Difference between revisions of "Stalden Bridge"
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Designed in 1930 by Switzerland’s famous bridge designer, A. Sarrasin, the Visp or Stalden bridge crosses a magnificent gorge in the Valais region of Switzerland. In 1959 this bridge was bypassed by the Killerhof Bridge with a wider roadway. The original Stalden Bridge is still open to pedestrians. | Designed in 1930 by Switzerland’s famous bridge designer, A. Sarrasin, the Visp or Stalden bridge crosses a magnificent gorge in the Valais region of Switzerland. In 1959 this bridge was bypassed by the Killerhof Bridge with a wider roadway. The original Stalden Bridge is still open to pedestrians. | ||
− | Three years later Sarrasin would create an even higher and more spectacular concrete arch bridge over the Trient gorge in nearby Gueuroz. | + | Three years later Sarrasin would create an even higher and more spectacular concrete arch bridge over the Trient gorge in nearby Gueuroz. |
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+ | [[File:1VispBridge.jpg|750px|center]] | ||
+ | The original 1930 Stalden Bridge under construction. | ||
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+ | [[File:2VispConstruction.jpg|750px|center]] | ||
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+ | [[File:KillerhofView.jpg|750px|center]] | ||
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+ | [[File:Killerhofbrucke.jpg|750px|center]] | ||
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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|500px|center]] | ||
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+ | [[File:VispOld2.jpg|500px|center]] | ||
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+ | [[File:1VispBridge.jpg|750px|center]] | ||
+ | The original 1930 Stalden Bridge under construction. | ||
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Revision as of 20:02, 5 December 2018
Stalden Bridge
Pont Stalden
Stalden, Valais, Switzerland
394 feet high / 120 meters high
(218) foot span / (66) meter span
1930
Designed in 1930 by Switzerland’s famous bridge designer, A. Sarrasin, the Visp or Stalden bridge crosses a magnificent gorge in the Valais region of Switzerland. In 1959 this bridge was bypassed by the Killerhof Bridge with a wider roadway. The original Stalden Bridge is still open to pedestrians.
Three years later Sarrasin would create an even higher and more spectacular concrete arch bridge over the Trient gorge in nearby Gueuroz.
The original 1930 Stalden Bridge under construction.
The Killerhof and Stalden Bridges. Image by Peter Bretschneider.
The original 1930 Stalden Bridge under construction.
Stalden Bridges satellite image.