General Information
| Other name(s): | Tunnel Rheinschlinge |
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| Beginning of works: | 1998 |
| Completion: | 3 June 2002 |
| Duration of works: | 48 months |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Tunnel |
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| Function / usage: |
Road tunnel |
Location
| Location: |
Meerbusch, Rhein-Kreis Neuss, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
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| For: |
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| Part of: | |
| Coordinates: | 51° 17' 2.39" N 6° 41' 15.76" E |
| Coordinates: | 51° 17' 13.93" N 6° 40' 34.66" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 1 520 m | |
| clear interior profile | 15.50 m x 4.80 m | |
| tunnel length | 870 m | |
| length of trough | 650 m |
Quantities
| concrete volume | 167 000 m³ | |
| reinforcing steel | 15 800 t | |
| volume of extracted material | 520 000 m³ | |
| sheet piling | 30 600 m² |
Cost
| cost of construction | Euro 56 300 000 + 5 500 000 |
Materials
| tunnel structure |
reinforced concrete
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| trough |
reinforced concrete
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Chronology
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31 May 2002
— 2 June 2002 |
Opening celebrations. |
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| 31 May 2002, 11:00 | Official opening of the A44 section by Federal Transport Secretary Kurt Bodewig. |
| 3 June 2002, 06:00 | Tunnel opens to regular traffic. |
Participants
Owner
Client
Structural engineering
Sheet piling
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.
- Brücken und Tunnel der Bundesfernstraßen 2004. Deutscher Bundes-Verlag, Berlin (Germany), 2004, pp. 127-140.
- (2002): Die Flughafenbrücke. Die Rheinquerung der Autobahn A 44 zwischen Düsseldorf und dem linken Niederrhein. Landschaftsverband Rheinland, Cologne (Germany), pp. 220.
- (2001): Stahlspundwände beim Autobahntunnel der A 44 in Ilverich, Deutschland. In: Porr-Nachrichten, n. 138 ( 2001), pp. 17-22.
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20002416 - Published on:
22/11/2001 - Last updated on:
28/05/2021
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