General Information
| Name in local language: | Rheinbrücke Waldshut-Koblenz |
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| Beginning of works: | 1858 |
| Completion: | 18 August 1859 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Railroad (railway) bridge |
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| Structure: |
main bridge: Lattice truss bridge |
| Material: |
main bridge: Iron bridge |
| Structure: |
main bridge: Deck truss bridge |
| Support conditions: |
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| Structure: |
approach viaduct: Semi-circular arch bridge |
| Material: |
approach viaduct: Masonry bridge |
Awards and Distinctions
Location
| Location: |
Waldshut-Tiengen, Waldshut (Kreis), Baden-Württemberg, Germany Koblenz, Argovia, Switzerland |
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| Crosses: |
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| Next to: |
Waldshut-Koblenz Bridge
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| Coordinates: | 47° 36' 33.14" N 8° 14' 2.96" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| width | ca. 5 m | |
| approach viaduct | ||
|---|---|---|
| number of arches | 6 | |
| main bridge | ||
| main span | 54.9 m | |
| height | 5.13 m | |
| total length | 141.45 m | |
| number of spans | 3 | |
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1995): Assessment of a 135 year old riveted railway bridge. Presented at: IABSE Symposium: Extending the Lifespan of Structures, San Francisco, CA, USA, August 1995, pp. 1029-1034.
- (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.
- (1997): Brücken am Weg. Frühe Brücken aus Eisen und Beton in Deutschland und Frankreich. Wilhelm Ernst & Sohn Verlag für Architektur und technische Wissenschaften GmbH, Berlin (Germany), ISBN 978-3-433-01299-4, pp. 72-74.
- (1862): Die Eisenbahnbrücke über den Rhein bei Waldshut. In: Allgemeine Bauzeitung, v. 27 ( 1862), pp. 243-257.
- Die Eisenbahnbrücke über den Rhein bei Waldshut/Koblenz. In: Der Eisenbahningenieur [EI], v. 45 (1996), n. 8.
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20001597 - Published on:
04/08/2001 - Last updated on:
22/02/2021
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