General Information
| Other name(s): | Altenheim-Eschau Bridge |
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| Beginning of works: | 11 February 2000 |
| Completion: | 10 October 2002 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Box girder bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Construction method: |
Balanced cantilever method |
| Structure: |
Haunched girder bridge |
| Material: |
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Location
| Location: |
Eschau, Bas-Rhin (67), Grand-Est, France Altenheim, Neuried, Ortenaukreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
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| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 48° 29' 29" N 7° 46' 12" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 205 m | |
| total length | 957 m | |
| span lengths | 4 x 54 m - 121 m - 205 m - 139 m - 56 m - 3 x 64 m - 47 m | |
| number of spans | 10 | |
| deck | deck depth | 3.20 - 8.59 m |
| deck width | 14.75 m |
Quantities
| concrete volume | 18 000 m³ | |
| prestressing steel | 760 t | |
| reinforcing steel | 2 700 t |
Materials
| deck |
prestressed concrete
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| piers |
reinforced concrete
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Chronology
| 1959 | First talks between Germany and France about a new Rhine crossing near Strasbourg |
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| 1973 | Entered into the Master Plan of the Strasbourg metro area. |
| 1977 | Principle accepted by the tripartite intergovernmental committee of France, Germany and Switzerland. |
| 1980 | Site between Altenheim and Eschau south of Strasbourg chosen by the tripartite committee. |
| 1983 | Entered into the Master Traffic Plan of the Land Baden-Württemberg. |
| 1984 | Study of 7 alignment alternatives by the DDE of the Département Bas-Rhin and the Regierungspräsidium Freiburg. Decision on the final alignment. |
| 1994 | Inscription of the financing into the contract "Strasburg, city of Europe", co-financed by the French Republic, the Region of Alsace and the Département of Bas-Rhin. |
| 1996 | Declaration of public utility on the French side. Signature of a Franco-German treaty. Detailed design of the project. |
| 1997 | Declaration of public utility on the German side. End of the design studies. |
| 1998 | Tendering. Preparatory works on the French side. |
| 1999 | Preparatory works on the German side. Contracts awarded on the main bridge and access viaducts on the French side. |
| 11 February 2000 | Ceremony for the placing of the first stone. |
Participants
- Cabinet Fraleu
- Philippe Fraleu (architect)
- Pierre Loyer (architect)
Relevant Web Sites
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Relevant Publications
- (2002): Le BHP, le béton dernier cri. In: Freyssinet Magazine, n. 215 (September - December 2002), pp. 4-5.
- (2000): Détection de fuites dans une digue par la méthode des mesures de températures. L'exemple du pont sur le Rhin entre Altenheim et Eschau. In: Ouvrages d'art, n. 34 (May 2000), pp. 3-6.
- Deutsch-französischer Brückenschlag mit PERI VARIO im Freivorbau. Rheinbrücke Altenheim-Eschau. In: PERI aktuell, n. 1 ( 2002), pp. 10-11.
- Guide des dispositions constructives parasismiques des ouvrages en acier, béton, bois et maçonnerie. Presses de l'école nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, Paris (France), 2005, pp. 324.
- (2003): Hochfester Beton im Brückenbau - Erfahrungen beim Bau der Spannbetonbrücke Altenheim-Eschau. In: Beton- und Stahlbetonbau, v. 98, n. 4 (April 2003), pp. 201-208.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20001819 - Published on:
24/08/2001 - Last updated on:
30/05/2017
