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General Information

Beginning of works: September 1965
Completion: 16 October 1969
Status: in use

Project Type

Location

Location: , , ,
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Crosses:
  • Rhine River
Above of: Roncallis Apollo-Varieté-Theater (1997)
Coordinates: 51° 13' 16.18" N    6° 45' 48.79" E
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Technical Information

Dimensions

total length 1 519 m
main bridge
main span 319 m
total length 561.15 m
cables number of cables 14
deck deck depth 3.35 m
deck width 28.92 m
pylons pylon height 114.10 m

Quantities

concrete volume 14 660 m³
total length of piles 1 063 m
main bridge
structural steel 9 393 t

Cost

main bridge
cost of construction German Mark 40 000 000
overall structure
cost of construction German Mark 110 000 000

Materials

cables steel
piers reinforced concrete
pylons steel
deck of main bridge steel
deck of approach viaducts prestressed concrete
abutments reinforced concrete

Excerpt from Wikipedia

The Rheinkniebrücke (English: Rhine knee bridge) is a cable-stayed bridge leading over the Rhine at the Rheinknie in Düsseldorf with a six-lane motor road and two combined pedestrian and cycle paths, which was opened to traffic on 16 October 1969.

History

The decision to build the bridge was made in 1962. The architect Friedrich Tamms was entrusted with the development of the project. Fritz Leonhardt was appointed chief engineer. The bridge was built in 1965 by Deutsche Maschinenbau-Aktiengesellschaft (Demag AG), Gutehoffnungshütte, Aktienverein für Bergbau und Hüttenbetrieb and Hein, Lehmann & Co.. The bridge was commissioned on October 16, 1969. At the time of its opening, it was a cable-stayed bridge with the longest span in the world.

Location

The bridge connects the Düsseldorf districts of Unterbilk and Oberkassel. The bridge got its name from its location.

Text imported from Wikipedia article "Rheinkniebrücke" and modified on May 27, 2022 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.

Participants

Architecture
Engineering
Contractor
(role unknown)
Rehabilitation (2008-2011)
Scaffolding

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  • About this
    data sheet
  • Structure-ID
    20000040
  • Published on:
    28/10/1998
  • Last updated on:
    07/03/2022
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