General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Truss bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany |
|---|---|
| Crossed: |
|
| Replaced by: |
Flösserbrücke (1986)
|
Technical Information
Dimensions
| width | 10.44 m | |
| total length | 207.762 m | |
| span lengths | 29.347 m - 31.443 m - 65.100 m - 31.500 m - 29.400 m - 20.972 m | |
| number of spans | 6 |
Materials
| truss |
steel
|
|---|
Chronology
| April 1963 | Construction begins. |
|---|---|
| 16 December 1963 | The main span is barged into place. |
| 8 May 1964, 09:09 | First vehicles cross the bridge. |
Notes
Originally built as temporary bridge to relieve traffic from another bridge to be renovated, demolition was scheduled for 1968, but didn't take place until the new bridge was completed in 1986.
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
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Relevant Publications
- (2002): Architekturführer Frankfurt am Main. Frankfurt am Main Architectural Guide. 3rd edition, Dietrich Riemer Verlag, Berlin (Germany), pp. 70.
- (2006): Brücken in Deutschland für Straßen und Wege. Der Fotobildband deutscher Brückenbaukunst. Deutscher Bundesverlag, Cologne (Germany), ISBN 978-3-935064-41-5, pp. 108-109.
- (1982): Frankfurter Brücken. Schleusen, Fähren, Tunnels und Brücken des Mains. Societäts-Verlag, Frankfurt (Germany), pp. 59-64.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20005222 - Published on:
20/09/2002 - Last updated on:
05/02/2016
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