General Information
| Name in local language: | Lahntalbrücke Limburg |
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| Beginning of works: | 8 June 2013 |
| Completion: | September 2017 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Haunched girder bridge Box girder bridge |
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| Support conditions: |
for registered users |
| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
| Material: |
Prestressed concrete bridge Structurae Plus/Pro - Subscribe Now! |
| Construction method: |
Balanced cantilever method |
Awards and Distinctions
| 2019 |
entry
for registered users |
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Location
| Location: |
Limburg an der Lahn, Limburg-Weilburg, Hesse, Germany |
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| Carries: |
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| Crosses: |
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| Part of: | |
| Replaces: |
Limburg Viaduct (1965)
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| Coordinates: | 50° 23' 19.48" N 8° 4' 48.74" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 90.00 m | |
| total length | 450.00 m | |
| span lengths | 45.00 m - 60.00 m - 75.00 m - 90.00 m - 75.00 m - 60.00 m - 45.00 m | |
| number of spans | 7 | |
| bridge surface | 19 755 m² | |
| height above valley floor or water | 62 m | |
| number of lanes | 2 x 4 | |
| total width | 43.90 m | |
| deck | deck width | 2 x 21.75 m |
| roadway / carriageway width | 2 x 18.25 m | |
| piers | diameter | 2.00 - 2.80 m |
| piles | diameter | 1.500 m |
| diameter | 1.50 m | |
| length | max. 20 m | |
| superstructure | on-center distance between girders | 5.50 m |
| girder depth | 2.50 - 5.50 m | |
| longitudinal slope | 2.0331 % |
Quantities
| concrete volume | 39 797 m³ | |
| prestressing steel | 785 t | |
| reinforcing steel | 6 781 t | |
| piles | concrete volume | 10 484 m³ |
| reinforcing steel | 618 t | |
| total length of piles | 1 950 m |
Design Loads
| design code(s) | DIN EN 1991-2/NA |
Cost
| cost of construction | ca. Euro 40 600 000 | |
| construction cost (without tax) | Euro 40 600 000 |
Materials
| superstructure |
prestressed concrete
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| piers |
reinforced concrete
(C 50/60)
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| piles |
reinforced concrete
(C 30/37)
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| abutments |
reinforced concrete
(C 30/37)
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| pile caps |
reinforced concrete
(C 35/45)
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Case Studies and Applied Products
New Lahntal Bridge with super-slim piers
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New Lahntal Viaduct in Limburg, Germany
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Participants
Owner
Client
- Amt für Straßen- und Verkehrswesen (ASV) Marburg
- Deutsche Einheit Fernstraßenplanungs u. -bau GmbH
- Land Hessen
Design
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Konstruktionsgruppe Bauen AG, Kempten
- Norbert Nieder (designer)
- Klement Anwander (designer)
Structural engineering
Soil investigation report
Architectural consulting
Checking engineering
- Manfred Curbach (checking engineer)
- Jens U. Neuser (checking engineer)
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Leonhardt, Andrä und Partner
- Volkhard Angelmaier (checking engineer)
Contractor
Formwork & shoring
Construction management
Site supervision
Relevant Web Sites
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Relevant Publications
- Brücken und Tunnel der Bundesfernstraßen 2018. Bundesministerium für Verkehr und digitale Infrastruktur, Berlin (Germany), 2018, pp. 23-39.
- (2017): Chronik des Brückenbaus. In: (2017): 27. Dresdner Brückenbausymposium., ISBN 978-3-86780-510-0, pp. 187-202.
- (2016): Der Ersatzneubau der Lahntalbrücke Limburg. Presented at: 26. Dresdener Brückenbausysmposium, 14./15. März 2016, Dresden (Germany), pp. 67-84.
- (2016): Die neue Lahntalbrücke Limburg im Zuge der BAB 3 - Wettbewerb und Entwurf. In: Beton- und Stahlbetonbau, v. 111, n. 11 (November 2016), pp. 759-775.
- (2017): Spektakulärer Freivorbau in luftiger Höhe – Die Lahntalbrücke Limburg. In: (2017): Ingenieurbaukunst 2018. Ernst & Sohn, Berlin (Germany), ISBN 9783433032046, pp. 136-143.
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30/04/2019
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