List of bridges across the Sitter
The list of bridges over the Sitter contains the bridges from the confluence of the source brooks Wissbach and Schwendibach near Weissbad to the confluence with Bischofszell in the Thur .
image | Surname | place | function | location | Remarks |
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Nanisaustrasse Bridge | Steinegg | Single lane road bridge | cards | Concrete girder bridge
Wanderland Route 992: Appenzeller Rundweg, Appenzell – Appenzell |
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Sittersteg | Steinegg | Footbridge | cards | Covered wooden bridge, built in 1989
Wanderland Route 44: Appenzeller Weg, stage 1 Rankweil (A) –Appenzell Hiking route 990: Appenzeller Kapellenweg, Appenzell – Appenzell Wanderland Route 992: Appenzeller Rundweg, Appenzell – Appenzell Vita Parcours Appenzell |
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St. Anna Bridge (Weissbadstrasse) | Appenzell | 458 Two-lane road bridge with sidewalk | cards | Concrete girder bridge, built in 2010 with prefabricated concrete parts, replaces bridge from 1886
Top speed 50 km / h Mountain bike routes around Appenzell: Route 7 Appenzell – Kamor – Brülisau and Route 8 Appenzell – Lehmen – Schwägalp – Urnäsch Wanderland Route 44: Appenzeller Weg, stage 1 Rankweil (A) –Appenzell Hiking route 990: Appenzeller Kapellenweg, Appenzell – Appenzell Wanderland Route 992: Appenzeller Rundweg, Appenzell – Appenzell |
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Appenzeller Bahnen Bridge (Wasserauenbahnbrücke) | Appenzell | Single-track railway bridge | cards | Truss bridge, completed in 1912 |
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Appenzeller Badi footbridge | Appenzell | Footbridge with stairs | cards | Concrete girder bridge |
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Appenzeller Bahnen Viaduct | Appenzell | Single-track railway bridge | cards | Iron truss bridge with arched top chord, built in 1902/04 |
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Bleaching bridge | Appenzell | Pedestrian and bicycle bridge | cards | Concrete arch bridge with wooden railing |
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Metzibrücke (village bridge) | Appenzell | 458 Two-lane road bridge with sidewalks and pedestrian corridor | cards | Historic sandstone double arch bridge with breakwaters, built in 1844/45
Top speed 30 km / h Mountainbikeland Route 2: Panorama Bike, Stage 2 Trogen – Appenzell Mountainbikeland Route 825: Appenzell – Rheintal Bike, Appenzell – Altstätten Veloland route 4 : Alpine panorama route, stage 1 St. Margrethen – Appenzell Veloland Route 222 : Culinary Appenzeller Route, Appenzell – Haslen – Urnäsch – Appenzell Wanderland Route 3: Alpine Panorama Trail, Stage 2 Trogen – Appenzell Wanderland Route 44: Appenzeller Weg, stage 1 Rankweil (A) –Appenzell Wanderland Route 992: Appenzeller Rundweg, Appenzell – Appenzell |
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Target bridge | Appenzell | Pedestrian and bicycle bridge | cards | Wooden arch bridge
Hiking route 990: Appenzeller Kapellenweg, Appenzell – Appenzell |
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Relief road bridge | Appenzell |
408 Three-lane road bridge with bicycle lane markings and sidewalks
(single lane direction Appenzell-Ziel, two-lane direction Appenzell-Zentrum with branch lane) |
cards | Concrete girder bridge
Top speed 60 km / h Veloland route 4 : Alpine panorama route, stage 1 St. Margrethen – Appenzell Veloland Route 99 : Heart Route , Section 12 Herisau – Altstätten |
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Mettlen Bridge (Haslenstrasse) | Appenzell | Two-lane road bridge with sidewalks | cards | Reinforced concrete girder bridge, built in 1976
Top speed 50 km / h Mountain bike routes around Appenzell: Route 4 Appenzell – Saul – Schlatt, Route 5 Appenzell – Gais – Hoher Hirschberg and Route 6 Appenzell – Hoher Hirschberg – Eggerestand Veloland route 4 : Alpine panorama route, stage 1 St. Margrethen – Appenzell Veloland Route 99 : Heart Route , Section 12 Herisau – Altstätten |
