General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Two-story semi-circular arch bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Railroad (railway) bridge |
| Material: |
Masonry bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Bietigheim-Bissingen, Ludwigsburg (Kreis), Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
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| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 48° 57' 17.64" N 9° 7' 50.41" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| width | 7.45 m | |
| height | 36 m | |
| total length | 286 m | |
| span lengths | 21 x 11.20 m | |
| number of spans | 21 |
Materials
| arches |
masonry
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Chronology
| 1927 — 1929 | Restoration. |
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Notes
Partially destroyed during WWII.
Excerpt from Wikipedia
The Bietigheim Viaduct is a well-known German railway bridge over the Enz valley at Bietigheim-Bissingen and one of the landmarks of the city. It was built in 1851-1853 under the direction of Karl Etzel as part of the Western Railway between Bietigheim and Bruchsal. The Bietigheim Viaduct is a bricked stone construction with two rows of arches. The viaduct is approximately 287 metres long, approximately 33 metres high and has 21 arches, which extend over the Enz valley. Six arches were destroyed at the end of the Second World War; after that an auxiliary bridge, which was opened on 1 August 1945 was erected beside it, some foundations of which are still visible. The damaged columns were later restored, although one of the arches had to be completely filled with concrete. Directly beside the Bietigheim Viaduct is the festival area of Bietigheim Bissingen, on which the Bietigheim Horse Market, a beer festival, takes place annually at the beginning of September.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Bietigheim Viaduct" and modified on July 22, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1956): Brücken. Karl Robert Langewiesche Verlag, Königstein im Taunus (Germany), pp. 68.
- (1994): Brücken / Bridges. Ästhetik und Gestaltung / Aesthetics and Design. 4th edition, Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart (Germany), pp. 88-89.
- (1997): Brücken am Weg. Frühe Brücken aus Eisen und Beton in Deutschland und Frankreich. Wilhelm Ernst & Sohn Verlag für Architektur und technische Wissenschaften GmbH, Berlin (Germany), ISBN 978-3-433-01299-4, pp. 54-56.
- (1999): Ingenieurbauführer Baden-Württemberg. 1st edition, Bauwerk Verlag, Berlin (Germany), pp. 37-39.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20000640 - Published on:
25/03/2000 - Last updated on:
05/02/2016
