Felsenau Viaduct

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Felsenau Viaduct

bridge, Bern, Switzerland

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Christian Menn
For the high, curving Felsenau Viaduct (1974) over the Aare River in Bern, spans of up to 154 meters (512 feet) were built using the cantilever method from double piers. The trapezoidal box girder, only 11 meters (36 feet) wide at the top, haunches at the supports and carries…
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For the high, curving Felsenau Viaduct (1974) over the Aare River in Bern, spans of up to 154 meters (512 feet) were built using the cantilever method from double piers. The trapezoidal box girder, only 11 meters (36 feet) wide at the top, haunches at the supports and carries…
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