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General Information

Name in local language: Carolabrücke
Beginning of works: 1967
Completion: 4 July 1971
Status: partially collapsed

Project Type

Location

Location: , ,
Crosses:
  • Elbe River
Part of:
Replaces: Carola Bridge (1895)
Coordinates: 51° 3' 16.50" N    13° 44' 49.52" E
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Technical Information

Dimensions

main span 120 m
total length 375 m
span lengths 44.00 m - 56.00 m - 120.00 m - 95.00 m - 48.00 m
number of spans 5
length of drop-in span 84.00 m
number of tracks 2
vertical navigation clearance 6.61 m

Materials

deck prestressed concrete
piers reinforced concrete
abutments reinforced concrete

Chronology

11 September 2024, 02:58

The main span of the westernmost superstructure (part C) carrying the two tramway tracks collapses into the Elbe river. No injuries or fatailties are reported. At the northern pier of the main span, the superstructure is severed directly at the support, on the southern end at a construction joint around the quarter span point. The adjoining spans towards the north begin the deform excessively after the primary collapse.

Notes

The Carola Bridge consists of three superstructures, which are officially referred to as superstructures A to C. Superstructure A consists of the eastern superstructure (upstream) and carries the northbound carriageway. Superstructure B is the middle one supporting the roadway to the south (city center), while superstructure C, the western box girder (downstream) carries the two streetcar tracks as well as a footpath and cycle path, or did until the collapse on September 11, 2024. The three superstructures are structurally mostly separate, only at some locations are they connected via diaphragms with Gerber saddles, but they do not form a monolithically connected single superstructure.

Participants

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  • About this
    data sheet
  • Structure-ID
    20016208
  • Published on:
    27/04/2005
  • Last updated on:
    17/09/2024
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