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Revision as of 19:57, 5 December 2018

Killerhof Bridge
Killerhofbrücke
Stalden, Valais, Switzerland
394 feet high / 120 meters high
(218) foot span / (66) meter span
1959

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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.


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StaldenVispBridges By peter-bretschneider.jpg

The Killerhof and Stalden Bridges. Image by Peter Bretschneider.


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KillerhofbruckeFromBelow.jpg


VispOld2.jpg


1VispBridge.jpg

The original 1930 Stalden Bridge under construction.


2VispConstruction.jpg


StaldenSatellite.jpg

Stalden Bridges satellite image.


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