General Information
| Name in local language: | Raiffeisenbrücke; Rheinbrücke Neuwied |
|---|---|
| Beginning of works: | 1974 |
| Completion: | 28 September 1978 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Cable-stayed bridge with fan system Two-span single-pylon cable-stayed bridge |
|---|---|
| Support conditions: |
for registered users |
| Secondary structure(s): |
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
main bridge: Steel bridge Structurae Plus/Pro - Subscribe Now! approach viaducts: Prestressed concrete bridge |
| Construction method: |
Lateral / transverse launching |
Location
| Location: |
Weißenthurm, Weißenthurm, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Neuwied, Neuwied (Kreis), Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany |
|---|---|
| Crosses: |
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| Replaces: |
Neuwied Bridge (1951)
|
| Coordinates: | 50° 25' 17.03" N 7° 27' 28.64" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 485.6 m | |
| deck | deck depth | 2.42 - 2.80 m |
| deck width | 35.50 m | |
| main bridge | ||
|---|---|---|
| span lengths | 235.20 m - 38.40 m - 212.00 m | |
| pylon | pylon height | 91.77 m |
| pylon height (above deck) | 88 m | |
| stay cables | number of cables | 44 |
Quantities
| main bridge | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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
|
| piers |
reinforced concrete
|
| deck of approach viaducts |
prestressed concrete
|
| abutments |
reinforced concrete
|
Case Studies and Applied Products
Huge Spherical Bearings with 120 MN Superimposed Load
At the Weißenthurm-Neuwied bridge over the river Rhine, the worn PTFE pot bearings were replaced with spherical bearings equipped with the special sliding material MSM®. The challenge was their size: With a diameter of 2.4 m and weighing ... [more]
Participants
Initial construction (1974-1978)
Design
- Hellmut Homberg (designer)
Steel construction
Concrete construction
(role unknown)
Bearing replacement (2023)
Client
Contractor
Bearings
Cable inspection (2011)
Inspection services
Relevant Web Sites
There currently are no relevant websites listed.
Relevant Publications
- (1990): Les grands ponts du monde: Ponts remarquables d'Europe. Brissaud, Poitiers (France), pp. 74.
- (1978): Un nouveau pont à haubans sur le Rhin, le pont de Reiffeisen. In: Travaux, n. 523 (September 1978), pp. 49.
- (1979): Puente atirantado, sobre el Rin, con pila en forma de A, Neuwied – Alemania. In: Informes de la Construcción, v. 32, n. 314 (October 1979), pp. 51-60.
- (1978): Die Schrägseilbrücke mit A-Pylon über den Rhein bei Neuwied. In: Stahlbau, v. 47, n. 10 (October 1978), pp. 302-307.
- (1986): Schrägseilbrücken. Wilhelm Ernst & Sohn Verlag für Architektur und technische Wissenschaften GmbH, Berlin (Germany), pp. 27.
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20001097 - Published on:
07/10/2000 - Last updated on:
10/11/2023
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