General Information
| Name in local language: | Kochertalbrücke |
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| Beginning of works: | 1976 |
| Completion: | 18 December 1979 |
| Duration of works: | 33 months |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Single-cell box girder bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
| Material: |
Prestressed concrete bridge |
| Structure: |
Multi-span continuous girder bridge |
| Plan view: |
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| Construction method: |
Balanced cantilever method |
| Material: |
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Awards and Distinctions
| 2020 |
recognition
for registered users |
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| 2016 |
award winner
for registered users recognition for registered users |
Location
| Location: |
Geislingen am Kocher, Braunsbach, Schwäbisch Hall (Kreis), Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
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| Crosses: |
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| Carries: |
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| Coordinates: | 49° 10' 39.84" N 9° 47' 6.88" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 138 m | |
| height | 185 m | |
| length | 1 128 m | |
| number of spans | 9 | |
| number of lanes | 2 x 2 | |
| abutments | number | 2 |
| deck | deck width | 31.32 m |
| girder depth | 6.50 m | |
| piers | width | 8.6 - 15.0 m |
| height | 40 - 178 m | |
| thickness | 5.0 - 9.5 m | |
| number | 8 |
Cost
| cost of construction | German Mark 70 200 000 |
Materials
| deck |
prestressed concrete
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| piers |
reinforced concrete
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| abutments |
reinforced concrete
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On the Kocher Viaduct (German:Kochertalbrücke) near Schwäbisch Hall in Germany the Autobahn 6 crosses the Kocher valley between Heilbronn and Nuremberg. With its maximum height of 185m above the valley bottom, it is the highest viaduct in Germany, and was also the bridge with the tallest pillars in the world before the Millau Viaduct, France was completed in 2004.
The nine spans of this prestressed concrete girder bridge cover a length of 1128m, the individual span lengths being 81m for the outer two and 138m for the remaining seven. Pillar height varies from 40m to 178m. The bridge table is 31m wide. Construction was from 1976 to 1979.
A museum in the village of Geislingen am Kocher below the bridge (visits by prior appointment) not only tells the bridge's story but also displays dinosaur fossils found during the construction of the motorway.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Kocher Viaduct" and modified on July 22, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
- Hans Kammerer (architect) (piers)
- Peter Bonatz (engineer)
- H. Birkner (engineer)
- H. Baumann (engineer)
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Leonhardt, Andrä und Partner
- Fritz Leonhardt (checking engineer)
- Holger S. Svensson (checking engineer)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2016): Baudenkmal vor dem Abbruch bewahrt - Ertüchtigung der Kochertalbrücke Geislingen. In: (2016): Ingenieurbaukunst 2017. Ernst & Sohn, Berlin (Germany), ISBN 9783433031674, pp. 110-117.
- (1994): Brücken / Bridges. Ästhetik und Gestaltung / Aesthetics and Design. 4th edition, Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart (Germany), pp. 188-190.
- (2006): Brücken in Deutschland für Straßen und Wege. Der Fotobildband deutscher Brückenbaukunst. Deutscher Bundesverlag, Cologne (Germany), ISBN 978-3-935064-41-5, pp. 102-103.
- (2011): Ertüchtigung von Großbrücken. Aufgaben und ausgeführte Beispiele. In: Brückenbau, v. 3, n. 1 ( 2011), pp. 80-84.
- (2014): Grundhafte Instandsetzung der Kochertalbrücke. Presented at: 24. Dresdener Brückenbausysmposium, 10./11. März 2014, Dresden (Germany).
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20000631 - Published on:
09/03/2000 - Last updated on:
02/09/2024
