Salginatobel Bridge [SEP] architect
Salginatobel Bridge
Salginatobel Bridge is a reinforced concrete arch bridge designed by Swiss civil engineer Robert Maillart. It was constructed across an alpine valley in Schiers, Switzerland between 1929 and 1930. In 1991, it was declared an International Historic Civil Engineering Landmark, the thirteenth such structure and the first concrete bridge so designated.
As with his Schwandbach Bridge and Vessy Bridge, the structure's fame among civil engineers is a consequence of the techniques involved and the elegance of its design rather than its prominent location: it serves a town
- Figi, Heinrich. "Rehabilitation of the Salginatobel Bridge". Structural Engineering International, 1/2000.
- Leonhardt, Fritz. "Bridges: Aesthetics and Design". The MIT Press, Cambridge, USA, 1984.
- Maillart, Robert. "Construction and Aesthetic of Bridges". The Concrete Way, May–June 1935.
External links.
- (includes construction photo)
- ASCE: Salginatobel Bridge
- Great Buildings Online
- Sightseeing Graubünden, Switzerland, official tourism board suggestions