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Neuwied Bridge
General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Cable-stayed bridge with fan system
|
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge
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| Construction method: |
Lateral / transverse launching
|
| Material: |
Steel bridge
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Location
| Location: |
Weißenthurm, Weißenthurm, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Neuwied, Neuwied (Kreis), Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany |
|---|---|
| Crosses: |
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| Replaces: |
Neuwied Bridge (1951)
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| Coordinates: | 50° 25' 17.03" N 7° 27' 28.64" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 485.6 m | |
| number of cables | 44 | |
| span lengths of main bridge | 235.20 m - 38.40 m - 212.00 m | |
| deck | deck depth | 2.42 - 2.80 m |
| deck width | 35.50 m | |
| pylon | pylon height | 91.77 m |
| pylon height (above deck) | 88 m |
Quantities
| deck | structural steel | 7 380 t |
| pylon | structural steel | 1 370 t |
| stay cables | steel for cable-stays | 560 t |
Cost
| cost of construction | German Mark 130 000 000 |
Materials
| cables |
steel
|
|---|---|
| pylon |
steel
|
| deck |
steel
|
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Participants
Initial construction (1974-1978)
Design
- Hellmut Homberg (designer)
Steel construction
Concrete construction
- A. Kunz (main bridge)
- Heilmann & Littmann (main bridge)
- Thosti AG (approach viaducts)
(role unknown)
Cable inspection (2011)
Inspection services
Relevant Web Sites
There currently are no relevant websites listed.
Relevant Publications
- (1978): Die Schrägseilbrücke mit A-Pylon über den Rhein bei Neuwied. In: Stahlbau, v. 47, n. 10 (October 1978), pp. 302-307.
- (1978): Un nouveau pont à haubans sur le Rhin, le pont de Reiffeisen. In: Travaux, n. 523 (September 1978), pp. 49.
- (1990): Les grands ponts du monde: Ponts remarquables d'Europe. Brissaud, Poitiers (France), pp. 74.
- (1986): Schrägseilbrücken. Wilhelm Ernst & Sohn Verlag für Architektur und technische Wissenschaften GmbH, Berlin (Germany), pp. 27.
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20001097 - Date created
07/10/2000 - Last Update
28/03/2018