White Elster Valley Bridge
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Box girder bridge
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| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge
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| Other name(s): | Elstertalbrücke Pirk |
| Built: | 1937 - 1993 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Großzöbern, Weischlitz, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany, Europe |
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 503.5 m | |
| span lengths | 17.0 m - 33.0 m - 10 x 38.5 m - 35.0 m - 33.5 m | |
| bridge surface | 14 350 m2 | |
| deck | deck width | 28.50 m |
Quantities
| concrete volume | 24 000 m3 | |
| prestressing steel | 610 t | |
| reinforcing steel | 2 100 t |
Design Loads
| live load | Brückenklasse 60/30 (DIN 1072) |
Materials
| deck |
prestressed concrete
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| piers |
stone
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| arches |
stone
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Chronology
| 1937 - 1940 | Construction of the piers and arches. The course of the Second World War prevents completion. |
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| June 1990 - September 1990 | Study of the existing structure for re-use. |
| March 1991 - October 1991 | Repair of the existing structure, grouting of defects. |
| June 1991 - September 1992 | Completion of the stone masonry, substructure and the northern superstructure. |
| October 1992 - August 1993 | Construction of the southern superstructure. |
Participants
Structural engineering
Reconfiguration
Owner
Client
Design
Checking engineering
Construction
Co-contractor
Relevant Web Sites
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Relevant Publications
- Brücken der Bundesfernstraßen 1994, Verkehrsblatt-Verlag, Dortmund (Germany), ISBN 3892730709, 1994; pp. 35-46
- Steinbrücken in Deutschland, Verlag Bau und Technik, Düsseldorf (Germany), ISBN 3764003898, 1999; pp. 242-245
- Brücken in Deutschland II, Deutscher Bundes-Verlag, Cologne (Germany), ISBN 3935064462, 2007; pp. 36-37
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0001131 |
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| Created: | 24/11/2000 |
| Last Updated: | 27/02/2013 |