Little Belt Bridge
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Through truss bridge
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge
Railroad (railway) bridge |
| Built: | 1928 - 1935 |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Middelfart, South Denmark, Denmark, Europe |
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| Crosses |
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 220 m | |
| total length | 1 178 m | |
| span lengths of main bridge | 137.50 m - 165.00 m - 220.00 m - 165.00 m - 137.50 m | |
| main bridge | ||
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| length | 825.00 m | |
Materials
| truss |
steel
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Chronology
| 1996 | Upgrading of the bridge for higher train loads. |
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Participants
Contractor
Strengthening
Consulting
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Le pont métallique sur le petit-Belt, entre le Jutland et l'île de Fionie [Danemark], in "La Technique des Travaux", December 1934, n. 12 v. 10
- The 1935 Little Belt Bridge, Denmark, presented at Extending the Lifespan of Structures, IABSE Symposium, San Francisco, August 1995.
- Brücken / Bridges (4th edition), Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart (Germany), ISBN 3421025908, 1994; pp. 295
- Les grands ponts du monde: Ponts remarquables d'Europe, Brissaud, Poitiers (France), ISBN 2902170653, 1990; pp. 183
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0004538 |
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| Created: | 17/08/2002 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |