Casermettabrücke - Gondo, VS, Switzerland
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N 46° 11.677 E 008° 06.707
32T E 431464 N 5116054
This 19th century arch bridge in the Gondo Gorge was bypassed by the new 1970s road and is now part of a hiking trail.
Waymark Code: WMWK41
Location: Valais, Switzerland
Date Posted: 09/14/2017
Views: 1
EN: The Casermetta Bridge leads over the river Doveria in the Gondo Gorge. The bridge is about ten meters long and about 15 meters meters high.
The bridge dates from the expansion of the Simplon road by Napoleon around the year 1805. Originally, the bridge had a wooden truss under the stone arch, which was later replaced by a more stable one.
The bridge was part of the Simplon road until a new bridge was built right next to it in the 1970s, which follows a more direct line. Today, a side road leads over the bridge, which is mainly used as a hiking trail, but also as an access road to the now abandoned mountain fortress from the Second World War, which now houses a museum.
DE: Die Casermettabrücke führt in der Gondoschlucht über den Fluss Doveria. Die Brücke ist rund zehn Meter lang und etwa 15 Meter hoch.
Die Brücke stammt aus dem Ausbau der Simplonstrasse durch Napoleon um das Jahr 1805. Ursprünglich besass die Brücke ein hölzernes Sprengwerk unter dem Steinbogen, der später durch einen stabileren ersetzt wurde.
Die Brücke war Teil der Simplonstrasse, bis zum Bau einer neuen Brücke gleich daneben in den 1970er Jahren, die einer direkteren Linie folgt. Heute führt eine Nebenstrasse über die Brücke, die vor allem als Wanderweg dient, aber auch als Zufahrtsstrasse zu der heute aufgegebenen Gebirgsfestung aus dem Zweiten Weltkrieg, in der jetzt ein Museum eingerichtet ist.
Length of bridge: 10 m
Height of bridge: 15 m
What type of traffic does this bridge support?: mostly pedestrians and bicycles.
What kind of gap does this bridge cross?:
river Doveria
Date constructed: around 1805, later changed
Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: was part of a motorway for most of the 20th century
Name of road or trail the bridge services: Via Stockalper
Location:
Gondo, VS, Switzerland
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