Who is Robert Maillart you say - only (one of) the most famous Swiss bridge engineers, ever. In a country full of remote hilly and mountainous regions you would expect some great bridges and Maillart does not disappoint. On Christmas day we took the car for the ideal Orem-Thompson trip: looking at bridges in the mountains. Although the day was overcast, we were able to spot two Maillart bridges in a very remote region of the country. Both bridges were built in the 30’s and were very revolutionary in their use of concrete arches. We tried to get to several other bridges that day, but learned the hard way that mountain passes close in the winter due to snow. We will try again soon – next time perhaps another famous Swiss bridge engineer – Christian Menn. A third famous Swiss bridge engineer is Othmar Ammann who was the bridge engineer for NYC and completed several of the most beautiful bridges of all time: Hells Gate, George Washington, and Verrasano Narrows just to name a few. MIT just completed an exhibition about Swiss bridge engineers. See bridge pictures.
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