General Information
| Name in local language: | Friedrich-Ebert-Brücke |
|---|---|
| Beginning of works: | 1964 |
| Completion: | 28 June 1967 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
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| Plan view: |
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| Structure: |
main bridge: Three-span cable-stayed bridge |
| Material: |
main bridge: Steel bridge |
| Structure: |
main bridge: Cable-stayed bridge with semi-fan system |
| Material: |
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| Secondary structure(s): |
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| Secondary structure(s): |
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| Material: |
eastern approach viaduct: Prestressed concrete bridge |
| Structure: |
eastern approach viaduct: Two-span continuous girder bridge western approach viaduct: Multi-span continuous girder bridge |
| Structure: |
western approach viaduct: Box girder bridge |
| Material: |
western approach viaduct: Prestressed concrete bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
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| Coordinates: | 50° 45' 23.88" N 7° 6' 0.01" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| clearance | 9 m | |
| crossing angle | 107.29 ° | |
| pier-abutments | number | 2 |
| eastern approach viaduct | ||
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| total length | 110 m | |
| span lengths | 2 x 53.50 m | |
| number of spans | 2 | |
| main bridge | ||
| main span | 280 m | |
| total length | 520.20 m | |
| span lengths | 120.10 m - 280.00 m - 120.10 m | |
| number of spans | 3 | |
| deck | deck width | 35.8 m |
| piers | number | 2 |
| pylons | pylon height (above deck) | 53 m |
| western approach viaduct | ||
| main span | 44 m | |
| total length | 660 m | |
| number of spans | 21 | |
| minimum span length | 28 m | |
| deck | deck width | 28.50 - 44 m |
Materials
| cables |
steel wire
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| deck |
steel
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| piers |
reinforced concrete
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| pylons |
steel
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| abutments |
reinforced concrete
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Notes
This cable-stayed bridge was the first of the multicable type ever built.
Participants
Initial construction (1964-1967)
Owner
Client
Design
- Hellmut Homberg (designer)
Contractor
Refurbishment (2014)
Owner
Client
Expansion joints
Relevant Web Sites
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Relevant Publications
- (2018): 50 Jahre Rheinbrücke Bonn-Nord (Friedrich-Ebert-Brücke). In: Stahlbau, v. 87, n. 1 (January 2018), pp. 53-60.
- (1997): Architekturführer Bonn. Architectural Guide to Bonn. Dietrich Reimer Verlag, Berlin (Germany), pp. 75.
- (1998): Die Ästhetik moderner Schrägseilbrücken. In: Baukultur, n. 3 ( 1998), pp. 12-16.
- (2012): The Development of Multi-Cable-Stayed Bridges. Presented at: Fourth International Congress on Construction History, Paris, 3-7 July 2012, pp. 657-666.
- (1971): Die Friedrich-Ebert-Brücke über den Rhein in Bonn. In: Bauingenieur, v. 46, n. 9 (September 1971), pp. 327-333.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20000025 - Published on:
28/10/1998 - Last updated on:
06/08/2023
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