General Information
| Other name(s): | Theodor-Heuss-Brücke |
|---|---|
| Beginning of works: | 1883 |
| Completion: | 30. May 1885 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Deck arch bridge |
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| Material: |
Steel bridge |
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Structure: |
Truss arch bridge Two-hinged arch bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany |
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| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 50° 0' 24.23" N 8° 16' 37.16" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| width | 1885: 13.80 m 1933: 18.80 m |
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| span lengths | 87.13 m - 98.96 m - 102.94 m - 98.96 m - 87.13 m | |
| number of spans | 5 |
Materials
| arches |
steel
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Chronology
| 1933 | Widening. |
|---|---|
| 1945 | Destroyed. Rebuilt in the form of 1933. |
| 1992 — 1995 | Partial reconstruction. The concrete deck slab is replaced by an orthotropic deck. |
Excerpt from Wikipedia
The Theodor Heuss Bridge is an arch bridge over the Rhine River connecting the Mainz-Kastel district of Wiesbaden, capital of state Hesse and the Rhineland-Palatinate state capital Mainz. The main span of the bridge is 102.94 meters (337.7 ft) long. It connects the Bundesstraßes 40 and 455. Initially it was just called “Straßenbrücke” (street bridge), later it was named after German statesman Theodor Heuss.
The Romans had built a bridge in this region in 27 AD, while the first arch bridge was inaugurated on 30 May 1885. Its construction costs of 3.6 million gold marks were recouped through tolls within three years although tolls continued to be levied until 1912. The bridge was widened from 1931 to 1934 but was destroyed on 17 March 1945 by German military engineers at the end of the second World War. To forestall a second Remagen, the Germans by 19 March had blown all Rhine bridges from Ludwigshafen northward.
It was rebuilt in the years 1948 to 1950 and partially reconstructed between 1992 and 1995 for a cost of 139.5 million marks.
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Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2012): Der Bau eiserner Brücken im Südwesten Deutschlands 1844 bis 1889 - Vom Gitterträger zum Fachwerk (Teil 3). In: Stahlbau, v. 81, n. 3 (March 2012), pp. 233-242.
- (2006): Brücken in Deutschland für Straßen und Wege. Der Fotobildband deutscher Brückenbaukunst. Deutscher Bundesverlag, Cologne (Germany), ISBN 978-3-935064-41-5, pp. 46-47.
- (1990): Les grands ponts du monde: Ponts remarquables d'Europe. Brissaud, Poitiers (France), pp. 68.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20008286 - Published on:
16/02/2003 - Last updated on:
04/05/2016
