Tavanasa Bridge, also known as Vorderrheinbrücke, Tavanasa is the name of the two reinforced concrete three hinged arch bridges designed by Swiss civil engineer Robert Maillart.[6] The first of these was constructed in 1904, but later destroyed by an avalanche.[7] The second, constructed in 1928 stands to this day.
Vorderrheinbrücke, Tavanasa | |
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 West facing view of the bridge, towards Tavanasa | |
| Coordinates | 46°45′13.7″N 9°03′33.5″E / 46.753806°N 9.059306°E |
| Crosses | Anterior Rhine |
| Locale | Tavanasa, Breil/Brigels, Switzerland |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | three-hinged reinforced concrete arch bridge[1] |
| Material | Reinforced concrete |
| Total length | 85 metres (279 ft) |
| Width | 4.0 metres (13.1 ft) |
| Height | 11 metres (36 ft) |
| Longest span | 50.8 metres (167 ft)[2] |
| No. of spans | 1 |
| History | |
| Designer | Robert Maillart |
| Construction start | 1927[3] |
| Construction end | 1928[4] |
| Construction cost | 125,000 CHF[5] |
| Location | |
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History edit
The previous bridge of 1904, saw a development in Maillart's own treatment of the arch. This bridge was a three-hinged reinforced concrete hollow box girder arch bridge, and unlike Maillart's previous bridge at Zuoz, saw the removal of the horizontal members of the box girder near the supports, which had experienced cracking.[8] The replacement of the destroyed bridge however, became a high arch bridge through the insistence of the canton.[9] Maillart's later Salginatobel Bridge re-uses a similar form.
Image gallery edit
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Construction drawing of the first Tavansa Bridge
References edit
- ^ Billington, David P. (1985). The tower and the bridge : the new art of structural engineering. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. ISBN 069102393X.
- ^ Billington, David P. (1985). The tower and the bridge : the new art of structural engineering. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. ISBN 069102393X.
- ^ "Tavanasa Bridge (Danis-Tavanas, 1928)". Structurae.
- ^ "Tavanasa Bridge (Danis-Tavanas, 1928)". Structurae.
- ^ "Tavanasa Bridge (Danis-Tavanas, 1928)". Structurae.
- ^ Billington, David P. (1985). The tower and the bridge : the new art of structural engineering. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. ISBN 069102393X.
- ^ "Alte Rheinbrücke, Tavanasa". Surselva (in German). Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ Billington, David P. (1985). The tower and the bridge : the new art of structural engineering. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. ISBN 069102393X.
- ^ Billington, David P. (1985). The tower and the bridge : the new art of structural engineering. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. ISBN 069102393X.