Salginatobel Bridge

Salginatobel Bridge is a concrete arch bridge designed by renowned 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 so dedicated.

As with his Schwandbach Bridge and Vessy Bridge , the structure's fame among civil engineers is a consequence of the techniques involved in its design rather than its prominent location: it serves an obscure town whose population does not break the triple digits.

References

• History of Civil Engineering page on the bridge]
• David P. Billington . The Art of Structural Design: A Swiss Legacy. Princeton University Art Museum. Princeton, 2003. ISBN 943812384.