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Stunning bridges of Switzerland

Last updated on: May 4, 2012 11:23 IST
Red cloth veils the scaffoldings at the renovation site of the Landwasserviadukt bridge as a train crosses near the eastern Swiss town of Filisur.

Switzerland has some of the world's most impressive transport infrastructure system. Take a look at these 15 stunning bridges in Switzerland...

The Landwasserviadukt bridge, part of the 'Rhaetian Railway and the Albula/Bernina Landscape' site is listed in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

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Stunning bridges of Switzerland

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A carriage of the new M2 underground line passes under the Bessieres bridge during the first day of operation in Lausanne.

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A tramway crosses the 'Kirchenfeld' bridge during snowfall in Bern.

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Stunning bridges of Switzerland

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The pack of riders cycle on a bridge during the second stage of the Tour de Suisse cycling race in Bonaduz near Davos.

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Stunning bridges of Switzerland

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An aerial view shows fans of techno music and 'love mobiles' slowly making their way across the Quai bridge over Lake Zurich during the 18th Street Parade in Zurich.    

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Stunning bridges of Switzerland

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A steam train of the Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke (DFB) railways crosses the Steinstaffelbr cke bridge on its way from the Furkapass mountain pass to the village of Realp.

After a gap of 60 years, steam trains are again chugging over the historic Furka Pass in the Swiss Alps thanks to an army of rail enthusiasts and a rescue mission into the jungles of Vietnam.

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Stunning bridges of Switzerland

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People stand on a bridge over the Reichenbach Falls in the town of Meiringen, some 100 km (62 miles) south east of the Swiss capital Bern.

Meiringen and the Reichenbach Falls were the location of "The Adventure of the Final Problem" in which, writing in 1893, British author Arthur Conan Doyle killed the detective off -- only to be forced by public pressure to resurrect him 10 years later.

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Stunning bridges of Switzerland

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Cross-country skiers cross a bridge over the Inn River during the Engadin Marathon in front of the airport in the village of Samedan.

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Stunning bridges of Switzerland

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A passenger train of the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) is pictured on a bridge in Fribourg.

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A woman pushes a baby stroller as she crosses a bridge during sunny autumn weather at a public park in Zurich.

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People visit the frozen waterfalls of the "Teufelsschlucht" canyon in Haegendorf on a cold winter day.

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Stunning bridges of Switzerland

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A woman crosses a snow covered bridge over the partly frozen Kuesnachter Tobel river in Kuesnacht near Zurich on a cold winter day.

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Visitors walk across the newly opened 374-metre long hanging suspension bridge built at 1,200 metres on the Sattel Hochstuckli mountain in Sattel.

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People jump from the Quaibruecke bridge into Lake Zurich during sunny summer weather in Zurich.

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People walk on a bridge over the river Aare in Bern.