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Alte-Mettlenbrücke | Appenzell | Footbridge | cards | Historic covered wooden bridge, built 1766, renovated in 1976 and 2014 |
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Leaflet bridge | Appenzell | Pedestrian and bicycle bridge | cards | Wooden arch bridge with concrete foundations, built in 2016 by the military and civil defense, awarded the Prix Rando in 2018
Hiking trail exploration tour around Appenzell |
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Chicken coop bridge | Gonten | Chicken run | cards | Wooden beam bridge
Transition to Lankmühle Island |
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Lankmühle Bridge | Gonten | Dirt road bridge | cards | Concrete girder bridge
Transition to Lankmühle Island |
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Lankbrücke | Appenzell - Gonten | Single lane road bridge | cards | Covered wooden bridge, built in 1480
Maximum weight 3.5 t, maximum height 2.5 m Hiking route 990: Appenzeller Kapellenweg, Appenzell – Appenzell |
Stefi-Trönzig-Steg | Haslen AI - Enggenhütten | Footbridge | cards | Steel truss bridge
trail |
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Cunning bridge | Haslen AI - Stein AR | Single lane road bridge with sidewalk | cards | Covered wooden bridge, built in 1997, replaced bridge from 1950
In 2003 the canton border point was measured and marketed with a bridge plaque
Top speed 80 km / h Veloland Route 42 : Appenzeller Route, stage 1 St. Gallen – Gais Veloland Route 99 : Heart Route , Section 12 Herisau – Altstätten Veloland Route 222 : Culinary Appenzeller Route, Appenzell – Haslen – Urnäsch – Appenzell Veloland route 998 : Appenzell scenic route, Heiden – St.Gallen |
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Würzensteg | Haslen AI - Stein AR | Footbridge | cards | Steel truss arch bridge
trail |
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Power bridge | Haslen AI - Stein AR | Footbridge with stairs | cards | Steel truss bridge
In 2003 the canton border point was measured and marketed with a bridge plaque Transition is not handicapped accessible Wanderland Route 22: Appenzellerland culture trail, stage 2, Stein AR – Trogen |
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Gmündertobel Bridge (Schwanenbrücke) | Teufen AR - Stein AR | 463 Two-lane road bridge with sidewalk | cards | Historic reinforced concrete arch bridge, built in 1907/08, renovated in 2011/14
Top speed 80 km / h |
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Zweibruggen-Hüsli Bridge | Teufen AR - Stein AR | Footbridge | cards | Historic covered wooden bridge, built in 1787
St. Galler Brückenweg hiking trail |
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Haggen Bridge | St. Gallen-Haggen - Stein AR | Pedestrian and bicycle bridge | cards | Historic steel truss bridge, built 1936/37, renovated in 2010
Veloland Route 42 : Appenzeller Route, stage 1 St. Gallen – Gais Veloland Route 99 : Heart Route , Section 12 Herisau – Altstätten Veloland route 998 : Appenzell scenic route, Heiden – St.Gallen |
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Kubel Bridge (Abbot Bridge) | St. Gallen-Haggen - Stein AR | Single lane road bridge | cards | Historic covered wooden bridge, built around 1800
Maximum weight 4 t St. Galler Brückenweg hiking trail |
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SOB-Sitter Viaduct | St. Gallen-Haggen - Stein AR | Single-track railway bridge | cards | Historic arch and truss bridge, built in 1908/10
Top speed 85 km / h |
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SAK cavern bridge | St. Gallen-Bruggen - St. Gallen-Winkeln | Single-lane works bridge | cards | Concrete girder bridge, built 1973
Direct access to the cavern headquarters of the St. Gallisch-Appenzell power plants Access for factory staff only |
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SBB Sitter Viaduct | St. Gallen-Bruggen - St. Gallen-Winkeln | Double-track railway bridge with attached pedestrian and bicycle footbridge (Gübsenweg) on the south side | cards | Historic stamped concrete arch bridge, built 1924/25
