Ganter Bridge
Ganter Bridge is a multi-span reinforced-concrete road bridge that is the second longest spanning bridge in Switzerland after Poya Bridge. It spans the Ganter River valley and is located along the Simplon Pass road about 10 km south of Brig in the canton of Valais, Switzerland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Markus Schweiss, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: multi-span reinforced concrete S-curve road bridge, designed by Christian Menn and completed 1980 across the Ganter River valley near Brig, Valais, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Ganterbruecke”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fülhorn and Folluhorn.
Fülhorn
Peak
Photo: Caumasee, Public domain.
Fülhorn is a peak, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Ganter Bridge.
Folluhorn
Peak
Photo: Thomas Woodtli, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Folluhorn is a peak, which is situated 3 km northeast of Ganter Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rosswald and Termen.
Rosswald
Village
Rosswald is a car-free village in the Swiss Alps, located in the canton of Valais. It lies in the eastern part of the canton, in the Simplon region, at an altitude of 1,819 metres.
Termen
Village
Photo: Albins, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Termen is a municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Termen is situated 4 km northwest of Ganter Bridge.
Brig
Town
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Brig, known as Brig in German and Briga in Italian, is a town and former municipality in the canton of Valais. It is part of the municipality of Brig-Glis. Brig is situated 5 km northwest of Ganter Bridge.
Ganter Bridge
- Categories: prestressed concrete bridge, highway bridge, cable-stayed bridge, and transportation
- Location: Ried-Brig, Brig District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.29639° or 46° 17′ 47″ northLongitude
8.05136° or 8° 3′ 5″ eastElevation
1,319 metres (4,327 feet)Open location code
8FRC73W2+HGOpenStreetMap ID
way 725302290OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridge
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arpitan to Japanese—“Ganter Bridge” goes by many names.
- Arpitan: “Pont du Ganter”
- Dutch: “Ganter Bridge”
- Esperanto: “Ganterbrücke”
- French: “pont du Ganter”
- French: “Pont du Ganter”
- German: “Ganterbrücke”
- Italian: “Ganterbrücke”
- Japanese: “ガンター橋”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ganter Bridge”. Photo: Markus Schweiss, CC BY-SA 3.0.