General Information
| Name in local language: | Rheinbrücke Leverkusen |
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| Beginning of works: | 1961 |
| Completion: | 5 July 1965 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
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| Structure: |
Cable-stayed bridge with harp system |
| Material: |
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| Secondary structure(s): |
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Location
| Location: |
Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
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| Crosses: |
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| Carries: |
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| Part of: | |
| Replaced by: |
Leverkusen Bridge (2026)
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| Coordinates: | 51° 2' 2.78" N 6° 57' 39.74" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 280.00 m | |
| total length | 687.32 m | |
| span lengths | 97.40 m - 106.26 m - 280.00 m - 106.26 m - 97.4 m | |
| number of spans | 5 | |
| deck | deck depth | 4.20 m |
| deck width | 37.10 m | |
| pylons | pylon height | 49.30 m |
Design Loads
| live load | Brückenklasse 60 | |
| design code(s) | DIN 1072 |
Materials
| pylon |
steel
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| deck |
steel
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Case Studies and Applied Products
Inspection carriage for the Leverkusen Rhine Bridge
The Leverkusen Rhine Bridge was built in the first half of the 1960s. It is 690 m long and constructed as a cable-stayed bridge with two pylons. With a useful width of approximately 37 m, the structure carries the six lanes of the BAB 1 ... [more]
Participants
Owner
Client
Design
- Hellmut Homberg (designer)
Main contractor
Contractor
Steel construction
Bridge inspection car(s)
Relevant Web Sites
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Relevant Publications
- (1970): Die Bundesautobahnbrücke über den Rhein bei Leverkusen. Baudurchführung des stählernen Überbaus. In: Stahlbau, v. 39, n. 4 (April 1970), pp. 97-105.
- (1967): Die Bundesautobahnbrücke über den Rhein bei Leverkusen. Stählerner Überbau der Strombrücke. In: Stahlbau, v. 36, n. 8 (August 1967), pp. 225-236.
- (1965): Die Bundesautobahnbrücke über den Rhein bei Leverkusen [Teil 1]. Planung, Wettbewerb und seine Ergebnisse. In: Stahlbau, v. 34, n. 2 (February 1965), pp. 33-36.
- (1965): Die Bundesautobahnbrücke über den Rhein bei Leverkusen [Teil 2]. Planung, Wettbewerb und seine Ergebnisse. In: Stahlbau, v. 34, n. 3 (March 1965), pp. 83-86.
- (1965): Die Bundesautobahnbrücke über den Rhein bei Leverkusen [Teil 3]. Planung, Wettbewerb und seine Ergebnisse. In: Stahlbau, v. 34, n. 4 (April 1965), pp. 115-119.
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20000190 - Published on:
29/04/1999 - Last updated on:
12/09/2023
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