Magdeburg Canal Bridge
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Girder bridge
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| Function / usage: |
Canal bridge
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| Construction method: |
Incremental launching
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| Other name(s): | Kanalbrücke Magdeburg |
| Built: | 1998 - 2002 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Hohenwarthe, Möser, Jerichower Land, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe |
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| Crosses |
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| Carries |
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| Part of: | |
| Next to |
Doppelsparschleuse Hohenwarthe (2003)
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 106.2 m | |
| width | 43.0 m | |
| total length | 918 m | |
| clearance | 90.00 m x 6.25 m | |
| approaches | span lengths | 16 x 42.85 m |
| Canal | width | 32.00 m |
| depth | 4.25 m | |
| main bridge | span lengths | 2 x 57.10 m - 106.20 m |
Quantities
| structural steel | 24 000 t | |
| concrete volume | 68 0000 m3 |
Cost
| cost of construction | ca. Euro 80 000 000 |
Materials
| piers |
reinforced concrete
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| truss |
steel
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| trough |
steel
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Chronology
| March 1998 | Beginning of construction. |
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| 10 October 2003 | The canal is opened to traffic. |
Participants
Owner
Original design
Structural engineering
Checking engineering
Co-contractor
Bearing installation
Relevant Web Sites
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Grassl: Wasserstraßenkreuz Magdeburg
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WNA Magdeburg: Kanalbrücke
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WNA Magdeburg: Kanalbrücke über die Elbe (PDF)
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ZDF: Kernstück europäischer Schifffahrt - Wasserstraßenkreuz bei Magdeburg eröffnet (18.10.2002)
Relevant Publications
- Entwurf und Bau der Kanalbrücke über die Elbe, in "Stahlbau", January 2001, n. 1 v. 70
- Die Kanalbrücke über die Elbe (Teil 3), in "Stahlbau", August 2001, n. 8 v. 70
- Kanalbrücke Magdeburg - Entwurfsplanung, Ausschreibung, Stand der Bauausführung, in "Stahlbau", September 1999, n. 9 v. 68
- Die Kanalbrücke über die Elbe (Teil 1), in "Stahlbau", June 2001, n. 6 v. 70
- Die Kanalbrücke über die Elbe (Teil 2), in "Stahlbau", July 2001, n. 7 v. 70
- Messung abhebender Lagerkräfte an der Kanalbrücke Magdeburg, in "Bautechnik", March 2010, n. 3 v. 87
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0010460 |
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| Created: | 10/10/2003 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |