Lorraine railway viaduct

Lorraine railway viaduct
Coordinates 46°57′14″N 7°26′31″E / 46.9539°N 7.4419°E / 46.9539; 7.4419Coordinates: 46°57′14″N 7°26′31″E / 46.9539°N 7.4419°E / 46.9539; 7.4419
Crosses Aare
Locale Bern, Switzerland
Preceded by Rote Brücke (Bern)
Characteristics
Material Reinforced concrete
Total length 1,092 metres (3,583 ft)
History
Construction start 1936
Opened 1941
The viaduct seen from river level
Road (front) and rail (rear) bridges

The Lorraine railway viaduct, or Lorraineviadukt, is a railway viaduct in the Swiss city of Bern. It carries the Olten to Lausanne railway line across the River Aare immediately to the north of Bern railway station. The Lorraine road bridge is adjacent.

The bridge was built in concrete by the Swiss Federal Railways to replace the aging Rote Brücke and opened in 1941. It is 1,092 metres (3,583 ft) in length and was the longest four-track railway viaduct in Europe at the time of construction.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ von Bergen, Stefan (1998), "Brückenschläge in die Zukunft – die Schlüsselrolle der Hochbrücken in Berns Urbanisierung", in Lüthi, Christian; Meier, Bernhard, Bern – eine Stadt bricht auf: Schauplätze und Geschichten der Berner Stadtentwicklung zwischen 1798 und 1998, Bern: Paul Haupt, p. 36, ISBN 3-258-05721-4
  2. ↑ Bühler, A. (1934). "Die Verlegung der Bahnlinie Wylerfeld-Bern an die Lorrainehalde". Schweizerische Bauzeitung. 103/104 (23).


Coordinates: 46°57′14″N 7°26′31″E / 46.9540°N 7.4419°E / 46.9540; 7.4419


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