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Limestone railway viaduct in Switzerland
Schmittentobel Viaduct
Schmittentobel-Viadukt
Glacier Express with Ge 4/4 I no 601 on the Schmittentobel Viaduct.Glacier Express on the Schmittentobel Viaduct.
Coordinates46°40′51″N 09°40′28″E / 46.68083°N 9.67444°E / 46.68083; 9.67444
CarriesRhaetian Railway
LocaleSchmitten, Switzerland
Official nameSchmittentobel-Viadukt
OwnerRhaetian Railway
Maintained byRhaetian Railway
Characteristics
DesignArch bridge, Viaduct
MaterialStone
Total length137 m (449 ft)
Height35 m (115 ft)
No. of spans7, each 15 m (49 ft)
History
OpenedOctober 1902
Location

The Schmittentobel Viaduct (German: Schmittentobel-Viadukt) is a single track limestone railway viaduct. It is situated near Schmitten, in the Canton of Graubünden, Switzerland.

The viaduct was opened in 1903 by the Rhaetian Railway, which still owns and uses it today.

An important element of the World Heritage-listed Albula Railway, the viaduct is 35 metres (115 ft) high, 137 metres (449 ft) long, and has seven spans, each 15 metres (49 ft) in length.

Location

Aerial video of Schmittentobel Viaduct.

The Schmittentobel Viaduct forms part of the Albula Railway section between Tiefencastel and Filisur.

Within sight of the Schmittentobel Viaduct, a little further along the line towards Filisur, is the much better known Landwasser Viaduct, which is one of the signature structures of the Albula Railway, and indeed the whole Rhaetian Railway.


Technical data

The Schmittentobel Viaduct is 35 metres (115 ft) high, 137 metres (449 ft) long, and has no main span. Each of its seven equal spans is 15 metres (49 ft) in length.


See also

References

  • Belloncle, Patrick, Le chemin de fer Rhétique, 1889-1999, Les Editions du Cabri, Switzerland, ISBN 2-908816-45-8 (in French)

External links

Media related to Schmittentobel Viaduct at Wikimedia Commons

Notable bridges and tunnels of the Rhaetian Railway (RhB)
Landquart–Davos line Rhaetian Railway Glacier Express on the Landwasser Viaduct entering the Landwasser tunnel.
Davos–Filisur line
Landquart–Chur–Thusis line
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Albula Railway (Thusis–St. Moritz)
Reichenau-Tamins–Disentis/Mustér line
Engadin Railway (Pontresina–Scuol-Tarasp)
Bernina Railway (St. Moritz–Tirano)
Arosa Railway (Chur–Arosa)
Vereina line
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