General Information
| Name in local language: | Rheinbrücke Emmerich |
|---|---|
| Beginning of works: | 2 May 1962 |
| Completion: | 3 September 1965 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Suspension bridge |
|---|---|
| Secondary structure(s): |
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
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Location
| Location: |
Emmerich am Rhein, Kleve (Kreis), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
|---|---|
| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 51° 49' 45.88" N 6° 13' 35.07" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| approach viaduct | ||
|---|---|---|
| total length | 341 m | |
| span lengths | 59.5 m - 64.5 m - 68.5 m - 72.5 m - 76.0 m | |
| number of spans | 5 | |
| deck | deck depth | 3.04 - 4.19 m |
| deck width | 21.6 m | |
| main bridge | ||
| main span | 500 m | |
| span lengths | 151.50 m - 500.00 m - 151.50 m | |
| cables | sag | 55.56 m |
| strands per cable | 61 | |
| on-axis distance between the main cables | 16.8 m | |
| exterior diameter | 0.45 m | |
| number | 2 | |
| deck | deck depth | 4.5 m |
| deck width | 22.15 m | |
| pylons | height | 76.7 m |
Materials
| cables |
steel
|
|---|---|
| pylons |
steel
|
| deck truss |
steel
|
| abutments |
reinforced concrete
|
| anchorages |
reinforced concrete
|
Case Studies and Applied Products
Rehabilitation of the Emmerich Rhine Bridge
The Emmerich Rhine Bridge carries federal highway 220 over the Rhine. The cable-stayed bridge, which is 1,144 meters long in total, was opened in 1965 and connects the two cities of Emmerich and Kleve. In 2002, it was placed under a pres ... [more]
Participants
Initial construction (1962-1965)
Owner
Client
Design
- Hellmut Homberg (designer)
- Wilhelm Klingenberg (designer)
Contractor
Rehabilitation (2019-2023)
Owner
Client
Co-contractor
Scaffolding
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2005): Beurteilung der Erdbebensicherheit von bestehenden Brückenbauwerken am Beispiel der Rheinbrücke Emmerich. In: Beton- und Stahlbetonbau, v. 100, n. 7 (July 2005), pp. 574-581.
- (2007): Brücken in Deutschland II. für Straßen und Wege. Deutscher Bundes-Verlag, Cologne (Germany), ISBN 978-3-935064-46-0, pp. 84-85.
- (2020): Gerüststellungen bei der Brückensanierung. Anforderungen und Lösungen bei Hänge- und Schrägseilbrücken. In: Brückenbau, v. 12, n. 1-2 ( 2020), pp. 138-141.
- (1990): Les grands ponts du monde: Ponts remarquables d'Europe. Brissaud, Poitiers (France), pp. 95.
- (2018): Instandsetzungsplanung der Rheinbrücke Emmerich. In: Bautechnik, v. 95, n. 2 (February 2018), pp. 139-147.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20001724 - Published on:
12/08/2001 - Last updated on:
10/05/2022