General Information
| Name in local language: | Wettsteinbrücke |
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| Beginning of works: | 1877 |
| Completion: | 7 June 1879 |
| Status: | demolished (1995) |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Deck arch bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
Iron bridge |
| Plan view: |
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| Function / usage: |
Tramway, light or metro rail bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Basel, Basel-Town, Switzerland |
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| Crosses: |
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| Replaced by: |
Wettstein Bridge (1995)
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| Coordinates: | 47° 33' 23.04" N 7° 35' 46.04" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 64.00 m | |
| total length | 357.56 m | |
| span lengths | 64.00 m - 60.00 m - 57.96 m | |
| number of spans | 3 | |
| deck | deck width | 1879: 12.6 m 1939: 21.5 m |
Materials
| arches |
iron
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Participants
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Relevant Web Sites
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Relevant Publications
- Die künstlerische Ausschmückung der Wettsteinbrücke in Basel. In: Schweizerische Bauzeitung (1883-1946), v. 45, n. 25 (24 June 1905).
- (1988): Risikoanalyse über den Betriebszustand der Wettsteinbrücke in Basel. In: Schweizer Ingenieur und Architekt, v. 106, n. 47 (17 November 1988).
- (1991): Überlegungen zur Restlebensdauer schweißeiserner Brücken am Beispiel der Basler Wettsteinbrücke. In: Stahlbau, v. 60, n. 7 (July 1991), pp. 211-219.
- (1936): Verbreiterung der Wettsteinbrücke in Basel. In: Schweizerische Bauzeitung (1883-1946), v. 107, n. 19 (9 May 1936).
- (2000): The Wettstein Bridge over the Rhine at Basel, Switzerland. Presented at: IABSE Congress: Structural Engineering for Meeting Urban Transportation Challenges, Lucerne, Switzerland, 18-21 September 2000, pp. 498-505.
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20022253 - Published on:
11/07/2006 - Last updated on:
10/06/2023
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