Ganter Bridge

Ganter Bridge is a multi-span reinforced concrete road bridge that is the second longest spanning bridge in Switzerland after Poya Bridge. It spans the Ganter River valley and is located along the Simplon Pass road about 10 km south of Brig in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It was designed by renowned Swiss civil engineer Christian Menn and completed in 1980. It is notable for its innovative design and its stylish geometric profile in its spectacular Alpine setting.
The bridge's form consists of an S-curve roadway, high above the Ganter River and at about 1,450 m above sea level, supported by two main towers and five smaller piers. They sustain a total of eight spans with lengths of, from north to south, respectively: 35 m , 50 m , 127 m , 174 m , 127 m , 80 m , 50 m , and 35 m . The main and longest span between the two towers, P3 and P4, is straight, while most of the remaining spans lie along curves with a radius of 200 m . The overall length is 678 m with a main span of 174 m , and a maximum tower height of 150 m .

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