General Information
| Name in local language: | Ruhrtalbrücke Mintard |
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| Official designation: | 4607 589 |
| Beginning of works: | 15 August 1963 |
| Completion: | 1966 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Box girder bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
| Material: |
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Location
| Location: |
Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Mülheim an der Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
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| Crosses: |
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| Carries: |
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| Part of: | |
| Will be replaced by: |
Mintard Viaduct
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| Coordinates: | 51° 22' 48.20" N 6° 54' 12.41" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 126 m | |
| height | 65 m | |
| total length | 1 830 m | |
| span lengths | 66.60 m - 86.40 m - 4 x 90.00 m - 4 x 108.00 m - 126 m - 2 x 108.00 m - 3 x 90.00 m - 86.40 m - 66.60 m | |
| number of spans | 19 | |
| horizontal radius of curvature | 3 000 m | |
| bridge surface | 49 572.50 m² | |
| deck | deck width | 27.50 m |
Cost
| cost of construction | German Mark 48 600 000 |
Materials
| deck |
steel
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|---|---|
| piers |
prestressed concrete
reinforced concrete |
| abutments |
reinforced concrete
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Chronology
| 15 August 1963 | Beginning of construction. |
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| May 2002 | Bridge loadings are restricted to trucks up to 16 tons until the strengthening works are completed. |
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September 2002
— April 2003 |
Bridge is strengthened to account for increased traffic loading. |
Participants
Initial construction (1963-1966)
Owner
Client
Structural engineering
Checking engineering
- Kurt Klöppel (checking engineer)
- Domke (checking engineer)
Co-contractor
- BAU BOAG (substructure)
- Beton- und Monierbau AG (substructure)
- F. Krupp GmbH (superstructure)
- Rheinstahl A.G. (superstructure)
- Stahlbau Albert Liesegang (superstructure)
Expansion joint replacement (2013)
Client
Expansion joints
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Der Betonunterbau der Mintarder Ruhrbrücke. In: Beton-Informationen, n. 3 ( 1966), pp. 57.
- Le pont de Mintard, sur la vallée de la Ruhr (Allemagne). In: Acier = Stahl = Steel, v. 33 (February 1968), pp. 53-59.
- (2004): Die Ruhrbrücken. Von der Quelle bis zur Mündung zwischen Einst und Jetzt. Ardey-Verlag, Münster (Germany), pp. 452-456.
- (1966): Stählerne Straßenbrücken in der Bundesrepublik. In: Bauingenieur, v. 41, n. 5 (May 1966), pp. 169-189.
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20003939 - Published on:
23/06/2002 - Last updated on:
07/03/2022
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