General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Three-span suspension bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
| Material: |
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Location
| Location: |
Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
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| Crosses: |
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| Carries: |
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| Part of: | |
| Replaces: |
Rodenkirchen Bridge (1941)
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| Coordinates: | 50° 53' 58.83" N 6° 59' 26.50" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| Initial construction | ||
|---|---|---|
| main span | 378.00 m | |
| total length | 567 m | |
| span lengths | 94.50 m - 370.00 m - 94.50 m | |
| number of spans | 3 | |
| deck | deck width | 25.18 m |
| Widening | ||
| main span | 378 m | |
| length of side spans | 94.5 m | |
| total length | 567 m | |
| bridge surface | 29 637 m² | |
| deck | deck width | 52.80 m |
Cost
| Widening | ||
|---|---|---|
| cost of construction | German Mark 129 000 000 | |
| cost of construction per m² | German Mark 8 600 | |
Materials
| cables |
steel
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| pylons |
steel
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Chronology
| 1990 — 1994 | The bridge width is more than doubled by adding a second superstructure, additional cables and two pylons to the bridge. |
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Participants
Initial construction (1953-1954)
Owner
Architecture
- Paul Bonatz (architect)
Engineering
- Fritz Leonhardt (engineer)
- Hellmut Homberg (engineer)
Consulting
- Karl Wilhelm Schaechterle (consultant)
Construction
Cable steel supplier
Widening (1990-1994)
Owner
Client
Structural engineering
Checking engineering
Co-contractor
Relevant Web Sites
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Relevant Publications
- Brücken der Bundesfernstraßen 1995. Verkehrsblatt-Verlag, Dortmund (Germany), 1995, pp. 23-38.
- (2006): Brücken in Deutschland für Straßen und Wege. Der Fotobildband deutscher Brückenbaukunst. Deutscher Bundesverlag, Cologne (Germany), ISBN 978-3-935064-41-5, pp. 76-77.
- (1991): Extension of the Rhine Bridge at Cologne-Rodenkirchen. In: Structural Engineering International, v. 1, n. 3 (August 1991), pp. 41-46.
- (1990): Les grands ponts du monde: Ponts remarquables d'Europe. Brissaud, Poitiers (France), pp. 77.
- (1951): Montage der Stahlkonstruktion der Rheinbrücke Köln-Rodenkirchen [Teil 1]. In: Stahlbau, v. 20, n. 7 (July 1951), pp. 81-84.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20000187 - Published on:
29/04/1999 - Last updated on:
02/10/2019
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