The wooden construction is can generally be divided into the more horisontal planks which are in compression while the more vertical planks (the ones pointng towards the water) are there to reduce the buckling length.

I think this bridge shows the spirit of our program when it combines a beatiful architectural expression with clever construction and loadbearing.

An arch bridge by Leonhardt, Andrä und partners

One of my favorties of the trip. It's an extradosed bridge by Christian Menn in Klosters-Serneus.

One of my favorite bridges of the trip. A Haunched/U-shapdes grider bridge. By Jürg Conzett (engineer)and Peter Zumthor(architect).

A beatiful three arched bridge. Me and a friend made a breif presentation of the bridge for our class. We all presented one of the bridges we visited in pairs.

One of my favorite bridges of the trip. A combination of Cable-stayed, Cantilever and beam bridge by Christian Menn

A deck-stiffened arch bridge by Robert Maillart

Sometimes when looking up from the stunning bridges I saw ok-looking landscapes.