Sunniberg Bridge
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The Sunniberg Bridge is a cable-stayed road bridge near Klosters
in Switzerland
. It is notable because of its innovative design and aesthetically pleasing appearance.
The bridge was designed by Christian Menn
as a Extradosed bridge
and received the Outstanding Structure Award
in 2001. It was built by Batigroup AG
and Vetsch AG and was completed in 1998.
Klosters
Klosters-Serneus is a municipality in the district of Prättigau/Davos in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.Its well-known ski resort lies from Zurich, the nearest international airport. Transfer time is about 1.5 hours. Klosters is from Davos...
in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. It is notable because of its innovative design and aesthetically pleasing appearance.
The bridge was designed by Christian Menn
Christian Menn
Christian Menn is a bridge designer from Switzerland. He owned his own Engineering Company in Chur, Switzerland from 1957-1971. From 1971 until his retirement in 1992 he became a professor of Structural Engineering at ETH Zurich specializing in Bridge design...
as a Extradosed bridge
Extradosed bridge
An extradosed bridge employs a structure that is frequently described as a cross between a girder bridge and a cable-stayed bridge. The name comes from the French word extradossé, which is derived from the word extrados. Extrados is defined as the exterior curve of an arch.This description is...
and received the Outstanding Structure Award
Outstanding Structure Award
The Outstanding Structure Award is an award presented by the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering to the Engineer, Architect, Contractor, and the Owner in recognition of the most remarkable, innovative, creative or otherwise stimulating structure completed within the last...
in 2001. It was built by Batigroup AG
Implenia
Implenia is the largest construction company in Switzerland. Notably it recently successfully fought off a takeover by the UK hedge fund, Laxey Partners.-History:...
and Vetsch AG and was completed in 1998.