Trisanna Bridge Trisannabrücke | |
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| Coordinates | 47°06′58″N 10°29′28″E / 47.11623°N 10.49111°E |
| Carries | Arlberg railway |
| Crosses | Trisanna gorge |
| Locale | Landeck, Tyrol, Austria |
| Owner | Österreichische Bundesbahnen (ÖBB) |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Tied arch bridge |
| Material | Masonry (piers) & Steel (main span) |
| Total length | 211 metres (692 ft) |
| Longest span | 120 metres (390 ft) |
| Clearance below | 86 metres (282 ft) |
| Rail characteristics | |
| No. of tracks | 1 |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8.5 in) standard gauge |
| Electrified | 15 kV/16,7 Hz AC Overhead line |
| History | |
| Designer | Waagner-Biro (1964 arch) |
| Fabrication by | Waagner-Biro |
| Construction start | 1882 |
| Opened | 1884 |
| Rebuilt | 1964 |
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The Trisanna Bridge (German: Trisannabrücke) is a 211-metre (692 feet) long viaduct carrying the Arlberg railway over the Trisanna river just southwest of Pians, a district of Landeck (Tyrol) in Austria. The bridge spans the Paznaun valley and Trisanna gorge, forming part of one of the most important east-west railway routes in the Alps.
At the time of its completion in 1884, it was the longest steel support structure in the world.[1] It is still considered by many to be amongst the finest bridges in Austria,[2] and is overlooked on its eastern side by Wiesberg Castle. Together with the castle, the bridge has formed the backdrop for thousands of railway photographs.
- ^ "Waagner-Biro - References - Trisanna Bridge fact file" (PDF). Waagner-Biro. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-07-03. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
- ^ Helmut, Wenzel (2019-01-12). "Bahnbrücke ringt Experten noch heute Respekt ab". Tiroler Tageszeitung (in German). Retrieved 2021-10-05.