Wurzen-Bennewitz Bridge
General Information
| Structural Type: |
main bridge: Cantilever truss bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge
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| Other name(s): | Muldebrücke Wurzen |
| Built: | 2004 - 2006 |
| Duration of works: | 32 months |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Wurzen, Leipzig (Kreis), Saxony, Germany, Europe Bennewitz, Leipzig (Kreis), Saxony, Germany, Europe |
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| Crosses |
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 528 m | |
| approach | deck depth | 1.1 m |
| total length | 315 m | |
| span lengths | 20 m - 11 x 24.80 m - 20 m | |
| bridge surface | 6 944 m2 | |
| main bridge | deck depth | 2.5 m |
| total length | 215 m | |
| span lengths | 70 m - 100 m - 45 m | |
| bridge surface | 4 789 m2 | |
| truss | height | max. 11 m |
| length | 85 m |
Quantities
| substructure | concrete volume | 2 827 m3 |
| reinforcing steel | 452 t | |
| superstructure | structural steel | 1 950 t |
| concrete volume | 7 195 m3 | |
| prestressing steel | 250 t | |
| reinforcing steel | 1 069 t |
Cost
| cost of construction | Euro 12 700 000 |
Materials
| truss |
steel
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| deck of main bridge |
composite steel-reinforced concrete
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| deck of approach |
prestressed concrete
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Participants
Owner
Client
Architecture
Structural engineering
Structural design
- Leonhardt, Andrä und Partner Beratende Ingenieure VBI AG (approach)
- Schüßler-Plan Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH (main bridge)
Checking engineering
- Wolfgang Graße (checking engineer) (main bridge)
- Hans-Peter Andrä (checking engineer) (approaches)
Co-contractor
Construction supervision
Relevant Web Sites
There currently are no relevant websites listed.
Relevant Publications
- Easy adaptation for variable pier shapes, in "Bridge Design & Engineering", 1st Quarter 2006, n. 42 v. 12
- Brücken und Tunnel der Bundesfernstraßen 2008, Deutscher Bundes-Verlag, Cologne (Germany), ISBN 3935064543, 2008; pp. 97-111
- Das Zügelgurt-Fachwerk über die Mulde in Wurzen - eine Revision nach Entwurf und Ausführung, in "Stahlbau", March 2009, n. 3 v. 78
- Das Zügelgurt-Fachwerk der Muldebrücke Wurzen, in "Stahlbau", August 2006, n. 8 v. 75
- Neubau der Muldebrücke Wurzen, in "Bauingenieur", January 2007, n. 1 v. 82
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0014912 |
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| Created: | 30/12/2004 |
| Last Updated: | 27/02/2013 |
