Salginatobel Bridge

The Salginatobel Bridge is a milestone of bridge construction. Since its completion in 1930, it has enchanted both experts and artists alike as an outstanding engineering achievement and a modern work of art. 

In 1991, the American Society of Civil Engineers designated this exceptional bridge a "world monument". Today, a total of 50 structures form the small and select group of the most significant engineering creations. This group includes the more well-known ones such as the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the Statue of Liberty in New York, the Inca city of Machu Picchu in Peru, the endless Ifugao rice terraces in the northern Philippines, the Hagia Sophia Mosque in Istanbul, the Alaska Highway or the Panama Canal, to name just a few.

In 1999, the renowned British trade journal "Bridge - design & engineering" voted the Salginatobel Bridge the most beautiful bridge of the 20th century, and at the end of 2016, the Swiss Federal Council placed it on the "indicative list" as a possible candidate for a UNESCO World Heritage Site.