Menn, Birkhäuser Verlag (Basel, Boston, Berlin), Basel (Switzerland) , ISBN 3764357525, 1997; pp. 78-81.

 
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