General Information
| Name in local language: | Saalebrücke Rudolphstein |
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| Completion: | 1936 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Semi-circular arch 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 (1996)
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| Coordinates: | 50° 25' 1.33" N 11° 47' 2.22" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 254 m | |
| bridge surface | 5 626 m² | |
| deck | deck width | 22.50 m |
Quantities
| Reconfiguration | ||
|---|---|---|
| deck slab | concrete volume | 1 760 m³ |
| reinforcing steel | 220 t | |
Design Loads
| Reconfiguration | ||
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| live load | Brückenklasse 60/30 | |
| design code(s) | DIN 1072 | |
Materials
| piers |
masonry
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| arches |
masonry
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Chronology
| 1945 | German army destroys one pier. |
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| 1966 | Renovations paid by the Federal Republic of Germany. |
| 1987 | Further renovations paid by the Federal Republic of Germany. |
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April 1996
— November 1996 |
Complete renovation of bridge for highway widening proceeded by construction of a new bridge. Cost: 7.7 million DM. |
Participants
Reconfiguration (1996)
Owner
Client
Design
Structural engineering
Expertise
- Rupert Springenschmidt (expert)
Checking engineering
- Heinrich Bechert (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:
05/02/2016
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