Difference between revisions of "Killerhof Bridge"
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(218) foot span / (66) meter span<br /> | (218) foot span / (66) meter span<br /> | ||
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− | The Killerhofbrücke is a concrete arch bridge similar in size and style to the original 1930 Stalden arch that was too narrow and inadequate to handle current traffic needs. Designed by Switzerland’s great bridge engineer A. Sarrasin, the older Stalden Bridge was bypassed but left up for pedestrian use only. | + | The Killerhofbrücke is a concrete arch bridge similar in size and style to the original 1930 Stalden arch that was too narrow and inadequate to handle current traffic needs. Designed by Switzerland’s great bridge engineer A. Sarrasin, the older Stalden Bridge was bypassed but left up for pedestrian use only. |
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+ | [[File:StaldenVispBridges By peter-bretschneider.jpg|750px|center]] | ||
+ | The Killerhof and Stalden Bridges. Image by Peter Bretschneider. | ||
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+ | [[File:KillerhofbruckeBuilt1959 and 120mtrH.jpg|750px|center]] | ||
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+ | [[File:KillerhofbruckeFromBelow.jpg|450px|center]] | ||
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+ | The original 1930 Stalden Bridge under construction. | ||
Revision as of 19:55, 5 December 2018
Killerhof Bridge
Killerhofbrücke
Stalden, Valais, Switzerland
394 feet high / 120 meters high
(218) foot span / (66) meter span
1959
The Killerhofbrücke is a concrete arch bridge similar in size and style to the original 1930 Stalden arch that was too narrow and inadequate to handle current traffic needs. Designed by Switzerland’s great bridge engineer A. Sarrasin, the older Stalden Bridge was bypassed but left up for pedestrian use only.
The Killerhof and Stalden Bridges. Image by Peter Bretschneider.
The original 1930 Stalden Bridge under construction.
Stalden Bridges satellite image.