General Information
| Named after: | |
|---|---|
| Name in local language: | Friedrich-Ebert-Brücke |
| Beginning of works: | 1953 |
| Completion: | 18 December 1954 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Self-anchored suspension bridge with discontinuous cables |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
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| Support conditions: |
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Location
| Location: |
Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
|---|---|
| Crosses: |
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| Next to: |
Brückentürme (1907)
|
| Replaces: |
Admiral-Scheer-Brücke (1907)
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| Connects to: |
Haniel-Treppe (2010)
|
| Coordinates: | 51° 27' 22.68" N 6° 43' 23.68" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 285.5 m | |
| width | 24 m | |
| length of side spans | 128.4 m | |
| total length | 635 m | |
| abutments | number | 2 |
| cables | number | 2 |
| deck | girder depth | 3.9 m |
| number of longitudinal girders | 2 | |
| pylons | height | ca. 34 m |
| number | 2 |
Materials
| cables |
steel wire
|
|---|---|
| deck |
steel
|
| pylons |
steel
|
Participants
(role unknown)
Renovation
Bearing installation
Strengthening
Co-contractor
Recalculation to current codes (2021)
Structural engineering
Software
Relevant Web Sites
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Relevant Publications
- (1990): Les grands ponts du monde: Ponts remarquables d'Europe. Brissaud, Poitiers (France), pp. 92.
- (2023): Modelling techniques and processes used on the recalculation of the Friedrich-Ebert suspension bridge in Germany. Presented at: IABSE Symposium: Long Span Bridges, Istanbul, Turkey, 26-28 April 2023, pp. 60-68.
- (1957): Le pont-route de Duisburg-Ruhrort-Homberg (Allemagne). In: Acier = Stahl = Steel, v. 22 (April 1957), pp. 182-184.
- (1999): Tierra sobre el agua. Visión histórica universal de los puentes. Colegio de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Madrid (Spain), pp. 540.
- (1953): Der Wettbewerb für den Wiederaufbau der Straßenbrücke über den Rhein zwischen Duisburg-Ruhrort und Homberg. In: Stahlbau, v. 22, n. 1 (January 1953), pp. 1-6.
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20001730 - Published on:
12/08/2001 - Last updated on:
13/05/2025
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