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Aakerfährbrücke

Aakerführbrücke, Duisburg.

General Information

Structural Type: Tied-arch bridge
Function / usage: Tramway, light or metro rail bridge
Road bridge
Construction method: Longitudinal launching
Built: 1995 - 1997
Status: in use

Geographic Information & Related Structures

Location: Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe
Address: Emmericher Straße
Crosses
  • Ruhr River
Carries
  • Bundesstrasse B 8
Replaces Aakerfährbrücke (1904)

Technical Information

Dimensions

total length 302.60 m
span lengths 2 x 30.00 m - 76.80 m - 30.45 m - 3 x 38.00 m - 30.45 m
arch span 76.80 m

Cost

cost of construction German Mark 52 000 000

Materials

piers reinforced concrete
arch steel
deck of approaches prestressed concrete
abutments reinforced concrete

Chronology

16 March 1997

Opened to traffic.

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Internal Information

Structure-ID: s0009123
Created: 21/04/2003
Last Updated: 05/03/2013