General Information
| Name in local language: | Oberkasseler Brücke |
|---|---|
| Beginning of works: | 1969 |
| Completion: | 30 April 1976 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Cable-stayed bridge with harp system |
|---|---|
| Secondary structure(s): |
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| Function / usage: |
Tramway, light or metro rail bridge Road bridge |
| Material: |
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| Construction method: |
Lateral / transverse launching |
Location
| Location: |
Düsseldorf-Altstadt, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Düsseldorf-Oberkassel, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
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| Crosses: |
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| Replaces: |
Oberkassel Temporary Bridge (1948)
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| Coordinates: | 51° 13' 54" N 6° 46' 2" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 257.75 m | |
| deck | deck width | 35.00 m |
| girder depth | 3.15 m | |
| pylon | pylon height | 103.15 m |
Materials
| cables |
steel
|
|---|---|
| pylon |
steel
|
| deck |
steel
|
Chronology
| 20 December 1973 | Opening in temporary position. |
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|
7 April 1976
— 8 April 1976 |
Bridge is moved into final position. |
| 16 April 1976 | Opened for pedestrians and tramway traffic. |
| 30 April 1976 | Opened for general traffic. |
Notes
This bridge was erected next to an existing bridge. The old structure was then demolished and the new bridge moved into the previously occupied location (April 6-7, 1976).
Participants
Initial construction (1969-1976)
Architecture
- Friedrich Tamms (architect)
Structural engineering
-
Ingenieurbüro Grassl GmbH Beratende Ingenieure Bauwesen
- Hans Grassl (structural engineer)
Consulting engineers
- Fritz Leonhardt (consulting engineer)
Contractor
(role unknown)
Rehabilitation (2005-2008)
Scaffolding
Relevant Web Sites
There currently are no relevant websites listed.
Relevant Publications
- (1976): 12 500t Düsseldorf bridge moved 47-50m sideways. In: Metal Construction (August 1976), pp. 345-349.
- Architekten und Ingenieure gestalten ihre Stadt. 100 Jahre Architekten- und Ingenieurverein (AIV). Richter-Verlag, Düsseldorf (Germany), 1993, pp. 242.
- (1984): Baumeister in einer umwälzenden Zeit. Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart (Germany), pp. 126-128.
- (1962): Brücken für Düsseldorf 1961-62. Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf (Germany), pp. 78.
- (2013): Cable-Stayed Bridges. 40 Years of Experience Worldwide. Wilhelm Ernst & Sohn Verlag für Architektur und technische Wissenschaften GmbH, Berlin (Germany), ISBN 978-3-433-02992-3, pp. 63.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20000049 - Published on:
28/10/1998 - Last updated on:
07/03/2022
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