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Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S  - Dismantled and/or in storage. L -  Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.

Total Bridges Found: 18

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Aare Eisenbahnbrücke (Aare Railway Bridge)
Aarebrücke Koblenz
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.
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Railroad (SBB) (Stein-Säckingen – Koblenz) Over Aare in Koblenz and Leuggern: Aargau, Switzerland (Schweiz)
Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Camelback Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 774 ft. Main Span: 157 ft. Main Spans: 5
Built 1892 By: Unknown
This is a multi-span through truss railway bridge, and it is curved and skewed.
Aarebrücke Koblenz (Aare Koblenz Bridge)
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.
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Hauptstrasse 7 Over Aare in Koblenz and Leuggern: Aargau, Switzerland (Schweiz)
Metal Braced Ribbed Through Arch, Fixed
Length: 586 ft. Main Span: 290 ft. Main Spans: 2
Built By: Unknown
This is an attractive two span through arch bridge.
Alte Ganterbrücke (Old Ganter Bridge)
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.
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Old Simplon Pass Road Over Ganter River in Brig: Valais, Switzerland (Schweiz)
Concrete (Stone Faced) Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed
Main Spans: 1
Built By: Unknown
This smaller bridge has been dwarfed by the larger and newer Ganter Bridge nearby.
Eisenbahnbrücke Eglisau (Eglisau Railway Bridge)
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.
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Railroad (SBB) (Eglisau-Neuhausen Line) Over Rhine River (Rhein) in Eglisau: Zürich, Switzerland (Schweiz)
Metal 20 Panel Rivet-Connected Whipple (Double-Intersection Pratt) Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Stone Semicircular Deck Arch, Fixed
Length: 1,440 ft. Main Span: 300 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1897 By: Unknown
This bridge features an impressive combination of stone and metal truss construction.
Ganterbrücke (Ganter Bridge)
Pont du Ganter
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.
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Simplonstrasse (Highway 9) Over Ganter River in Brig: Valais, Switzerland (Schweiz)
Pre-Stressed Concrete Extradosed, Fixed
Length: 2,224 ft. Main Span: 571 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1980 By: VSL and Christian Menn
Although not very old, this bridge has become famous as one of the most impressive examples of an extradosed bridge in the world.
Leuk Bridge 1
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.
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Kantonsstrasse (Zudannazstrasse) Over Rhône in Leuk (Loèche-Ville): Valais, Switzerland (Schweiz)
Metal 12 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed
Main Spans: 1
Built By: Unknown
This is one of several bridges in this immediate area over the river, and this bridge is a traditional Warren deck truss.
Leuk Bridge 2
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.
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Unnamed Road Over Rhône in Leuk (Loèche-Ville): Valais, Switzerland (Schweiz)
Metal Welded Deck Truss, Fixed
Main Spans: 1
Built By: Unknown
This is one of several bridges in this immediate area over the river, and this bridge may be an early example of a welded truss bridge in the country.
Leuk Bridge 3
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.
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LLB Strasse Over Rhône in Leuk (Loèche-Ville): Valais, Switzerland (Schweiz)
Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Stone Semicircular Deck Arch, Fixed
Main Spans: 1
Built By: Unknown
This is one of several bridges in this immediate area over the river, and this bridge has stone and steel spans.
Leuk Bridge 4
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.
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Dam Access Over Rhône in Leuk (Loèche-Ville): Valais, Switzerland (Schweiz)
Metal 4 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed
Main Spans: 4
Built By: Unknown
This is one of several bridges in this immediate area over the river, and this bridge is a walkway and support for a dam.
Neue Russeinbrücke (New Russeiner Bridge)
Punt Russein
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.
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Via Sursilvana (Via Principala, Highway 19) Over Aua da Russein in Disentis/Mustér and Sumvitg: Grisons (Graubünden), Switzerland (Schweiz)
Concrete Open Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed
Main Spans: 1
Built 1937 By: Unknown
This large concrete arch bridge replaced an earlier timber bridge that remains nearby and also is next to a stone arch railway bridge.
Pont de Gueuroz (Gueuroz Bridge)
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.
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Route de Gueuroz Over Trient in Gueuroz (Vernayaz): Valais, Switzerland (Schweiz)
Concrete Open Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed
Length: 614 ft. Main Span: 325 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1934 By: Couchepin Dubuis et Cie and Alexandre Sarrasin of Lausanne, Switzerland
This large concrete arch span was the highest in Europe for many years and remains one of the highest.
Pont Ferroviaire de la Dranse (Dranse Railway Bridge)
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.
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Railroad (SBB) Over Dranse in Martigny: Valais, Switzerland (Schweiz)
Metal 11 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Pony Truss, Fixed
Main Spans: 1
Built By: Unknown
This is a representative example of a small scale riveted truss railway bridge in Switzerland.
Rheinbrücke Waldshut–Koblenz (Waldshut-Koblenz Bridge)
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.
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Railroad (S-Bahn Aargau and S-Bahn Zürich) Over Rhine River (Rhein) in Waldshut-Tiengen and Koblenz: Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg and Aargau, Germany (Deutschland) and Switzerland (Schweiz)
Metal Rivet-Connected Lattice Deck Girder, Fixed and Approach Spans: Stone Semicircular Deck Arch, Fixed
Length: 623 ft. Main Span: 180 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1859 By: Gebrüder Benckiser of Pforzheim, Germany and Robert Gerwig
This outstanding lattice girder is noted as the oldest surviving intact railway bridge on the Rhine.
Salginatobelbrücke (Salginatobel Bridge)
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.
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Crausch Over Salginabach in Schiers: Grisons (Graubünden), Switzerland (Schweiz)
Concrete Open Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed
Length: 434 ft. Main Span: 295 ft. Roadway: 11.5 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1930 By: Prader and Robert Maillart
This bridge is one of the most significant concrete bridges in the country, designed by famous engineer Robert Maillart.
Teufelsbrücke (Devil's Bridge)
Railway Bridge
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.
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Railroad (Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn) Over Reuss (Rüüss) in Andermatt: Uri, Switzerland (Schweiz)
Stone Segmental Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Stone Semicircular Deck Arch, Fixed
Main Spans: 1
Built By: Unknown
This is one of three bridges located here in the Schöllenen Gorge.
Teufelsbrücke (Devil's Bridge)
New Bridge
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Gotthardstrasse (Highway 2) Over Reuss (Rüüss) in Andermatt: Uri, Switzerland (Schweiz)
Stone Segmental Deck Arch, Fixed
Main Spans: 1
Built 1958 By: Unknown
This is the newest of three bridges located here in the Schöllenen Gorge.
Teufelsbrücke (Devil's Bridge)
Old Bridge
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.
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Schöllenenschlucht Over Reuss (Rüüss) in Andermatt: Uri, Switzerland (Schweiz)
Stone Segmental Deck Arch, Fixed
Main Spans: 1
Built By: Unknown
This is the oldest and most bizarre of three bridges located here in the Schöllenen Gorge.
Val Russein-Viadukt
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.
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Railroad (Rhätische Bahn) Over Aua da Russein in Disentis/Mustér and Sumvitg: Grisons (Graubünden), Switzerland (Schweiz)
Stone Semicircular Deck Arch, Fixed
Main Spans: 1
Built 1911 By: Unknown
This high level stone arch bridge sits next to a concrete arch highway bridge.

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