The Traunstein Viaduct is a 105 meter long and 25 meter high railway bridge on the Rosenheim–Salzburg railway line with four pillars, two abutments and five semicircular arches over the Traun. This makes it the highest bridge on the Bavarian Maximilian Railway and is considered the landmark of Traunstein. Planning for the construction of the line began as early as 1854. In January 1858, work began in the area of the royal railway construction section in Traunstein. The viaduct is a quarry stone masonry from Nagelfluh. This was mainly mined in a quarry in the nearby Veitsgraben.[2] A total of 9500 cubic meters were installed. The cavities of the arches were filled with slag concrete. Greywacke was also used. A total of 420 wooden piles were driven into the ground to create the foundations for the pillars. Five meters deep for the two water piers and four meters deep for the two dry piers.

In order to facilitate construction, the bridge was initially erected around 100 meters east of the Traun on dry land. After completion, the river bed was then diverted so that the Traun now flowed under the new bridge. After that, the huge access dams on both sides were filled up.

Several hundred workers, mainly from Austria and Italy, worked on the construction of the viaduct. The work proved difficult and dangerous; there were several injured and several dead. Within a year alone, 804 construction workers had to be treated as inpatients in the Traunstein hospital. Ten people died while working.

Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traunsteiner_Viaduct

Translated by Google •

Sigrid

February 6, 2023

The railway bridge is huge.

Translated by Google •

In the know? Log-in to add a tip for other adventurers!

Details

Informations

Elevation 580 m

Weather

Sunday 18 January

7°C

-4°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

Most visited during

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

See hikes here

Take Me There

Location: Chiemgau, Traunstein, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

Other Popular Places to Check Out

Jacklturm

Salinenhäuser Bad Reichenhall

St. Georg und Katharina

View of the Chiemgau Alps and Chiemsee from Hochberg

Privatbrauerei Schnitzlbaumer

Jacklturm am Stadtplatz

Trail Along the Traun Between Traunstein and Siegsdorf

Salinenkapelle St. Rupert und Maximilian

Stadtplatz Traunstein

Bergblickweg (Mountain View Path) in Haslach

Oberer Stadtturm (Upper City Tower)

View of the Traun from the Traun Bridge

View of Traunstein Viaduct

1. View of Traunstein Viaduct – Traunstein Viaduct loop from Wiese

2. View of Traunstein Viaduct – Traunstein Viaduct loop from Traunstein Klinikum

3. Old Town Hall – Brothausturm or upper town gate and local history museum loop from Wochinger Spitz

Other Popular Places to Check Out

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️