Landwasser Viaduct

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Landwasser Viaduct Landwasserviadukt
A train crossing the viaduct View from above
Coordinates	46°40′51″N 9°40′33″E / 46.68083°N 9.67583°E / 46.68083; 9.67583
Carries	Rhaetian Railway (RhB)
Crosses	Landwasser
Locale	Schmitten and Filisur, Switzerland
Official name	Landwasserviadukt
Owner	Rhaetian Railway (RhB)
Maintained by	Rhaetian Railway (RhB)
Heritage status	UNESCO World Heritage Albula Railway
Characteristics
Design	Viaduct
Material	Limestone
Total length	136 m (446 ft)
Height	65 m (213 ft)
Longest span	20 m (66 ft)
No. of spans	six
Piers in water	0
History
Designer	Alexander Acatos
Constructed by	Müller & Zeerleder
Construction start	March 1901
Construction end	1902
Construction cost	CHF 280,000 (1902)
Opened	October 1902
Rebuilt	2009 renovation during full usage (CHF 4.6 Million)
Statistics
Daily traffic	30 passenger trains, few freight trains
Location

The Landwasser Viaduct (German: Landwasserviadukt) is a single-track six-arched curved limestone railway viaduct. It spans the Landwasser between Schmitten and Filisur, in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland.

Designed by Alexander Acatos, the Landwasser Viaduct was constructed between 1901 and 1902 by Müller & Zeerleder on behalf of the Rhaetian Railway, which both owns and operates it through to the present day. A signature structure of the World Heritage-listed Albula Railway, it is 65 metres (213 ft) high, 136 metres (446 ft) long; its southeastern abutment connects directly to the Landwasser Tunnel.^[1] During 2009, the Landwasser Viaduct underwent renovation work for the first time since its original construction.