Pùnt da Suransuns, Stressed ribbon bridge in Zillis-Reischen, Switzerland.
Pùnt da Suransuns is a 45-metre stressed-ribbon footbridge over the Hinterrhein in the Viamala Gorge, between the Wildener Brücke and the bridge near Rania. Its walkway is made of Andeer granite slabs prestressed by steel bands beneath them, with a slender rod railing linking slabs and bands. The deck spans 40 metres and is 1.1 metres wide.
In 1997 a competition among regional engineering firms sought a design for the new footbridge. Jürg Conzett's stressed-ribbon bridge was built in 1999, with Fredric Benesch and Guido Lauber on his team. It won the 1999 award for good buildings in Graubünden and the 2006 Neues Bauen in den Alpen prize, and in 2019 Bündner Heimatschutz listed it among the 52 best buildings in Graubünden of 1950–2000.
The bridge's name is Romansh for "bridge to Suransun". It won the Graubünden award for good buildings in 1999 and the Neues Bauen in den Alpen prize in 2006, and in 2019 the Bündner Heimatschutz listed it among the 52 best Graubünden buildings of 1950–2000.
Access is from hiking paths and the bridge is marked for pedestrian use during valley walks through the area. The surface can be slippery depending on weather, so proper footwear is important when crossing.
The bridge is a homage to engineer Heinz Hossdorf, who in 1954 proposed prestressed granite for the Teufelsbrücke in the Schöllenenschlucht, a plan never carried out. Conzett realised the idea 45 years later. In 2019 the Bündner Heimatschutz included it among the 52 best buildings in Graubünden from 1950 to 2000.
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