General Information
| Name in local language: | Pont de Gueuroz |
|---|---|
| Beginning of works: | 1932 |
| Completion: | 10 June 1934 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Deck-stiffened arch bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
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Location
| Location: |
Vernayaz, Valais, Switzerland |
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| Crosses: |
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| Next to: |
Gueuroz Bridge (1994)
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| Coordinates: | 46° 7' 42.99" N 7° 2' 24.71" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 168 m | |
| height above valley floor or water | 187 m | |
| arch | arch span | 98.50 m |
Materials
| deck |
reinforced concrete
|
|---|---|
| piers |
reinforced concrete
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| arches |
reinforced concrete
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| piers on arch |
reinforced concrete
|
Excerpt from Wikipedia
The Gueuroz Bridge is a reinforced concrete arched bridge in Switzerland.
History
The bridge crosses the gorges of the Trient at a height of 187 meters between Vernayaz and Salvan and connects Salvan to Martigny. The bridge was constructed between 1931 and 1934 and held the record of highest bridge in Europe for 29 years before being dethroned by the Europabrücke in 1963. The Gueuroz Bridge has a length of 168.36 m. The engineers charged with the project were Alexandre Sarrasin (1895-1976) for the study and Richard Coray for the construction. Sarrasin managed to solve vibration problems and was a pioneer in the field of large concrete structures.
New bridge
A new bridge was constructed in 1994 next to the original structure. It was constructed so as not to hide the architecture of the original bridge, which now holds pedestrian and cyclist traffic. Road traffic has been diverted to the new bridge.
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Participants
- Alexandre Sarrasin (designer)
- Peter Marti (consultant)
- Eugen Brühwiler (consultant)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2002): Alexandre Sarrasin, structures en béton armé. audace & invention. Presses Polytechniques Universitaires Romandes, Lausanne (Switzerland), pp. 192.
- Le pont de Gueuroz. In: Bulletin technique de la Suisse romande, v. 60, n. 26 (22 December 1934).
- : Ponts du Valais. Pillet, Martigny (Switzerland), pp. 262.
- (1991): La restauration du pont routier de Gueuroz sur la gorge du Tient. un deuxième pont révèle le premier. In: Ingénieurs et architectes suisses, v. 117, n. 7 (20 March 1991).
- (1996): Schweizer Architekturführer - Guide d'architecture suisse - Guide to Swiss Architecture (1920-1995). 3. Westschweiz, Wallis, Tessin / Suisse romande, Valais, Tessin / Western Switzerland, Valais, Ticino. Verlag Werk AG, Zurich (Switzerland), pp. 197.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20000864 - Published on:
14/08/2000 - Last updated on:
03/06/2024
