General Information
| Name in local language: | Kanalbrücke Magdeburg |
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| Beginning of works: | March 1998 |
| Completion: | 10 October 2003 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Canal bridge |
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| Construction method: |
Longitudinal launching |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
| Structure: |
main bridge: Parallel-chord truss bridge |
| Material: |
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| Structure: |
approach viaduct: U-shaped girder bridge |
Awards and Distinctions
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Location
| Location: |
Hohenwarthe, Möser, Jerichower Land, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany |
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| Crosses: |
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| Carries: |
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| Part of: | |
| Next to: |
Hohenwarthe Lock (2003)
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| Coordinates: | 52° 13' 51" N 11° 42' 4.67" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 106.2 m | |
| width | 43.0 m | |
| total length | 918 m | |
| clearance | 90.00 m x 6.25 m | |
| approach viaduct | ||
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| span lengths | 16 x 42.85 m | |
| number of spans | 16 | |
| Canal | ||
| width | 32.00 m | |
| depth | 4.25 m | |
| main bridge | ||
| span lengths | 2 x 57.10 m - 106.20 m | |
Quantities
| structural steel | 24 000 t | |
| concrete volume | 68 0000 m³ |
Cost
| cost of construction | ca. Euro 80 000 000 |
Materials
| piers |
reinforced concrete
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| truss |
steel
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| trough |
steel
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Chronology
| March 1998 | Beginning of construction. |
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| 10 October 2003 | The canal is opened to traffic. |
Excerpt from Wikipedia
The Magdeburg Water Bridge (German:Kanalbrücke Magdeburg) is a large navigable aqueduct in central Germany, located near Magdeburg. The largest canal underbridge in Europe, it spans the river Elbe and directly connects the Mittellandkanal to the west and Elbe-Havel Canal to the east of the river, allowing large commercial ships to pass between the Rhineland and Berlin without having to descend into and then climb out of the Elbe itself.
History
Planning for the canal crossing dates back to at least the beginning of the 20th century. Work on the Mittellandkanal began in 1905, while work on the overall project continued until 1942, when all construction was brought to a halt because of World War II. After the war, the government of East Germany did not resume work on the project because east-west trade was no longer important in the context of the Cold War. After the reunification of Germany, the reestablishment of major water transport routes made the water bridge a priority again. Work started in 1998, with construction taking six years and costing €501 million. The water bridge now connects Berlin’s inland harbour network with the ports along the Rhine River. The aqueduct's tough structure incorporates 24,000 tons of steel and 68,000 cubic meters of concrete.
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Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2007): Canal bridge Magdeburg – Studies, draft, construction and enterprise. Presented at: IABSE Symposium: Improving Infrastructure Worldwide, Weimar, Germany, 19-21 September 2007, pp. 232-233.
- (2001): Entwurf und Bau der Kanalbrücke über die Elbe. In: Stahlbau, v. 70, n. 1 (January 2001), pp. 3-10.
- Ingenieurbauwerke der Wasserstraßen. Brücken, Schleusen, Hebewerke - Ein Fachkompendium der Ingenieurbaukunst in Deutschland. Bundesanstalt für Wasserbau, Karlsruhe (Germany), pp. 74-75.
- (1999): Kanalbrücke Magdeburg - Entwurfsplanung, Ausschreibung, Stand der Bauausführung. In: Stahlbau, v. 68, n. 9 (September 1999), pp. 693-702.
- (2001): Die Kanalbrücke über die Elbe (Teil 1). Tragwerksplanung und Konstruktion der Strombrücke. In: Stahlbau, v. 70, n. 6 (June 2001), pp. 369-378.
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10/10/2003 - Last updated on:
28/05/2021
