Planungswettbewerb Süderelbebrücke Moorburg

Design competition Süderelbe bridge Moorburg - Report on execution and result of the realization competition

The bridge across the Süderelbe will be the key structure of the projected extension of the federal motorway A 26, which in future will link the A 7 with the A 1 in the south of the Hamburg harbor.
The possible corridor for the alignment of the A 26 across the Süderelbe is confined tightly. The power plant Moorburg, the harbor Hohe Schaar, several industry areas, roads, a railway line lead stringently to a crossing in the neighborhood of the existing Kattwyk Bridge. So, a difficult setting of tasks is given for the design of the bridge.
A competition was initiated to find the best design and solution for realization. In May 2013, a jury of clients and experts assessed the works of the twelve participants. The winner is a cable-stayed bridge with two pylons, a main span of 350 m and of a generally approved aesthetic design. Characteristic elements are a dual superstructure and split pylons.
Under the other works of the competition are inspirational designs of aesthetical or technical interest, too.