Knippelsbro

General Information

Beginning of works:	1935
Completion:	17 December 1937
Status:	in use

Project Type

Structure:	Bascule bridge bascule span: Deck truss bridge
Function / usage:	Road bridge
Material:	Steel bridge

Location

Location:	Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
Coordinates:	55° 40' 29.02" N 12° 35' 14.18" E

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Technical Information

Dimensions

	total length	115 m
deck	deck width	27.4 m

Materials

bascule span	steel

Notes

During rehabilitation the double leaf bascule span was divided into 4 leaves and one half of the bridge was removed, rehabilitated and reinstalled. During rehabilitation one half of the bridge was in full service.

Participants

Rehabilitation

Consulting engineers

COWI AS

Contractor

C. G. Jensen

Relevant Web Sites

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Relevant Publications

Scheel, Charles A. G. (1938): Le nouveau pont mobile "Knippelsbro", à Copenhague. In: La Technique des Travaux, v. 14, n. 3 (March 1938), pp. 159-163.

About this
data sheet
Structure-ID
20005939
Date created
04/10/2002
Last Update
03/01/2018