Baltschieder Viaduct
The viaduct of the Baltschieder valley with a length of 105 meters was constructed in 1911 with a fish-belly framework construction. In enlarging to the double track as of 1986, the old steel structure had to be replaced by a new under-spanned concrete construction.
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Point of interestLuogelkin Viaduct
Near to the Train station Hohtenn the path leads through the Luogelkin ditch which is exposed to avalanches. The mountain track of the Be
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Point of interestBietschtal Viaduct
The viaduct in the Bietschtal valley was completed in 1913 as a steel construction. A possible enlargement of the Lötschberg route t
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Point of interestQuarry in the Riedgarto
For the construction of the Bern Loetschberg – Simplon railway (BLS) southern ramp large quantities of hard rock was needed to buil
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Point of interestRailway Wengeneralp
The Wengernalp railway (WAB) is one of the oldest mountain railways in the Bernese Oberland – already in 1890 the authorities grant
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Point of interestNorthern Portal of the Lötschberg-Summit Tunnel
Here you find the entrance to the Lötschberg tunnel, which is 14'612 m long. The construction begun on 1st November 1906. The pe
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Point of interestDry-stone walls St. German
The steep slopes of the sunny side of the Valais were terraced centuries ago for agricultural land use. Therefore dry-stone walls were bu
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Point of interestSuone «d'Undra»
«D’Undra» (the lower bisse) was for the inhabitants of the municipality Ausserberg of high importance, which explains a
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Point of interestViewpoint: Wetterhorn lift mountain station
The Wetterhorn lift, the first cable car in Switzerland and one of the first such system worldwide, was an ambitious pioneer project. The
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