Landwasser Viaduct
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The Landwasser Viaduct is a dramatic curved stone railway bridge in the Swiss Alps, renowned for its towering arches and scenic setting on the Rhaetian Railway’s Albula line.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural heritage monument
ⓘ
railway viaduct ⓘ stone arch bridge ⓘ |
| architect | Alexander Acatos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo | Landwasser Tunnel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1901 ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| crosses | Landwasser River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| curveRadius | about 100 metres ⓘ |
| designedFor | mountain railway traffic ⓘ |
| elevation | about 65 metres above river bed ⓘ |
| engineer | Friedrich Hennings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
Rhaetian Railway promotional materials
ⓘ
Swiss tourism campaigns ⓘ |
| hasPhotographicSignificance | iconic subject for railway photography ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | open-spandrel arch bridge ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected structure ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1902 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| length | about 136 metres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Swiss Alps
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
canton of Graubünden NERFINISHED ⓘ municipality of Filisur ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Davos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Filisur railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnLine | Albula Railway line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
masonry
ⓘ
natural stone ⓘ |
| maximumHeight | about 65 metres ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Landwasser River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dramatic curved alignment
ⓘ
scenic alpine setting ⓘ towering stone arches ⓘ |
| numberOfArches | 6 ⓘ |
| numberOfSpans | 6 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1903 ⓘ |
| operator | Rhaetian Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Rhaetian Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Rhaetian Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwayLineType | single-track line ⓘ |
| railwaySystem | Rhaetian Railway network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Albula Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| trackGauge | metre gauge ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Rhaetian Railway freight trains
ⓘ
Rhaetian Railway passenger trains ⓘ |
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