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Kochertal Viaduct
General Information
| Name in local language: | Kochertalbrücke |
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| Beginning of works: | 1976 |
| Completion: | 18 December 1979 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Box girder bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
| Material: |
Prestressed concrete bridge |
Awards and Distinctions
| 2016 |
award winner
 |
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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
| height | 185 m | |
| length | 1 128 m | |
| deck | deck width | 31.00 m |
Materials
| deck |
prestressed concrete
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| piers |
reinforced concrete
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Participants
Initial construction (1976-1979)
Owner
Client
Architecture
- Hans Kammerer (architect) (piers)
Alternative design
Structural engineering
- H. Baumann (engineer)
- H. Birkner (engineer)
- Peter Bonatz (engineer)
Consulting
Checking engineering
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Leonhardt, Andrä und Partner
- Fritz Leonhardt (checking engineer)
- Holger S. Svensson (checking engineer)
Co-contractor
Refurbishment (2013-2015)
Owner
Structural engineering
Contractor
Bearings
Expansion joints
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).
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20000631 - Published on:
09/03/2000 - Last updated on:
28/11/2018