Top speed 140 km / h St. Gallen – Winterthur railway line Veloland Route 26 : Eastern Switzerland Wine Route, Stage 2 Weinfelden – St. Gallen Veloland route 33 : Carthusian-Fürstenland route, stage 2 Wil SG – Rorschach Veloland Route 75 : Orchard Route, Stage 1 Arbon – Herisau Veloland Route 99 : Heart Route , Section 12 Herisau – Altstätten |
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Kraerner Bridge | St. Gallen-Bruggen - St. Gallen-Winkeln | Two-lane road bridge with sidewalks and customs house | cards | Historic double-arched sandstone bridge, built 1808/11, renovated in 1960/76
The toll house at the eastern end of the bridge, built in 1778, was used by the canton to collect the bridge toll until the 18th century Top speed 50 km / h Wanderland Route 4: ViaJacobi, Stage 1 Rorschach – Herisau |
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Fürstenlandbrücke (Zürcher-Strasse) | St. Gallen-Bruggen - St. Gallen-Winkeln |
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cards | Historic reinforced concrete arch bridge, built 1937/41
Top speed 60 km / h |
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Billenbergweg footbridge | St. Gallen-Bruggen - St. Gallen-Winkeln | Pedestrian and bicycle bridge | cards | Steel truss bridge, built in 1879 as a wooden structure, replaced by iron girders in 1924 and renewed in 2002
St. Galler Brückenweg hiking trail |
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Rechenwald Bridge | St. Gallen-Bruggen | Single lane road bridge with sidewalk | cards | Prestressed concrete girder bridge, built in 1976
Top speed 50 km / h FOEN hydrometric measuring station No. 2468 St. Gallen, Bruggen / Au is located below the bridge St. Galler Brückenweg hiking trail |
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Rake | St. Gallen-Bruggen | Footbridge | cards | Steel suspension bridge, built in 1882
St. Galler Brückenweg hiking trail |
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A1-Sitter Viaduct | St. Gallen-Lachen - St. Gallen-Bruggen | Two three-lane road bridges with pedestrian and bicycle footbridges attached below the road | cards | Concrete girder bridges, built 1980/87
Top speed 100 km / h Skatingland Route 65: St. Gallen Skate, Rorschach – Bischofszell |
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Filtrox Bridge | St. Gallen-Lachen - St. Gallen-Bruggen | Two-lane road bridge with sidewalk | cards | Concrete beam bridge, built 1980, replaced truss bridge from 1877
Top speed 40 km / h St. Galler Brückenweg hiking trail |
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Spisegg Bridge | St. Gallen - St. Josefen | Footbridge | cards | Historic covered wooden bridge, built 1778/79
Sign "The use of the wooden bridge Spisegg requires a permit for all occasions." St. Galler Brückenweg hiking trail |
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Neue-Spiseggbrücke (Spisegger Strassenbrücke) | St. Gallen - St. Josefen | 56 Two-lane road bridge with sidewalks | cards | Concrete beam bridge, built 1963/64
Top speed 50 km / h St. Galler Brückenweg hiking trail |
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Sitterwaldsteg | St. Gallen - Engelburg | Footbridge with a water pipe | cards | Steel truss bridge |
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Hätterensteg | St. Gallen - Engelburg | Footbridge | cards | Steel truss bridge, built in 1920 by Bell Maschinenfabrik
Access to the Sitterhöfli animal shelter trail |
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Alder wood bridge | Wittenbach - Bernhardzell | Single lane road bridge | cards | Steel arch truss bridge
Maximum speed 80 km / h, maximum weight 3 t trail |
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Leebrücke | Wittenbach - Bernhardzell | 39 Two-lane road bridge with sidewalk | cards | Box-girder prestressed concrete bridge, totally renovated in 2016/18
Top speed 70 km / h |
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Tub bridge | Wittenbach - Bernhardzell | Single lane road bridge | cards | Historic covered wooden bridge, built around 1800, restored in 1967, renovated in 1988/89
Maximum weight 7 t trail |
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Sturzwis bridge | Häggenschwil - Bernhardzell | Footbridge | cards | Steel truss bridge
