General Information
| Name in local language: | Praterbrücke |
|---|---|
| Beginning of works: | 1967 |
| Completion: | 22 December 1970 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Haunched girder bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
| Structure: |
Box girder bridge |
| Material: |
main bridge: Steel bridge Structurae Plus/Pro - Subscribe Now! approach viaduct: Prestressed concrete bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Vienna 2 (Leopoldstadt), Vienna, Austria Vienna 22 (Donaustadt), Vienna, Austria |
|---|---|
| Address: | Im Verlauf der A23 Südosttangente |
| Crosses: |
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| Above of: |
Prater Bridge Suspended Footway (1999)
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| Coordinates: | 48° 12' 24" N 16° 26' 14" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| number of lanes | 2 x 3 | |
| approach viaduct Flutbrücke | ||
|---|---|---|
| total length | 509 m | |
| span lengths | 52.2 m - 4 x 51.2 m - 51. 7 m - 29.1 m - 6 x 28.5 m | |
| deck width | 31.40 m | |
| number of spans | 13 | |
| approach viaduct Kaibrücke | ||
| span lengths | 39.8 m - 40.2 m | |
| number of spans | 2 | |
| main bridge | ||
| total length | 412 m | |
| span lengths | 82.5 m - 210.0 m - 120.7 m | |
| deck width | 32.2 m | |
| number of spans | 3 | |
Materials
| piers |
reinforced concrete
|
|---|---|
| girders |
steel
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Case Studies and Applied Products
Replacement of expansion joints in just 45 minutes
The replacement of all movable expansion joint parts of the Prater Bridge, the most frequented road bridge in Vienna, was executed without the full closure of the affected motorway.
[more]Chronology
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April 1997
— October 1997 |
Bridge is lifted by 1.80 m. |
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Participants
Initial construction (1967-1970)
Owner
approach viaduct Flutbrücke
Structural engineering
Co-contractor
main bridge
Architectural consulting
- Kurt Schlauss (architect)
Steel construction
Concrete construction
Reconfiguration (1996-1997)
Structural engineering
Co-contractor
Expansion joint replacement (2019-2020)
Owner
Contractor
Expansion joints
Construction supervision
Relevant Web Sites
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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): Bau der Donaubrücken Nordsteg, Donaustadtbrücke und Hebung und Umbau der Praterbrücke. Presented at: 3. Internationale Donaubrückenkonferenz, 3rd International Conference on Bridges across the Danube, 29-30/10/1998, Regensburg, Germany, pp. 99-110.
- (2005): Brücken in Wien. Ein Führer durch die Baugeschichte. Springer, Vienna (Austria), pp. 178-184 [#39, #39A].
- (1997): Hebung und Umbau der Praterbrücke in Wien. In: Stahlbau, v. 66, n. 9 (September 1997), pp. 543-553.
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20003723 - Published on:
20/06/2002 - Last updated on:
12/02/2020
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