Elben Viaduct
Steel composite deck bridge
Project
Elben Viaduct Motorway Bridge BW 13,
New construction as part of the A4 motorway
Owner
Federal Republic of Germany Federal Road Administration
State Road Construction Office of North-Rhine Westphalia
Siegen Branch Office
Project description
The steel composite superstructure was designed as a single-cell trapezoidal steel box with external truss structure and reinforced concrete roadway slab.
The steel structure was assembled using the incremental launching method.
The reinforced concrete roadway slab was produced with formwork carriages.
Technical specifications
6-span steel composite deck bridge in a radial position and constant longitudinal slope (0.6%).
Bridge length 432 m
Spans 40 – 60 – 70 – 80 -70 – 62 – 50 m
Bridge width 28.50 m
Bridge class SLW 60/30, MLC 50/50-100
Steel S355 3,000 t
Client
Landesbetrieb Straßenbau NRW (State Road Construction Office of North-Rhine Westphalia)
Siegen Branch Office
Service
Donges manufactures, delivers and assembles the complete steel structure, including corrosion protection.
Construction period
Construction period 2003/2004
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