General Information
| Name in local language: | Kaiserleibrücke |
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| Beginning of works: | 1960 |
| Completion: | 18 December 1964 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Unbraced tied-arch bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
| Support conditions: |
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Location
| Location: |
Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany Offenbach am Main, Hesse, Germany |
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| Crosses: |
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| Carries: |
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| Part of: | |
| Connects to: |
A 661 Elevated Motorway Bridge (1964)
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| Coordinates: | 50° 6' 40.69" N 8° 44' 6.96" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 220 m | |
| clearance | 9.50 m | |
| roadway / carriageway width | 2 x 13.50 m | |
| walkway width | 2 x 2.22 m | |
| arches | diameter | 2.00 m |
| rise | 26 m | |
| deck | deck width | 36.70 m |
| piles | number | 172 |
Quantities
| structural steel | 4 033 t |
Cost
| cost of construction | ca. German Mark 15 000 000 |
Materials
| deck |
steel
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| arches |
steel tubes
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| pier-abutments |
reinforced concrete
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| staircases |
reinforced concrete
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Case Studies and Applied Products
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Chronology
| 18 December 1964 | Bridge is inaugurated in dense fog |
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Participants
Owner
- Bundesministerium für Verkehr
- Bundesrepublik Deutschland
- Stadt Frankfurt am Main
- Stadt Offenbach am Main
Client
Original design
- Straßenbauamt Hessen-Süd
- Hellmut Homberg (designer)
Checking engineering
- Hellmut Homberg (checking engineer)
Co-contractor
Steel construction
Concrete construction
Subcontractor
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. 53.
- (2020): Bewertung der Trag‐ und Ermüdungssicherheit der Kaiserleibrücke über den Main – Beispiel einer objektbezogenen Anwendung der Nachrechnungsrichtlinie (NRR). In: Stahlbau, v. 89, n. 9 (September 2020), pp. 749-766.
- (1982): Frankfurter Brücken. Schleusen, Fähren, Tunnels und Brücken des Mains. Societäts-Verlag, Frankfurt (Germany), pp. 37-42.
- (1965): Die Kaiserleibrücke. In: Stahlbau, v. 34, n. 4 (April 1965), pp. 97-110.
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20000590 - Published on:
14/01/2000 - Last updated on:
04/08/2022
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