General Information
| Name in local language: | Rheinbrücke bei Tavanasa |
|---|---|
| Completion: | 1906 |
| Status: | destroyed (1927) |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Three-hinged arch bridge |
|---|---|
| Material: |
Reinforced concrete bridge |
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Danis-Tavanas, Breil/Brigels, Grisons, Switzerland |
|---|---|
| Crossed: |
|
| Replaced by: |
Tavanasa Bridge (1928)
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| Coordinates: | 46° 45' 13.65" N 9° 3' 33.44" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 51 m | |
| total length | 61.0 m | |
| arch | width | 2.80 m |
| rise | 5.50 m | |
| deck | total width | 3.60 m |
Design Loads
| live load | 250 kg/m² / 6 t |
Cost
| cost of construction | Swiss Franc 28 000.00 |
Materials
| deck |
reinforced concrete
|
|---|---|
| arch |
reinforced concrete
|
| piles |
wood
|
| abutments |
reinforced concrete
|
Notes
This bridge was destroyed in an avalanche in 1927 and replaced by a different arch design.
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1914): Die Rheinbrücken bei Tavanasa und Waltensburg. In: Schweizerische Bauzeitung (1883-1946), v. 63, n. 24 (13 June 1914), pp. 343-346.
- (1997): Robert Maillart. Designer, Builder, Artist. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (United Kingdom), pp. 38-42, 136-9.
- (1990): Robert Maillart and the Art of Reinforced Concrete. The MIT Press, Cambridge (USA), pp. 10-13.
- (1979): Robert Maillart's Bridges. The Art of Engineering. Princeton University Press, Princeton (USA), pp. 77-80.
- : La torre y el puente. El nuevo arte de la ingeniería estructural. CINTER, Madrid (Spain), ISBN 978-84-939305-4-7, pp. 300.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20000076 - Published on:
28/10/1998 - Last updated on:
05/02/2016
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