General Information
| Name in local language: | Saalebrücke Rudolphstein; Brücke der Deutschen Einheit |
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| Beginning of works: | April 1994 |
| Completion: | November 1996 |
| Duration of works: | 7 months |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Slab bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
| Material: |
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Location
| Location: |
Rudolphstein, Berg, Hof (Kreis), Bavaria, Germany Hirschberg, Saale-Orla-Kreis, Thuringia, Germany |
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| Crosses: |
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| Carries: |
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| Part of: | |
| Next to: |
Rudolphstein Bridge (1936)
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| Coordinates: | 50° 25' 0.49" N 11° 47' 2.22" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 31.20 m | |
| total length | 296.40 m | |
| span lengths | 23.40 m + 8 x 31.20 m + 23.40 m | |
| number of spans | 10 | |
| bridge surface | 5 380 m² | |
| deck | deck depth | 1.56 m |
| deck width | 18.15 m | |
| piles | diameter | 1.50 m |
Quantities
| abutments | concrete volume | 740 m³ |
| reinforcing steel | 55 t | |
| deck | concrete volume | 7 000 m³ |
| reinforcing steel | 475 t | |
| longitudinal prestressing | 76 t | |
| piers | concrete volume | 81 t |
| reinforcing steel | 680 m³ | |
| pile caps | concrete volume | 90 m³ |
| reinforcing steel | 86 t | |
| piles | reinforcing steel | 25 t |
| total length of piles | 209 m |
Design Loads
| live load | Brückenklasse 60/30 | |
| design code(s) | DIN 1072 |
Cost
| cost of construction | German Mark 14 000 000 |
Materials
| deck |
prestressed concrete
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| piers |
reinforced concrete
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| abutments |
reinforced concrete
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Participants
Owner
Client
Original design
Structural engineering
Soil investigation report
Expertise
- Rupert Springenschmidt (expert)
Checking engineering
- Jürgen Laux (checking engineer)
Contractor
Site supervision
Relevant Web Sites
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Relevant Publications
- (2006): Brücken in Deutschland für Straßen und Wege. Der Fotobildband deutscher Brückenbaukunst. Deutscher Bundesverlag, Cologne (Germany), ISBN 978-3-935064-41-5, pp. 30-31.
- Brücken und Tunnel der Bundesfernstraßen 1996. Verkehrsblatt-Verlag, Dortmund (Germany), 1996, pp. 23-34.
- (1996): Saalebrücke Rudolphstein. In: Bauingenieur, v. 71, n. 4 (April 1996), pp. 173-184.
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13/12/2000 - Last updated on:
07/12/2016
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