Niouc Bridge

Coordinates: 46 ° 15 '49 "  N , 7 ° 33' 21"  E ; CH1903:  609031  /  123580

Pont de Niouc
use	Pedestrians , water pipe
Crossing of	La Navisence
place	Chalais , Anniviers
construction	Suspension bridge
overall length	200 m or 220 m
width	0.5 m
height	190 m
completion	1922
location

The Niouc Bridge , French Pont de Niouc or Pont de l'Araignée (German Spider Bridge), crosses the Navisence river between the hamlet of Niouc ( Saint-Luc VS ) and the village of Vercorin in the canton of Valais , Switzerland .

The Niouc Bridge was built to supply water to the village of Briey ( Chalais VS ) and consists of a water pipe and a footbridge. The height of the suspension bridge is 190 m, the span 200 m or 220 m. It is located in a rocky gorge at around 880 to 900  m above sea level. M. The Niouc Bridge was the highest bridge in the world between 1922 and 1929 and was the highest bridge in Switzerland until summer 2017 .

history

In 1996 the bridge was refurbished and renovated. Before that, it had been closed to the public for years because the wooden floor of the bridge was rotten and the metal parts had become rusty.

Niouc Bridge (Vercorin valley side)

Varia

In the summer months, bungee jumping is offered on the Niouc Bridge . Because of its structure, the network of metal cables , the bridge is also known as the Pont de l'Araignée "Spider Bridge ". The artist Berthod painted a huge spider on a rock wall next to the bridge.

Web links

Commons : Pont suspendu de Niouc  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Histoire du Pont de l'Araignée ( Memento of the original from November 28, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. from www.bungyniouc.com, accessed November 20, 2014 (French) 
2. ^ History of the Spider Bridge, on www.bungy.ch, accessed on November 20, 2014 (German) ( Memento from November 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
3. ↑ The small, fine bridge country Norbert Raabe, Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen , article from March 20, 2013 (including picture of the suspension bridge)
   (The 200 m high Tamina bridge was opened in June 2017. )
4. ↑ Histoire du Pont de l'Araignée ( Memento of the original from November 28, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at www.bungyniouc.com, accessed November 20, 2014 
5. ^ History of the Spider Bridge, on www.bungy.ch, accessed on November 20, 2014 (German) ( Memento from November 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive )