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Sunniberg Bridge

Sunnibergbrücke
View from north abutment looking south east
Coordinates46°53′07″N 9°51′24″E / 46.885392°N 9.856625°E / 46.885392; 9.856625
CarriesMotor vehicles
CrossesLandquart River
LocaleKlosters, Switzerland
Official nameSunniberg Bridge
Characteristics
Designcurved multi-span extradosed bridge
Total length526 m (1,726 ft)
Width12.378 m (40.61 ft)
Longest span140.00 m (459.32 ft)
No. of spans5
Clearance below50 m to 60 m above valley floor
No. of lanes2
History
ArchitectAndrea Deplazes
DesignerChristian Menn
Constructed byBatigroup AG and Vetsch AG
Construction endFall 1998
Construction costSwiss Franc 17 million
Opened9 December 2005
Location
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The Sunniberg Bridge is a curved multi-span extradosed road bridge with low outward-flaring pylons above the roadway edges, designed by the renowned Swiss engineer Christian Menn and completed 1998. It carries the Klosters bypass road 28 across the Landquart River near the village of Klosters in the canton of Grisons in eastern Switzerland. It is notable because of its innovative design and aesthetically pleasing appearance sensitive to its surroundings.

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