General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Through truss bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Railroad (railway) bridge |
| Structure: |
Subdivided Warren truss bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Vienna 2 (Leopoldstadt), Vienna, Austria Vienna 22 (Donaustadt), Vienna, Austria |
|---|---|
| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 48° 12' 4" N 16° 26' 35" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | ca. 760 m | |
| main spans | 2 x 159.2 m | |
| approach viaduct | ||
|---|---|---|
| deck depth | 1.94 m | |
| span lengths | 79.55 m - 78.83 m - 79.20 m - 79.20 m | |
| number of spans | 4 | |
Quantities
| structural steel | 2 x 3 580 t |
Materials
| truss |
steel
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|---|
Chronology
| 1994 — 1996 | Bridge is lifted up by 4.36 m to increase the shipping clearance. |
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Excerpt from Wikipedia
The Ostbahnbrücke is a railway bridge over the Donaukanal in Vienna. It unites the districts of Simmering and Leopoldstadt.
The Ostbahnbrücke is located near the power station in Simmering and the Gasometer.
History
The Ostbahnbrücke was designed by Anton Battig and August Friedrich Nathanael Köstlin. It was constructed in 1870 by the German company C. Harkort and is a truss bridge supporting two sets of rails.
In 1939, the Ostbahnbrücke was strengthened by the Nazis, in order to withhold the increased strain being placed on the bridge by heavier freight transports. The imminent war was probably also a motivation for this work, as it would require greater levels of freight transport. The bridge was blown up during the April 1945 Vienna Offensive.
The Ostbahnbrücke was rebuilt in 1946. It is not known whether the narrow footpath beside the bridge existed before this time. In ist publication “Querungen – Brücken-Stadt-Wien” (Crossings – Bridges – City – Vienna), the City of Vienna’s department with responsibility for the city’s bridges (Magistratsabteilung 29) lists the footpath as a separate structure (Object number 0207 0).
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Ostbahnbrücke" and modified on July 23, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
Currently there is no information available about persons or companies having participated in this project.
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1998): Auswirkungen des Kraftwerks Wien-Freudenau auf die Wiener Donaubrücken. Presented at: 3. Internationale Donaubrückenkonferenz, 3rd International Conference on Bridges across the Danube, 29-30/10/1998, Regensburg, Germany, pp. 93-98.
- (1998): Die Hebung der Eisenbahnbrücken über die Donau. Presented at: 3. Internationale Donaubrückenkonferenz, 3rd International Conference on Bridges across the Danube, 29-30/10/1998, Regensburg, Germany, pp. 81-92.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20003726 - Published on:
20/06/2002 - Last updated on:
05/02/2016
