General Information
| Name in local language: | Maintalbrücke Veitshöchheim |
|---|---|
| Beginning of works: | 1984 |
| Completion: | 1986 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Deck arch bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
High-speed rail bridge |
| Support conditions: |
for registered users |
| Structure: |
Multi-span continuous girder bridge |
| Plan view: |
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| Material: |
deck: Prestressed concrete bridge |
| Construction method: |
deck: Incremental launching |
| Material: |
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| Construction method: |
arch: Cantilever construction using temporary cable-stays |
| Material: |
arch: Reinforced concrete bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Veitshöchheim, Würzburg (Kreis), Bavaria, Germany |
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| Crosses: |
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| Part of: | |
| Coordinates: | 49° 49' 35.04" N 9° 52' 9.98" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 1 280 m | |
| number of tracks | 2 | |
| track gauge | 1 435 mm | |
| deck | deck depth | 4.50 m |
| deck width | 14.0 m | |
| eastern approach viaduct 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| total length | 214 m | |
| span lengths | 4 x 53.5 m | |
| eastern approach viaduct 2 | ||
| total length | 160.5 m | |
| span lengths | 3 x 53.5 m | |
| eastern approach viaduct 3 | ||
| total length | 281.6 m | |
| span lengths | 53.3 m - 2 x 61.7 m - 57.1 m - 47.8 m | |
| eastern approach viaduct 4 | ||
| span | 17.4 m | |
| main bridge | ||
| length | 369.5 m | |
| span lengths | 2 x 51 m - 162.0 m - 52 m - 53.5 m | |
| height above valley floor or water | 32 m | |
| arch | width | 5.4 - 6.1 m |
| arch span | 162 m | |
| thickness | 1.5 - 1.8 m | |
| deck | span lengths | 2 x 51 m - 2 x 23.5 m - 23 m - 22 m - 23 m - 2 x 23.5 m - 52 m - 53.5 m |
| western approach viaduct | ||
| total length | 237 m | |
| span lengths | 40 m - 2 x 47 m - 52 m - 51 m | |
Cost
| cost of construction | German Mark 40 000 000 |
Materials
| deck |
prestressed concrete
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|---|---|
| piers |
reinforced concrete
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| arch |
reinforced concrete
|
| abutments |
reinforced concrete
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Notes
The superstructure was incrementally launched over the piers and the arch. At the time with 1 262 meters it was the longest launched bridge in the world. It was also the heaviest until the construction of the Sart Canal Bridge.
To the right of the arch, the asymmetry of the loads due to the dead weight of the deck is partially counteracted by prestressing tendons tied from the top of the shore pier with the piers on the arch and a counterweight placed under the arch.
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Relevant Publications
- (1987): Betontechnologische Besonderheiten beim Bogen der Maintalbrücke Veitshöchheim. In: Beton- und Stahlbetonbau, v. 82, n. 9 (September 1987), pp. 229-233.
- (1990): Les grands ponts du monde: Ponts remarquables d'Europe. Brissaud, Poitiers (France), pp. 118.
- (1988): Konstruktion, Berechnung und Bau der Maintalbrücke Veitshöchheim. In: Beton- und Stahlbetonbau, v. 83, n. 1 (January 1988), pp. 19-22, 49-52.
- (1991): Long span bridges of the new railroad lines in Germany. Presented at: IABSE Symposium: Bridges - Interaction between construction technology and design, Leningrad, USSR, 1991, pp. 501-506.
- (1987): Planung, Ausschreibung und Vergabe der Maintalbrücke Veitshöchheim. In: Beton- und Stahlbetonbau, v. 82, n. 8 (August 1987), pp. 201-206.
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