Landwasser Viaduct (Grisons, Switzerland)

AIRVŪZ STAFF NOTE : AirVuz contributor and pilot Kpax brings us this fantastic aerial view of a famous railway bridge in the Swiss Alps. It's called the Landwasser Viaduct, and it connects two towns in the canton of Grisons across the bridge's namesake river. Its curved design lets passengers on the Rhaetian Railway (which operates the line) see the lead cars enter the Landwasser Tunnel. With its tight curve and 2% grade, the construction of the viaduct (completed in 1902) was considered a major engineering feat.

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The Landwasser Viaduct 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. During 2009, the Landwasser Viaduct underwent renovation work for the first time since its original construction.