General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Girder bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
| Material: |
Reinforced concrete bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany |
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| Crossed: |
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| Carried: |
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| Part of: | |
| Replaced by: |
Europe Bridge (1978)
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Technical Information
Materials
| deck |
reinforced concrete
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Chronology
| 1927 | A private initiative is formed to advocate the construction of a "automobile road" from Hamburg to Basel via Frankfurt (HAFRABA). It is dismissed by the NSDAP. |
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| 23 September 1933 | Adolf Hitler takes up the idea of the highway again and comes personally to the ground breaking ceremony for the section Frankfurt-Darmstadt. |
| 1934 | Construction of the highway section Frankfurt-Kassel begins which requires a Main river crossing. |
| 1945 | Dynamited by retreating German troops. |
| 22 April 1946 | Reconstructed bridge enters service. The bridge is made of wood. It is later replaced again by a reinforced concrete structure. |
| 22 September 1976 | The first superstructure of the replacement bridge is completed and enters service. |
| December 1976 | The bridge is dismantled by barging parts of the bridge out. |
| 2 January 1977 | In a second barging foray the remainder of the superstructure is removed. |
| 15 February 1977 | Demolition is complete. |
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
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Relevant Publications
- (1982): Frankfurter Brücken. Schleusen, Fähren, Tunnels und Brücken des Mains. Societäts-Verlag, Frankfurt (Germany), pp. 189-194.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20005255 - Published on:
21/09/2002 - Last updated on:
29/04/2021
