Ing. Jürg Conzett, Chur

Here, one can see how the structure of the bridge functions (my interpretation anyway):

The supporting flat steel members were pulled back and put under tension (see base-plates for winches in foreground?), were then loaded with the stone slabs (between which there is a thin stainless-steel sheet), which were then wedged together, forming a compression-plane (one can see the wedges jutting out above the 'eyelets'), thus keeping the bridge from swaying.

Voila. (am I right?)

The railing has nothing to do with the support of the bridge.

Check out the 'set' on the right for more pictures of this one.

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Via Mala, Switzerland
Jürg Conzett, Engineer

very difficult to get a shot of the bridge from any distance as it is so thin that it just disolves. The bridge in the 'foreground' is by Christian Menn, another Swiss bridge-building guru.

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Jürg Conzett, Engineer

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Jürg Conzett, Engineer

Lucia giving it a load-bearing test. (two years ago).

Here, one sees the remerkable simplicity of the construction.

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Ing. J. Conzett, Chur

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