Luogelkin-Viadukt - Hohtenn, VS, Switzerland
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N 46° 19.345 E 007° 46.409
32T E 405581 N 5130602
Luogelkin-Viadukt on the Lötschberg line, built in 1912 and extended around 1980.
Waymark Code: WM12X10
Location: Valais, Switzerland
Date Posted: 07/29/2020
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EN: The Luogelkin Viaduct is located on the Lötschberg south ramp, about 500 meters east of the Hohtenn train station.
The bridge has five arches that cross the Luogelkin creekin a slight curve. The total length is 127 meters, the height 51 meters.
The viaduct was built in 1912. Around 1980 the line was widened to two tracks. The new part, the southern one, facing the valley, consists of a concrete core and is clad with original Varzo quarry stones, so that it hardly differs from the older part.
The viaduct is one of the first highlights of the Lötschberg Südrampen hike, which has been leading down from Hohtenn along the railway line into the Rhone valley since 1960 and has already been walked on by thousands of railway enthusiasts and others.
DE: Das Luogelkin-Viadukt befindet sich an der Lötschberg-Südrampe, etwa 500 Meter östlich des Bahnhofs Hohtenn.
Die Brücke hat fünf Bögen, die in einer leichten Kurve, den Luogelkin-Bach überqueren. Die Gesamtlänge ist 127 Meter, die Höhe 51 Meter.
Das Viadukt wurde 1912 erbaut. Um 1980 wurde die Linie auf zwei Spuren verbreitert. Der neue Teil, der südliche, dem Tal zugewandte, besteht aus einem Betonkern und ist mit originalen Bruchsteinen aus Varzo verkleidet, so dass er sich kaum vom älteren Teil unterscheidet.
Das Viadukt ist eines der ersten Highlights der Lötschberg Südrampen-Wanderung, die seit 1960 von Hohtenn der Bahnlinie entlang ins Rhonetal hinunter führt und schon von Tausenden von Eisenbahn-Enthusiasten und anderen begangen wurde.
Length of bridge: 127 m
Height of bridge: 51 m
What type of traffic does this bridge support?: railroad
What kind of gap does this bridge cross?:
Luogelkin creek
Date constructed: 1912
Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: yes
Name of road or trail the bridge services: Lötschberg-Linie
Location:
Hohtenn, VS
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