General Information
| Other name(s): | Rheinbrücke Wesel |
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| Beginning of works: | 2005 |
| Completion: | 2009 |
| Duration of works: | 51 months |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Cable-stayed bridge with semi-fan system |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
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| Secondary structure(s): |
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Location
| Location: |
Wesel, Wesel (Kreis), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
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| Crosses: |
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| Carries: |
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| Replaces: |
Wesel Bridge (1952)
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| Coordinates: | 51° 38' 43" N 6° 36' 16" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 334.82 m | |
| total length | 775.544 m | |
| span lengths | 53.242 m - 5 x 64.544 m - 334.822 m - 61.76 m | |
| number of spans | 8 | |
| bridge surface | 21 844 m² | |
| deck | deck width | 27.50 m - 31.50 m |
| number of lanes | 2 x 2 | |
| pylon | pylon height (above ground) | 130.00 m |
Quantities
| structural steel | 5 600 t | |
| concrete volume | 26 375 m³ | |
| reinforcing steel | 3 190 t | |
| transverse prestressing | 130 t | |
| internal prestressing | 400 t | |
| external prestressing | 170 t | |
| high-performance concrete | 1 300 m³ |
Cost
| cost of construction | Euro 67 800 000 |
Materials
| pylon |
high performance concrete
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| deck of main bridge |
steel
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| deck of approach viaducts |
prestressed concrete
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Chronology
| 2 May 2005 | Beginning of works. |
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| 30 November 2009 | Opened to traffic. |
Participants
Owner
Client
Original design
Structural engineering
Geotechnical/geological experts
Checking engineering
- GEHLEN Partnerschaft Beratender Ingenieure mbH (approach viaducts)
- Gerhard Hanswille (checking engineer) (main bridge)
Co-contractor
Steel construction
Stay cables
Prestressing
Site supervision
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Brücken und Tunnel der Bundesfernstraßen 2010. Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Bau und Stadtentwicklung, Berlin (Germany), pp. 27-44.
- DYNA Grip®-Schrägseilsystem für zweite große Schrägseilbrücke in Deutschland. In: DSI Info, n. 16 ( 2008- 2009), pp. 36-41.
- (2013): Entwicklungspotenzial im Straßenbrückenbau durch den Einsatz von hybriden Tragstrukturen - Teil 2: Schrägseilbrücken. In: Stahlbau, v. 82, n. 11 (November 2013), pp. 851-867.
- (2008): Mit Pylon und Schrägseilen. Die neue Rehinbrücke in Wesel. In: [ Umrisse ], v. 8, n. 4 ( 2008), pp. 51.
- (2007): Die neue Rheinbrücke Wesel - Entwurfsplanung und Ausschreibung. In: Stahlbau, v. 76, n. 9 (September 2007), pp. 657-670.
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20011443 - Published on:
07/01/2004 - Last updated on:
05/02/2016
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