Christian Menn
Swiss structural engineer and bridge designer (1927-2018) · Switzerland · Academics · Died at 91
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Something wrong?Christian Menn was a renowned Swiss civil engineer and bridge designer. He was involved in the construction of around 100 bridges worldwide, but the focus of his work was in eastern Switzerland, especially in canton Graubünden. He continued the tradition of and had a decisive influence on Swiss bridge building.
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ETH Library: Christian Menn (circa 1970)
Crestawald bridge (1959), Grisons canton, Switzerland
Rhine Bridge Tamins (1962), Tamins, Domat/Ems, Switzerland
Mesocco bridges (1967), Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerland
Felsenau Viaduct (1974) in Bern, Switzerland
Ganter Bridge (1980) in Valais, Switzerland
Sunniberg Bridge (1998), view from south abutment, near Klosters, Grisons, Switzerland
Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge (2003), Boston, USAAwards
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Christian Menn was a renowned Swiss civil engineer and bridge designer. He was involved in the construction of around 100 bridges worldwide, but the focus of his work was in eastern Switzerland, especially in canton Graubünden. He continued the tradition of and had a decisive influence on Swiss bridge building. The technical and aesthetic possibilities of prestressed concrete were most fully realized with his bridges in Switzerland.
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