General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Cable-stayed bridge with semi-fan system |
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| Secondary structure(s): |
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| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
| Material: |
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Location
| Location: |
Meerbusch, Rhein-Kreis Neuss, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Düsseldorf-Lohausen, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
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| Coordinates: | 51° 16' 41.22" N 6° 42' 17.64" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 287.500 m | |
| total length | 1 286.50 m | |
| span lengths | 7 x 64.20 m - 6 x 63.00 m - 287.50 m - 8 x 63.00 m - 55.20 m | |
| number of cables | 80 | |
| clearance | 9.10 m | |
| number of spans | 11 | |
| bridge surface | 48 887 m² | |
| deck | deck width | 38.5 m |
| pylon | pylon height | 81.00 m |
Quantities
| structural steel | S 355: 7 180 t S 420: 520 t |
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| concrete volume | 23 900 m³ | |
| concrete volume | 32 700 m³ | |
| prestressing steel | 1 900 t | |
| reinforcing steel | 1 700 t | |
| reinforcing steel | 3 825 t | |
| steel for cable-stays | 410 t |
Cost
| cost of construction | German Mark 160 000 000 |
Materials
| cables |
steel wire
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| piers |
reinforced concrete
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| deck of main span |
steel
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| pylons |
steel
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| deck of approach viaducts |
prestressed concrete
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Chronology
| 11 September 2001 | The joining section is shipped and lifted into place in the middle of the Rhine. |
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31 May 2002
— 2 June 2002 |
Opening celebrations. |
| 31 May 2002, 11:00 | Official opening by Federal Transport Secretary Kurt Bodewig. |
| 3 June 2002, 06:00 | Bridge opens to regular traffic. |
Notes
The pylon design was governed by the need to keep the height low as the bridge is near the flight-paths of the Düsseldorf airport.
In 2000 a contest was held asking the citizens of the cities and counties of Düsseldorf, Neuss, Mettmann, Krefeld and Mönchengladbach to submit names for the new bridge. The name "Niederrheinbrücke" obtained the most submissions and was going to be adopted, however the Federal Transport Secretary decides to name the bridge "Flughafenbrücke" (Airport Bridge) instead.
Participants
Owner
Client
Original design
Design
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Ingenieurbüro Grassl GmbH Beratende Ingenieure Bauwesen
- Manfred Grassl (structural engineer)
Structural engineering
- Leonhardt, Andrä und Partner
- Meyer + Schubart (superstructure)
Co-contractor
- Brückenbau Plauen
- Dyckerhoff & Widmann AG
- Ed. Züblin AG
- Eiffel Construction Metallique
- Heilit-Wörner Bau AG
- Johannes Dörnen Stahlbauwerk GmbH & Co. KG
- S.E.H. Stahlbau Engineering Hannover
- Walter Bau AG
Stay cables
Prestressing
Bearing installation
Relevant Web Sites
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Relevant Publications
- A 44 Rheinquerung Ilverich. Ein bedeutender Lückenschluß geht voran. brochure.
- (2003): Ausbau der BAB A 44 - mehr als eine Brücke. Flughafenbrücke - Lückenschluss der BAB A 44 im Norden Düsseldorfs. In: Beton-Informationen, n. 4 ( 2003), pp. 63.
- (2006): Brücken in Deutschland für Straßen und Wege. Der Fotobildband deutscher Brückenbaukunst. Deutscher Bundesverlag, Cologne (Germany), ISBN 978-3-935064-41-5, pp. 158-159.
- Brücken und Tunnel der Bundesfernstraßen 2002. Deutscher Bundes-Verlag, Bonn (Germany), 2002, pp. 37-60.
- (2001): Düsseldorf: eine Stadt zwischen Tradition und Vision. Brücken über den Rhein. B.o.s. Druck und Medien, Kleve (Germany), pp. 257-270.
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20000464 - Published on:
09/11/1999 - Last updated on:
05/02/2016
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