General Information
| Name in local language: | Storebæltsbroerne |
|---|---|
| Other name(s): | Storebelt East Bridge |
| Beginning of works: | 1991 |
| Completion: | 14 June 1998 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
|---|---|
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
| Support conditions: |
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| Structure: |
main bridge: Three-span suspension bridge |
| Construction method: |
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Awards and Distinctions
| 1998 |
award winner
for registered users |
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Location
| Location: |
Korsør, Zealand, Denmark |
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| Crosses: |
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| Part of: | |
| Coordinates: | 55° 20' 10.14" N 10° 59' 26.77" E |
| Coordinates: | 55° 20' 57.84" N 11° 5' 44.20" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 6 790 m | |
| eastern approach viaduct | ||
|---|---|---|
| total length | 2 529 m | |
| span lengths | 73 m - 12 x 193 m - 140 m | |
| deck | deck depth | 6.7 m |
| deck width | 25.1 m | |
| main bridge | ||
| main span | 1 624 m | |
| total length | 2 694 m | |
| span lengths | 535 m - 1624 m - 535 m | |
| number of spans | 3 | |
| cables | number of cables | 2 |
| strands per cable | 37 | |
| wires per strand | 504 | |
| cable diameter | 0.827 m | |
| total number of wires per cable | 18648 | |
| on-axis distance between the main cables | 27.00 m | |
| wire diameter | 5.38 mm | |
| deck | deck depth | 4.00 m |
| deck width | 31.00 m | |
| pylons | height | 254 m |
| western approach viaduct | ||
| total length | 1 567 m | |
| span lengths | 143 m - 7 x 193 m - 73 m | |
| deck | deck depth | 6.7 m |
| deck width | 25.1 m | |
Quantities
| structural steel | 17 000 t (Fe 420 KT.TM) 2 000 t (Fe 510 D) |
|
| structural steel | 28 000 t (Fe 420 KT.TM) 3 000 t (Fe 510 D) |
|
| superstructure | structural steel | 30 000 t (Fe 510 D) |
Materials
| cables |
steel
|
|---|---|
| deck |
steel
|
| piers |
reinforced concrete
|
| pylons |
reinforced concrete
|
| anchorages |
reinforced concrete
|
Participants
Initial construction
Owner
Design
Architecture
Wind tunnel testing
Consulting
- Ben C. Gerwick Inc. (substructure)
- Blair Birdsall (consultant)
Construction engineers
Construction
- E. Pihl & Søn A.S. (substructure)
Subcontractor
Cables
Formwork
Project management
Software
Monitoring
Monitoring equipment
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2002): 30 Bridges. Laurence King, pp. 80-85.
- : 30 Brücken. Callwey Verlag, Munich (Germany), pp. 80-85.
- (2006): Analysis and Mitigation of Large Amplitude Cable Vibrations at the Great Belt East Bridge. Presented at: IABSE Conference: Operation, Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Large Infrastructure Projects, Bridges and Tunnels, Copenhagen, Denkmark, 15-17 May 2006, pp. 64-71.
- (1997): L'architecture et les ingénieurs. Deux siècles de réalisations. Moniteur, Paris (France), pp. 150.
- (1999): L'asphalte coulé pour le revêtement de ponts à tablier métallique. Exemple du pont suspendu du Storebaelt au Danemark. In: Ouvrages d'art, n. 32 (July 1999), pp. 17-22.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20000031 - Published on:
28/10/1998 - Last updated on:
05/02/2016
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