The
Gueuroz Bridge is a reinforced concrete arched bridge in
Switzerland 
.
History
The bridge crosses the gorges of the Trient at a height of 187 meters between
Vernayaz 
and
Salvan 
and connects Salvan to
Martigny 
. The bridge was constructed between 1931 and 1934 and held the record of highest bridge in Europe for 29 years before being dethroned by the Europabrücke in 1963. The Gueuroz Bridge has a length of 168.36 m. The engineers charged with the project were Alexandre Sarrasin (1895-1976) for the study and Richard Coray for the construction. Sarrasin managed to solve vibration problems and was a pioneer in the field of large concrete structures.