Wiesen Viaduct

Wiesen Viaduct

Wiesener Viadukt
Wiesen Viaduct.
A RhB Ge 4/4 II with a push–pull train crossing the viaduct
Coordinates46°41′40″N 09°42′46″E / 46.69444°N 9.71278°E / 46.69444; 9.71278
CarriesRhaetian Railway (RhB)
CrossesLandwasser
LocaleWiesen, canton of Grisons, Switzerland
Official nameWiesener Viadukt
OwnerRhaetian Railway (RhB)
Maintained byRhaetian Railway (RhB)
Characteristics
DesignArch bridge, Viaduct
MaterialConcrete blocks with dimension stone coverage
Total length210 m (690 ft)
Width3.7 m (12 ft)
Height88.9 m (292 ft)
Longest span55 m (180 ft)
No. of spans7
Piers in water0
History
ArchitectG. Marasi (Westermann & Cie, Zürich), P. Salaz and Heinz Studer (RhB)
DesignerFriedrich Hennings
Constructed byWestermann & Cie, Zürich
Construction startOctober 1906
Construction costCHF 324,000 (1909)
Opened1 July 1909
Inaugurated1 July 1909
Statistics
Daily traffic29 passenger trains
Location
Map

The Wiesen Viaduct (or Wiesener Viaduct; German: Wiesener Viadukt) is a single-track railway viaduct, made from concrete blocks with dimension stone coverage. It spans the Landwasser southwest of the hamlet of Wiesen, in the canton of Grisons, Switzerland.

Designed by the then chief engineer of the Rhaetian Railway, Henning Friedrich, it was built between 1906 and 1909 by the contractor G. Marasi (Westermann & Cie, Zürich) under the supervision of P. Salaz and Hans Studer (RhB). The Rhaetian Railway still owns and uses it today for regular service. An important element of the Davos–Filisur railway, the viaduct is 88.9 metres (292 ft) high and 210 metres (690 ft) long; it has a main span of 55 metres (180 ft).