General Information
| Name in local language: | Fehmarnsundbrücke |
|---|---|
| Beginning of works: | 4 January 1960 |
| Completion: | 30 April 1963 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Network arch bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge Railroad (railway) bridge |
| Material: |
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Location
| Location: |
Großenbrode, Ostholstein, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany Fehmarn, Ostholstein, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany |
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| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 54° 23' 47.21" N 11° 6' 32.52" E |
| Coordinates: | 54° 24' 16.69" N 11° 6' 51.91" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| length of side spans | 120 m | |
| total length | 963.40 m | |
| clearance | 23 m | |
| arch | rise | 43 m |
| arch span | 248.40 m | |
| deck | deck width | 20.95 m |
Quantities
| structural steel | 9 200 t |
Design Loads
| live load | Brückenklasse 60 / Lastenzug S |
Materials
| deck |
steel
|
|---|---|
| piers |
reinforced concrete
|
| arch |
steel
|
| suspenders |
steel wire
|
| abutments |
reinforced concrete
|
Chronology
| 30 April 1963 | Inauguration of the bridge. |
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| 14 May 1963 | Inauguration of Puttgarden station and the entire rail line. |
Participants
Initial construction (1960-1963)
Owner
Client
Design
-
Gutehoffnungshütte Sterkrade AG
- Helmut Wild (chief engineer)
- Philipp Stein (engineer)
- T. Jahnke (engineer)
- Stoltenburg (engineer)
- G. Fischer (engineer)
- Hans Krüßmann (engineer)
Architectural consulting
- Gerd Lohmer (architect)
Checking engineering
Main contractor
Contractor
Subcontractor
Bearings
Monitoring
Monitoring equipment
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1965): Das Bogentragwerk der Fehmarnsundbrücke. In: Stahlbau, v. 34, n. 6 (June 1965), pp. 171-186.
- (1999): Die Brücke über den Fehmarnsund. In: DenkMal!, v. 6 ( 1999), pp. 88+.
- (2006): Brücken in Deutschland für Straßen und Wege. Der Fotobildband deutscher Brückenbaukunst. Deutscher Bundesverlag, Cologne (Germany), ISBN 978-3-935064-41-5, pp. 90-91.
- (1984): Buiding bridges. History, Technology, Construction. Beton-Verlag, Düsseldorf (Germany).
- (1960): Ergebnis des Wettbewerbs Fehmarnsundbrücke. In: Eisenbahntechnische Rundschau, v. 9, n. 5 ( 1960), pp. 191.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20001776 - Published on:
19/08/2001 - Last updated on:
14/11/2017
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