Dimensions
total length | 1 519 m | |
main bridge | ||
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main span | 319 m | |
total length | 561.15 m | |
cables | number of cables | 14 |
deck | deck depth | 3.35 m |
deck width | 28.92 m | |
pylons | pylon height | 114.10 m |
Structure: |
Cable-stayed bridge with harp system |
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Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
Structure: |
Two-span single-pylon cable-stayed bridge |
Plan view: |
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Material: |
main bridge: Steel bridge |
Plan view: |
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Material: |
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Material: |
approach viaducts: Prestressed concrete bridge |
Secondary structure(s): |
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Location: |
Düsseldorf-Unterbilk, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Düsseldorf-Oberkassel, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
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Crosses: |
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Above of: |
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Coordinates: | 51° 13' 16.18" N 6° 45' 48.79" E |
total length | 1 519 m | |
main bridge | ||
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main span | 319 m | |
total length | 561.15 m | |
cables | number of cables | 14 |
deck | deck depth | 3.35 m |
deck width | 28.92 m | |
pylons | pylon height | 114.10 m |
The Rheinkniebrücke (English: Rhine knee bridge) is a cable-stayed bridge leading over the Rhine at the Rheinknie in Düsseldorf with a six-lane motor road and two combined pedestrian and cycle paths, which was opened to traffic on 16 October 1969.
The decision to build the bridge was made in 1962. The architect Friedrich Tamms was entrusted with the development of the project. Fritz Leonhardt was appointed chief engineer. The bridge was built in 1965 by Deutsche Maschinenbau-Aktiengesellschaft (Demag AG), Gutehoffnungshütte, Aktienverein für Bergbau und Hüttenbetrieb and Hein, Lehmann & Co.. The bridge was commissioned on October 16, 1969. At the time of its opening, it was a cable-stayed bridge with the longest span in the world.
The bridge connects the Düsseldorf districts of Unterbilk and Oberkassel. The bridge got its name from its location.
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