Pöppelmann Bridge
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Truss bridge
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge
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| Other name(s): | Pöppelmannbrücke |
| Built: | 1716 - 1719 |
| Status: | damaged |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Grimma, Leipzig (Kreis), Saxony, Germany, Europe |
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| Crosses |
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 30 m | |
| total length | 140 m | |
| span lengths | 10.95 - 14.10 m | |
| number of spans | 6 | |
| deck | deck width | 5.80 m |
Materials
| arches |
stone
|
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| truss |
wood
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Chronology
| 1813 | During a battle with Napoleon, the wooden central span burns to destruction. |
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| 1816 | Reconstruction of the wooden central span. |
| 1894 | Replacement of the central span by a steel truss. Widening of the bridge. |
| 1945 - 1947 | Temporary bridges and reconstruction. |
| 15 April 1945 | German troops destroy the central span. |
| 4 July 1972 | Replacement of the central span with an orthotropic deck. |
| August 2002 | Heavy scouring of pier P 50 during the record floods damages the bridge severely. |
Participants
Currently there is no information available about persons or companies having participated in this project.
Relevant Web Sites
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Relevant Publications
- Steinbrücken in Deutschland, Verlag Bau und Technik, Düsseldorf (Germany), ISBN 3764003898, 1999; pp. 237-241
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0001698 |
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| Created: | 10/08/2001 |
| Last Updated: | 27/02/2013 |