trail |
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Hilterenbrücke-Süd | Häggenschwil - Bernhardzell | Two-lane road bridge with sidewalks and barriers | cards | Concrete girder bridge
Access to the Hiltern practice village of the Bernhardzell military training area |
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Hilteren Bridge North | Häggenschwil - Bernhardzell | Two-lane road bridge with pavement and barrier | cards | Concrete girder bridge
Barrier with sign "STOP - SHOOTING DANGER No entry" Access to the Hiltern practice village of the Bernhardzell military training area |
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Rothen Bridge | Häggenschwil - St. Pelagiberg | Two-lane road bridge | cards | Concrete arch bridge, built 1910/11 by Westermann & Co. AG St. Gallen, renovated in 1986 by Ing. Greuter AG Zurich
Maximum speed 80 km / h, maximum weight 28 t trail |
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Altenbrücke | Zihlschlacht-Sitterdorf - Hauptwil-Gottshaus | Dirt road bridge | cards | Covered wooden bridge with Eternit roof, built in 1971 by R. Kummer-Wyss
Notice board «PRIVATE all liability is rejected» |
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Leutswilerbrücke | Leutswil - Eberswil | Two-lane road bridge with sidewalk | cards | Reinforced concrete girder bridge, built in 2008, replaced bridge from 1911
Top speed 50 km / h Veloland Route 5 : Mittelland Route, Stage 1 Romanshorn – Wil (SG) trail |
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SBB Sitter Bridge | Sitterdorf - Bischofszell | Single-track railway bridge | cards | Steel truss bridge, built in 1874, renovated in 2007
Top speed 95 km / h |
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Sitterbrücke (Grabenstrasse) | Bischofszell | 470 Two-lane road bridge with bicycle lane markings and sidewalks | cards | Concrete girder bridge
Top speed 50 km / h Skatingland Route 65: St. Gallen Skate, Rorschach – Bischofszell Veloland Route 26 : Eastern Switzerland Wine Route, Stage 2 Weinfelden – St. Gallen |
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Sittersteg | Bischofszell | Pedestrian and bicycle bridge with sewage pipes | cards | Concrete beam bridge, built 1973 as a pipe bridge, renovated in 2009
trail |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sittersteg Steinegg (AI). SWISS TIMBER BRIDGES - The Swiss wooden bridges by Werner Minder, accessed on March 13, 2020 .
- ↑ Vitaparcours Appenzell. OpenStreetMap, accessed March 17, 2020 .
- ^ Bridge St. Anna, Appenzell. (PDF) Frickbau AG Schaan FL, accessed on March 13, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Mountain bike routes around Appenzell. (PDF) Appenzellerland Tourism, accessed on March 17, 2020 .
- ^ Bridge of the Wasserauenbahn (Haggen, 1912). Structurae, April 1, 2005, accessed March 13, 2020 .
- ↑ New crossing aid on the Metzibrücke. appenzell.24.ch, November 4, 2016, accessed on March 18, 2020 .
- ↑ route AI 1.2.1, Metzi bridge. (PDF) Federal Inventory of Historic Traffic Routes in Switzerland (IVS), accessed on March 13, 2020 .
- ↑ Metzibrugg. ortsnames.ch, accessed on March 18, 2020 .
- ↑ Metzibrücke in Appenzell: Condition analysis and repair, project work 2013. (PDF) HSR Hochschule für Technik Rapperswil, accessed on March 18, 2020 .
- ↑ Mettlenstrasse bridge (Mettlenstrasse, 1766). Structurae, April 1, 2005, accessed March 13, 2020 .
- ↑ Mettlenbrücke Appenzell (AI). SWISS TIMBER BRIDGES - The Swiss wooden bridges by Werner Minder, accessed on March 13, 2020 .
- ↑ The new Sitter crossing is called «Blättlibrücke». appenzell24.ch, November 8, 2016, accessed on March 18, 2020 .
- ↑ Appenzell wooden footbridge (AI). SWISS TIMBER BRIDGES - The Swiss wooden bridges by Werner Minder, accessed on March 13, 2020 .
- ↑ Winner Prix Rando 2018: Pedestrian Bridge Appenzell. Swiss hiking trails, accessed on March 15, 2020 .
- ↑ Exploration tour around Appenzell. Swiss hiking trails, accessed on March 15, 2020 .
- ↑ Lankbrücke Appenzell (AI). SWISS TIMBER BRIDGES - The Swiss wooden bridges by Werner Minder, accessed on March 13, 2020 .
