Schmittentobel Viaduct

Schmittentobel Viaduct

Schmittentobel-Viadukt
Schmittentobel Viaduct; Schmittentobel-Viadukt
	Glacier Express on the Schmittentobel Viaduct.
Coordinates	46°40′51″N 09°40′28″E / 46.68083°N 9.67444°E
Carries	Rhaetian Railway
Locale	Schmitten, Switzerland
Official name	Schmittentobel-Viadukt
Owner	Rhaetian Railway
Maintained by	Rhaetian Railway
Characteristics
Design	Arch bridge, Viaduct
Material	Stone
Total length	137 m (449 ft)
Height	35 m (115 ft)
No. of spans	7, each 15 m (49 ft)
History
Opened	October 1902
Location

The Schmittentobel Viaduct (German: Schmittentobel-Viadukt) is a single track limestone railway viaduct. It is situated near Schmitten, in the Canton of Graubünden, Switzerland.

The viaduct was opened in 1903 by the Rhaetian Railway, which still owns and uses it today.

An important element of the World Heritage-listed Albula Railway, the viaduct is 35 metres (115 ft) high, 137 metres (449 ft) long, and has seven spans, each 15 metres (49 ft) in length.

Location

Aerial video of Schmittentobel Viaduct.

The Schmittentobel Viaduct forms part of the Albula Railway section between Tiefencastel and Filisur.

Within sight of the Schmittentobel Viaduct, a little further along the line towards Filisur, is the much better known Landwasser Viaduct, which is one of the signature structures of the Albula Railway, and indeed the whole Rhaetian Railway.

Technical data

The Schmittentobel Viaduct is 35 metres (115 ft) high, 137 metres (449 ft) long, and has no main span. Each of its seven equal spans is 15 metres (49 ft) in length.