Sunniberg Bridge

Sunniberg Bridge

Infobox Bridge
bridge_name = Sunniberg Bridge


caption = North West view
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carries = Motor vehicles
crosses = Landquart River
locale = Klosters
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design = Cable-stayed
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length = 526 m
width = 12.378 m
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open = 1998
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The Sunniberg Bridge is a cable-stayed road bridge near Klosters in Switzerland. It is notable because of its innovative design and aesthetically pleasing appearance.

The bridge was designed by Christian Menn as a Extradosed bridge and won the Outstanding Structure Award in 2001. [ [http://www.iabse.org/association/awards/ostrac/sunnibridge.php IABSE] ] It was built by Batigroup AG and Vetsch AG and was completed in 1998. [ [http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0000072 Structurae database] ]

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