General Information
| Other name(s): | Rheinbrücke Köln-Mülheim |
|---|---|
| Beginning of works: | 13 October 1949 |
| Completion: | 8 September 1951 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Three-span suspension bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
| Function / usage: |
Tramway, light or metro rail bridge |
| Support conditions: |
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Location
| Location: |
Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
|---|---|
| Crosses: |
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| Replaces: |
Köln-Mülheimer Brücke (1929)
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| Coordinates: | 50° 57' 51.50" N 6° 59' 42.94" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 315 m | |
| sag | 35.000 m | |
| total length | 682.80 m | |
| span lengths | 4 x 23.4 m - 2 x 52.1 m - 85 m - 315 m - 85 m | |
| number of spans | 9 | |
| number of tracks | 2 | |
| track gauge | 1 435 mm | |
| deck | deck width | 27.20 m |
| roadway / carriageway width | 17.20 m | |
| walkway width | 2 x (1.60 m + 3.40 m) | |
| pylons | height from foundation level | 50.500 m |
| on-axis distance between cables at top of towers | 21.300 m | |
| number | 2 |
Cost
| cost of construction | German Mark 12 200 000 |
Materials
| cables |
steel wire
|
|---|---|
| deck |
steel
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| pylons |
steel
|
Excerpt from Wikipedia
The Mülheim Bridge (German:Mülheimer Brücke pronounced [ˈmyːlhaɪmɐ ˌbʁʏkə], Ripuarian:Möllemer Bröck pronounced [ˈmøləmɐ ˌbʁøkˑ]) in Cologne is a suspension bridge on the river Rhine in western Germany. It has a main span of 315 metres. The bridge was originally completed in 1929. On October 14-15, 1944, an American bomb struck the chamber containing the demolition charges, destroying the bridge. The bridge was rebuilt between 1949 and 1951. It connects the city district Riehl on the west side of the river with Mülheim on the east side, after which the bridge is named.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Mülheim Bridge, Cologne" and modified on July 22, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
Initial construction
Owner
Engineering
- Fritz Leonhardt (engineer)
Contractor
- Demag AG
- Felten & Guilleaume
- Gollnow & Sohn
- Gutehoffnungshütte, Actienverein für Bergbau und Hüttenbetrieb
- Klöckner-Humboldt-Deutz AG
- Krupp Maschinen- und Stahlbau
- Maschinenfabrik Augsburg Nürnberg
- Schwarze Söhne
- Stahlbau Albert Liesegang
Rehabilitation
Owner
Design
Structural engineering
Checking engineering
- Karsten Geißler (checking engineer)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1984): Baumeister in einer umwälzenden Zeit. Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart (Germany), pp. 116-118.
- (1951): Der Einsatz von Schwimmkranen großer Tragkraft bei der Montage von Stahlbrücken. In: Stahlbau, v. 20, n. 5 (May 1951), pp. 54-59.
- (1990): Les grands ponts du monde: Ponts remarquables d'Europe. Brissaud, Poitiers (France), pp. 83.
- (1951): Die neue Rehinbrücke Köln-Mülheim. In: Stahlbau, v. 20, n. 12 (December 1951), pp. 141-150.
- (2022): Puente de Colonia-Mülheim sobre el Rin: equilibrio entre la conservación del patrimonio y las estrategias de renovación de estructuras existentes. In: Hormigón y acero, v. 73, n. 297 ( 2022), pp. 15-22.
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