Tuesday, 17 June 2014

BRUSIO SPIRAL VIADUCT IN SWITZERLAND

*The Brusio spiral viaduct is a single-track nine-arched stone spiral railway viaduct located in Brusio, in the Canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. The spiral viaduct is 110 metres (360 ft) long, has a horizontal radius of curvature of 70 metres (230 ft), a longitudinal slope of 7%, and is made up of nine spans, each 10 metres (33 ft) in length. The Brusio spiral viaduct forms part of the Bernina Railway section between Brusio and Campascio. It is just south of Brusio, and approximately 54 kilometres from St. Moritz.

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