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General Information

Name in local language: Triftbrücke
Beginning of works: May 2009
Completion: 12 June 2009
Status: in use

Project Type

Location

Location: , ,
Replaces: Trift Bridge (2004)
Coordinates: 46° 41' 39.02" N    8° 21' 26.98" E
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Technical Information

Dimensions

width 0.80 m
total length 170 m
height above valley floor or water 100 m
cables total length 5 000 m

Cost

cost of construction Swiss Franc 300 000

Materials

cables steel
deck flooring wood

Excerpt from Wikipedia

The Trift Bridge (German:Triftbrücke) is a pedestrian-only suspension bridge in the Swiss Alps. The bridge is a simple suspension bridge design spanning 170 metres (560 ft) at a height of 100 metres (330 ft).

The Trift Bridge spans the lake, Triftsee, near Gadmen, Switzerland, an area that receives approximately 20,000 visitors per year to see the Trift Glacier. An earlier bridge was built in 2004, as the glacier was no longer high enough to take visitors to the Trift Hut of the Swiss Alpine Club. A replacement bridge was opened on 12 June 2009.

Reaching the bridge requires taking a cable car in Meiringen, followed by a gondola. Finally, a difficult 1.5 hour uphill hike leads to the bridge.

Text imported from Wikipedia article "Trift Bridge" and modified on July 23, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.

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  • Structure-ID
    20073052
  • Published on:
    15/06/2017
  • Last updated on:
    19/09/2017
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