Rhine Bend Tunnel
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Tunnel
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| Function / usage: |
Road tunnel
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| Other name(s): | Tunnel Rheinschlinge |
| Built: | 1998 - 2002 |
| Duration of works: | 48 months |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Meerbusch, Rhein-Kreis Neuss, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe |
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 1 520 m | |
| clear interior profile | 15.50 m x 4.80 m | |
| tunnel length | 870 m | |
| length of trough | 650 m |
Quantities
| concrete volume | 167 000 m3 | |
| reinforcing steel | 15 800 t | |
| volume of extracted material | 520 000 m3 | |
| sheet piling | 30 600 m2 |
Cost
| cost of construction | Euro 56 300 000 + 5 500 000 |
Materials
| tunnel structure |
reinforced concrete
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| trough |
reinforced concrete
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Chronology
| 31 May 2002 - 2 June 2002 | Opening celebrations. |
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| 31 May 2002, 11:00 | Official opening of the A44 section by Federal Transport Secretary Kurt Bodewig. |
| 3 June 2002, 06:00 | Tunnel opens to regular traffic. |
Participants
Owner
Client
Sheet piling
Relevant Web Sites
There currently are no relevant websites listed.
Relevant Publications
- A 44 Rheinquerung Ilverich(brochure/prospectus)
- Brücken und Tunnel der Bundesfernstraßen 2004, Deutscher Bundes-Verlag, Berlin (Germany), ISBN 3935064284, 2004; pp. 127-140
- Die Flughafenbrücke, Landschaftsverband Rheinland, Cologne (Germany), 2002
- Stahlspundwände beim Autobahntunnel der A 44 in Ilverich, Deutschland, in "Porr-Nachrichten", 2001, n. 138
- Ausbau der BAB A 44 - mehr als eine Brücke, in "Beton-Informationen", 2003, n. 4
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0002416 |
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| Created: | 22/11/2001 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |