General Information
| Name in local language: | Beeckerwerther Brücke; Rheinbrücke Beeckerwerth |
|---|---|
| Beginning of works: | July 1986 |
| Completion: | October 1990 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Cable-stayed bridge with harp system |
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| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
| Material: |
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| Secondary structure(s): |
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Location
| Location: |
Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
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| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 51° 28' 51.10" N 6° 40' 49.73" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 310 m | |
| width | 47 m | |
| total length | 1 030 m | |
| deck | deck depth | 3.70 m |
| pylon | pylon height | 71 m |
Quantities
| structural steel | 6 000 t |
Cost
| cost of construction | German Mark 110 000 000 |
Materials
| pylons |
steel
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|---|---|
| deck of main bridge |
steel
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| deck of approach viaducts |
prestressed concrete
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Case Studies and Applied Products
Baerl Bridge: 90 m of expansion joints replaced
During regular maintenance of the bridge between Duisburg-Beeckerwerth and -Baerl, the 30 year old expansion joints had to be replaced while keeping traffic on the busy Emscher Expressway (A42) going as normally as possible.
[more]Participants
Initial construction
Owner
Client
Design
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Ruhrberg Ingenieurgemeinschaft
- Hans Schumann (designer)
- Reinhard Ruhrberg (designer)
Structural engineering
Co-contractor
Steel construction
Expansion joints
Expansion joint replacement (2017-2019)
Client
Expansion joints
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. 114-115.
- (1990): Les grands ponts du monde: Ponts remarquables d'Europe. Brissaud, Poitiers (France), pp. 93.
- (2005): leicht und weit. Brücken im Neuen Emschertal. Ludwig Galerie Schloss Oberhausen, Oberhausen (Germany), pp. 15, 17, 134.
- (1990): Rheinbrücke Emscherschnellweg. Besonderheiten bei der statischen Berechnung der Strombrücke. In: Bauingenieur, v. 65, n. 11 (November 1990), pp. 447-452.
- (1990): Rheinbrücke Emscherschnellweg. Entwurf, Ausschreibung, Vergabe. In: Bauingenieur, v. 65, n. 8 (August 1990), pp. 343-350.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20001731 - Published on:
12/08/2001 - Last updated on:
09/10/2019
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