Solis Viaduct

The Solis Viaduct (Deutsch. Soliser Viadukt) is a single track eleven-arched limestone railway viaduct. It spans the Albula River east of the hamlet of Solis, in the Canton of Graubünden, Switzerland.

Designed by the engineer Hans Studer, it was built in 1902 by Munari, Cayre und Marasi for the Rhaetian Railway, which still owns and uses it today. One of the most important structures on the World Heritage-listed Albula Railway, it is Шаблон:Convert high, Шаблон:Convert long, and has a main span of Шаблон:Convert.

Location

The Solis Viaduct forms part of the Albula Railway section between Thusis and Tiefencastel, and is at the Шаблон:Convert mark from Thusis.

Description

The limestone-built viaduct was conceived by Hans Studer as the first stone arch bridge in Switzerland to be designed in accordance with the elasticity theory. That choice of design allowed the use of a parabolic arch, and thus a very slim form of construction. Building costs could thereby be limited to 125,000 Swiss francs at 1902 prices.

With its height of Шаблон:Convert, the Solis Viaduct is the highest on the Rhaetian Railway. It consists of a main span of Шаблон:Convert flanked by 10 other spans ranging from at Шаблон:Convert to at Шаблон:Convert.

Renovation

In 1997, the viaduct was renovated at great expense. The previous isolation between the gravel bed and walls was filled in by a new sealing system, incorporating liquid plastic film and shotcrete. In addition, the rails and ballast were renewed.

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See also

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  • Bernina Express
  • Glacier Express

References

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  • See the references in Soliser Viadukt (de Wikipedia)
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