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Structure-ID: s0010460
Created on: 10/10/03
Modified on: 27/09/05


Magdeburg Canal Bridge

Kanalbrücke Magdeburg
Built: 1998 - 2002
Status: in use
Location: Hohenwarthe, Jerichower Land, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Crosses: Elbe River
Carries: Mittellandkanal
Magdeburg Canal Bridge
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Structural Type:
Girder bridge
Function / usage:
Canal bridge
Next to: Hohenwarthe Lock (2003)
Part of: Mittellandkanal

Firms, offices, etc. involved with this structure
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RoleNamePart of structure 
Owner Bundesrepublik Deutschland
  Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Bau- und Wohnungswesen
Original design Ingenieurbüro Grassl GmbH Beratende Ingenieure Bauwesen
Structural engineering HRA Bochum
Checking engineering Prof. Dr. Hering, Hartenberger, Wienecke + Partner
Co-contractor Bilfinger Berger AG
  Dillinger Stahlbau GmbH
Bearing installation DIAMANT Gesellschaft für Metallplastic mbH

Technical information
DescriptionValue
Construction Method(s)
  Incremental launching
Construction materials used
piers  reinforced concrete
truss  steel
trough  steel
Dimensions
  main span 106.2 m
  width 43.0 m
  total length 918 m
  clearance 90.00 m x 6.25 m
  span lengths of main bridge 2 x 57.10 m - 106.20 m
  width of channel 32.00 m
  span lengths of approaches 16 x 42.85 m
  channel depth 4.25 m
Quantities used in construction
  structural steel 24 000 t
  concrete volume 68 0000 m3
Cost
  cost of construction ca. € 80 000 000

Chronology
March 1998
Beginning of construction.
10 October 2003
The canal is opened to traffic.

Relevant Web Sites
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External LinkGrassl: Wasserstraßenkreuz Magdeburg German
External LinkGrassl: Waterways junction Magdeburg English
External LinkHHW + Partner: Kanalbrücke Magdeburg - Bauwerksmonitoring German
External LinkWNA Magdeburg: Kanalbrücke German
External LinkWNA Magdeburg: Kanalbrücke über die Elbe (PDF) German
External LinkZDF: Kernstück europäischer Schifffahrt - Wasserstraßenkreuz bei Magdeburg eröffnet (18.10.2002) German

Relevant Literature
* Eichler, Dieter   Entwurf und Bau der Kanalbrücke über die Elbe, in "Stahlbau", January 2001, n. 1 v. 70 .
* Emge, Alfons   Die Kanalbrücke über die Elbe (Teil 3), in "Stahlbau", August 2001, n. 8 v. 70 .
* Grassl, Manfred   Kanalbrücke Magdeburg - Entwurfsplanung, Ausschreibung, Stand der Bauausführung, in "Stahlbau", September 1999, n. 9 v. 68 .
* Hanswille, Gerhard   Die Kanalbrücke über die Elbe (Teil 1), in "Stahlbau", June 2001, n. 6 v. 70 .
* Meyer, Hartmut   Die Kanalbrücke über die Elbe (Teil 2), in "Stahlbau", July 2001, n. 7 v. 70 .

 
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