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General Information

Beginning of works: 1987
Completion: 1 June 1997
Status: in use

Project Type

Location

Location: , ,
Crosses:
  • Great Belt (Storebælt)
Part of:
Coordinates: 55° 19' 31.38" N    10° 56' 45.94" E
Coordinates: 55° 17' 58.64" N    10° 51' 8.87" E
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Technical Information

Dimensions

main span 110.00 m
width 25 m
total length 6 611 m
span lengths 51 x 110 m + 12 x 81 m
number of spans 51
number of tracks 2
number of lanes 2 x 2

Quantities

prestressing steel > 12 000 t

Materials

deck prestressed concrete

Case Studies and Applied Products

RESTON®POT – Pot Bearings

RESTON®POT – Pot Bearings

mageba Pot Bearings are durable bearings that can be used in many situations, whether in big or small bridges, or a variety of engineering structures.

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TENSA®MODULAR LR & LR-LS – Modular expansion joints

TENSA®MODULAR LR & LR-LS – Modular expansion joints

Modular Expansion Joints can be constructed for any movements, from about 100 mm up to 2,000 mm and more. They allow movements in all 3 directions and rotations around all 3 axes.

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Chronology

3 March 2005

A 3 600 ton ship collides with the Storebælt West bridge, killing one crew member on board. A 2.5 by 5 meter section of the superstructure is damaged, but the bridge reopened for traffic after an inspection deems the bridge safe to carry vehicles.

Participants

Wind tunnel testing
Contractor
Prestressing
Bearings
Pot bearings

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  • About this
    data sheet
  • Structure-ID
    20002357
  • Published on:
    15/11/2001
  • Last updated on:
    05/02/2016
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