The Schmittentobel Viaduct () is a single track

limestone Limestone is a type of carbonate rock, carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material Lime (material), lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different Polymorphism (materials science) ...

railway Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...

viaduct A viaduct is a specific type of bridge that consists of a series of arches, piers or columns supporting a long elevated railway or road. Typically a viaduct connects two points of roughly equal elevation, allowing direct overpass across a wide ...

. It is situated near Schmitten, in the

Canton Canton may refer to: Administrative divisions * Canton (administrative division), territorial/administrative division in some countries * Township (Canada), known as ''canton'' in Canadian French Arts and entertainment * Canton (band), an It ...

of Graubünden,

Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...

. The viaduct was opened in 1903 by the

Rhaetian Railway The Rhaetian Railway (; ; ), abbreviated RhB, is a Swiss transport company that owns the largest network of all private railway operators in Switzerland. Headquartered in Chur, the RhB operates all the railway lines of the Cantons of Switzerland, ...

, which still owns and uses it today. An important element of the

World Heritage World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection under an treaty, international treaty administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance. The sites are judged to contain "cultural and natural ...

-listed

Albula Railway The Albula railway line (; ; ) is a Single track (rail), single track metre gauge railway line forming part of the core network of the Rhaetian Railway (RhB), in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It links Thusis (Rhae ...

, the viaduct is high, long, and has seven spans, each in length.

Location

The Schmittentobel Viaduct forms part of the Albula Railway section between

Tiefencastel Tiefencastel () is a village and a former municipality in the district of Albula in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Alvaschein, Mon, Stierva, Tiefencastel, Alvaneu, Brienz/Brinzauls a ...

and

Filisur Filisur is an Alps, Alpine village and former municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Albula Region in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. The village sits on a hillside with a view to the west where the t ...

. Within sight of the Schmittentobel Viaduct, a little further along the line towards Filisur, is the much better known

Landwasser Viaduct The Landwasser Viaduct () is a Single-track railway, single-track six-arched curved limestone rail transport, railway viaduct. It spans the Landwasser between Schmitten, Graubünden, Schmitten and Filisur, in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of ...

, which is one of the signature structures of the Albula Railway, and indeed the whole Rhaetian Railway.

Technical data

The Schmittentobel Viaduct is high, long, and has no main span. Each of its seven equal spans is in length.

References

*Belloncle, Patrick, ''Le chemin de fer Rhétique, 1889-1999'', Les Editions du Cabri, Switzerland,

External links

* * {{RhB structures Viaducts in Switzerland Rhaetian Railway bridges Buildings and structures in Graubünden Bridges completed in 1903 Stone arch bridges Schmitten, Graubünden 20th-century architecture in Switzerland

Location

Technical data

See also

References

External links