- ↑ Sitter bridge in the list Stone, Haslen (AR). SWISS TIMBER BRIDGES - The Swiss wooden bridges by Werner Minder, accessed on March 13, 2020 .
- ^ Gmündertobel Bridge (Teufen / Stein, 1908). Structurae, November 11, 2001, accessed March 13, 2020 .
- ^ Great bridge in Zweibruggen (AR). SWISS TIMBER BRIDGES - The Swiss wooden bridges by Werner Minder, accessed on March 13, 2020 .
- ↑ gap SG 606.0.1, two Bruggen, "Bridge Ensemble", Sitter bridge. (PDF) Federal Inventory of Historic Traffic Routes in Switzerland (IVS), accessed on March 13, 2020 .
- ↑ Hagge bridge (Sankt Gallen / Stein, 1937). Structurae, March 19, 2014, accessed March 13, 2020 .
- ↑ gap SG 606.0.1, Two Bruggen, "Bridge Ensemble", footbridge Haggen Stone. (PDF) Federal Inventory of Historic Traffic Routes in Switzerland (IVS), accessed on March 13, 2020 .
- ↑ Exemption for driving over the Haggenbrücke. Website of the municipality of Stein, accessed on March 19, 2020 .
- ↑ Sitterbrücke in Kubel (SG). SWISS TIMBER BRIDGES - The Swiss wooden bridges by Werner Minder, accessed on March 13, 2020 .
- ↑ route AR 10.1.2, Kubel, Sitter bridge. (PDF) Federal Inventory of Historic Traffic Routes in Switzerland (IVS), accessed on March 13, 2020 .
- ↑ gap SG 50.1.1, Kubel, Sitter bridge. (PDF) Federal Inventory of Historic Traffic Routes in Switzerland (IVS), accessed on March 13, 2020 .
- ^ Sitter Viaduct (Herisau / Stein, 1910). Structurae, April 1, 2005, accessed March 13, 2020 .
- ↑ gap SG 41.1.1, Chräzerenbrücke. (PDF) Federal Inventory of Historic Traffic Routes in Switzerland (IVS), accessed on March 13, 2020 .
- ↑ Hydrometric measuring station No. 2468. Federal Office for the Environment FOEN, accessed on March 16, 2020 .
- ↑ Spiseggbrücke Gaiserwaldstrasse (SG). SWISS TIMBER BRIDGES - The Swiss wooden bridges by Werner Minder, accessed on March 13, 2020 .
- ↑ gap SG 62.0.1, Old Spiseggbrücke. (PDF) Federal Inventory of Historic Traffic Routes in Switzerland (IVS), accessed on March 13, 2020 .
- ↑ Factory plate from Brückenbau & Maschinenfabrik AG Th. Bell & Cie Kriens, built in 1920, is attached to the bridge.
- ↑ Sitterhöfli animal hotel / animal shelter. Sitterhöfli animal shelter website, accessed on March 19, 2020 .
- ↑ REPAIR OF THE SITTER LEE BRIDGE, WITTENBACH. Borgogno Eggenberger + Partner AG Bauingenieure St. Gallen, accessed on March 20, 2020 .
- ↑ tub bridge Witten stream (SG). SWISS TIMBER BRIDGES - The Swiss wooden bridges by Werner Minder, accessed on March 13, 2020 .
- ↑ gap SG 1012.0.1, bath tray. (PDF) Federal Inventory of Historic Traffic Routes in Switzerland (IVS), accessed on March 13, 2020 .
- ↑ a b THE STORY OF HAUPTWIL-GOTTSHAUS. Website of the community of Hauptwil-Gottshaus, accessed on March 17, 2020 .
- ↑ Corresponding badges are attached to the bridge.
- ↑ Sitter Bridge Old Sittersdorf (TG). SWISS TIMBER BRIDGES - The Swiss wooden bridges by Werner Minder, accessed on March 13, 2020 .
- ↑ SBB SORENTAL AND SITTER BRIDGE SITTERDORF 2007. Borgogno Eggenberger + Partner AG Bauingenieure St. Gallen, accessed on March 20, 2020 .
- ↑ So that he can withstand the floods. St. Galler Tagblatt, August 8, 2009, accessed on March 20, 2020 .