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St.Georgen am Kreischberg

St. Georgen Wooden Europe Bridge

St.Georgen am Kreischberg

St. Georgen Wooden Europe Bridge

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St. Georgen Wooden Europe Bridge

Recommended by 48 hikers out of 51

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Please check local regulations for: Ober- und Mittellauf der Mur mit Puxer Auwald, Puxer Wand und Gulsen

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Location: St.Georgen am Kreischberg, Bezirk Murau, Styria, Austria

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1. St. Lorenzen train station – St. Georgen Wooden Europe Bridge loop from Kreischberg Talstation

7.54km

02:03

110m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Bridge over the Mur in Murau – St. Georgen Wooden Europe Bridge loop from Kreischberg Talstation

15.6km

04:07

130m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. St. Lorenzen train station – Panoramic Mountain Pond loop from Kreischberg Talstation

19.8km

06:58

920m

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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Lord-on-Tour (Markus) 👣🚲🏔️🇪🇺

August 27, 2022

Wooden Europe Bridge St. Georgen is currently the largest self-supporting wooden bridge in Europe, approved for heavy goods traffic, connecting St. Georgen with St. Lorenzen and is a masterpiece of Styrian timber construction.
550m³ of sap-free Styrian larch glued laminated timber was used in the construction with 69 t of steel bracing. The bridge is 85m long, 8.60m wide and towers over the Mur with a height of 25m and a span of 45m.
The bridge impressively illustrates the possibilities of constructive glued wood construction and can be seen as an impulse project for timber bridge construction.
The Wooden Europe Bridge is part of the Wooden World Tour BAU meets ARCHITECTURE.

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Tanja🚶🏼‍♀️🌲

May 16, 2023

Truly impressive engineering in wood. At the beginning of the 1990s, the load-bearing capacity of the old Murbrücke decreased, so that a new building became necessary. The municipality wanted a wooden bridge that enhances the local building material and sets a visible sign. The Department of Timber Construction at Graz University of Technology is responsible for the planning and implementation of the "WENNerbrücke". It was built by Kulmer Holzleimbau GmbH. A service life of 80 years is considered realistic. A total of around 3 million euros was invested in the project.

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Nico

January 14, 2024

It's impressive what comes from the old carpentry art and the work of today's engineers and structural engineers

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Location: St.Georgen am Kreischberg, Bezirk Murau, Styria, Austria

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St. Georgen Wooden Europe Bridge

1. St. Lorenzen train station – St. Georgen Wooden Europe Bridge loop from Kreischberg Talstation

2. Bridge over the Mur in Murau – St. Georgen Wooden Europe Bridge loop from Kreischberg Talstation

3. St. Lorenzen train station – Panoramic Mountain Pond loop from Kreischberg Talstation

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