This sturdy wooden covered bridge, built in 1878, has a 46.1m (151 ft) span across the River Inn or En as it surges through a rocky gorge at Scuol in Graubünden or Grisons canton, eastern Switzerland. Scuol is an historic spa town in the Lower Engadine Valley featuring many renovated traditional houses. Nearly half of its residents speak Romansh, a descendant language of the ancient Roman Empire, with German second and Italian third. In Romansh, the bridge is called Punt d’En Scuol-Sot.
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4115 x 2738 px | 34.8 x 23.2 cm | 13.7 x 9.1 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
20 July 2007Location:
Scuol, Graubünden or Grisons canton, Switzerland:More information:
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Scuol, Graubünden or Grisons canton, Switzerland: a sturdy wooden covered bridge built in 1878 spans the alpine River Inn as it surges through the rocky gorge downstream of the Reformed Church of St George. The footbridge, 46.13m (151 ft) long, is technically a Howe truss bridge with a metal roof. Scuol, formerly known as Bad Scuol, is an historic spa town in the Lower Engadine Valley featuring many renovated traditional houses. Nearly half of its residents speak Romansh, a descendant language of the ancient Roman Empire, with German second and Italian third. In Romansh, the bridge is called the En and the bridge is known as Punt d’En Scuol-Sot. D0538.A6436