General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Cable-stayed bridge with harp system |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Structure: |
Two-span single-pylon cable-stayed bridge |
| Plan view: |
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| Material: |
main bridge: Steel bridge |
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| Material: |
approach viaducts: Prestressed concrete bridge |
| Secondary structure(s): |
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Location
| Location: |
Düsseldorf-Unterbilk, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Düsseldorf-Oberkassel, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
|---|---|
| Crosses: |
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| Above of: |
Roncallis Apollo-Varieté-Theater (1997)
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| Coordinates: | 51° 13' 16.18" N 6° 45' 48.79" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 1 519 m | |
| main bridge | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Quantities
| concrete volume | 14 660 m³ | |
| total length of piles | 1 063 m | |
| main bridge | ||
|---|---|---|
| structural steel | 9 393 t | |
Cost
| main bridge | ||
|---|---|---|
| cost of construction | German Mark 40 000 000 | |
| overall structure | ||
| cost of construction | German Mark 110 000 000 | |
Materials
| cables |
steel
|
|---|---|
| piers |
reinforced concrete
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| pylons |
steel
|
| deck of main bridge |
steel
|
| deck of approach viaducts |
prestressed concrete
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| abutments |
reinforced concrete
|
Excerpt from Wikipedia
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.
History
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.
Location
The bridge connects the Düsseldorf districts of Unterbilk and Oberkassel. The bridge got its name from its location.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Rheinkniebrücke" and modified on May 27, 2022 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
- Friedrich Tamms (architect)
- Fritz Leonhardt (engineer)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Architekten und Ingenieure gestalten ihre Stadt. 100 Jahre Architekten- und Ingenieurverein (AIV). Richter-Verlag, Düsseldorf (Germany), 1993, pp. 242.
- (1984): Baumeister in einer umwälzenden Zeit. Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart (Germany), pp. 123-126.
- (1962): Brücken für Düsseldorf 1961-62. Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf (Germany), pp. 78.
- (1977): Cable-Stayed Bridges. Theory and design. Crosby Lockwood Staples, London (United Kingdom), pp. 386.
- (2013): Cable-Stayed Bridges. 40 Years of Experience Worldwide. Wilhelm Ernst & Sohn Verlag für Architektur und technische Wissenschaften GmbH, Berlin (Germany), ISBN 978-3-433-02992-3, pp. 63.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20000040 - Published on:
28/10/1998 - Last updated on:
07/03/2022
