Chemnitz Valley Viaduct
Coordinates: 50 ° 51 ′ 13 ″ N , 12 ° 55 ′ 44 ″ E
| Chemnitz Valley Viaduct | ||
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| use | Rail transport | |
| Convicted | Neukieritzsch – Chemnitz railway line | |
| Crossing of | B107 , Chemnitz | |
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Chemnitz Saxony
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| construction | Steel girder bridge / arch bridge | |
| overall length | 308 m (180 m / 118) | |
| Number of openings | 15 (6/9) | |
| building-costs | 163,000 thalers | |
| start of building | 07/1869 | |
| completion | 06/1871 | |
| opening | April 8, 1872 | |
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| Chemnitz Valley Viaduct | |
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| use | Rail transport |
| Convicted | Küchwald – Chemnitz-Hilbersdorf railway connection |
| Crossing of | B107 , Chemnitz |
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Chemnitz Saxony
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| construction | Arch bridge |
| overall length | 366.3 m |
| Number of openings | 11 |
| Longest span | 44.10 m (across the river) |
| building-costs | 753,000 marks |
| start of building | 1898 |
| completion | 1899 |
| Status | Out of service |
| closure | 08/31/1999 |
The Chemnitztalviadukt (s) (officially: Viadukt Chemnitztal ) are two parallel railway viaducts over the Chemnitz river and the federal highway 107 (Blankenauer Straße) in the north of the city of Chemnitz. The two bridges, which are staggered one behind the other and are of significantly different heights, are considered a complex that defines the cityscape and are under monument protection. The bridge structures with a triumphal arch-like effect span Blankenauer Strasse.
The older of the two bridges ( ⊙ ) was built from July 1869 to June 1871 as part of the Neukieritzsch – Chemnitz railway line and went into operation on April 8, 1872. The construction cost around 163,000 thalers. The construction of the bridge is in two parts. A 180 m long section of six 25.5 m long steel lattice girders across the Chemnitz river is followed by a 118 m long brick section with nine arches. The federal highway 107 is spanned with an opening of 11.7 m , the eight other arches each have a clear width of 9.8 m. The total length of the bridge is 308 m, the brick part of the bridge is slightly curved. In 2003 the steel part was renovated for 1.5 million euros. The bricked western part of the bridge will be renovated in 2019. The bridge was popularly known as the "rattle bridge" because the steel part made loud noises when the train was moving.
The second, parallel bridge with a length of 366.3 m was built by Dyckerhoff & Widmann from 1898 to 1899 as part of the connecting line from Küchwald station to the Chemnitz-Hilbersdorf marshalling yard . The construction costs were around 753,000 marks. It is designed as a concrete arch bridge over its full length. It is optically based on the first bridge with natural stone cladding, but a few meters higher. It has not been used since the line was closed on August 31, 1999.
Track view
Between the viaducts
River crossing
detail
See also
Web links
- Chemnitztal Viaduct - older bridge on sachsenschiene.de
- Viadukt Chemnitztal - younger bridge on sachsenschiene.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Line closure : VMS wants to ask passengers about replacement traffic Article in the Chemnitz Free Press (accessed on February 28, 2019)
- ↑ Steffen Kluttig: Rail connections between Chemnitz and Leipzig - The Kieritzsch – Chemnitz and Leipzig – Geithain railway lines , p. 70 ff.
- ↑ Boundary conditions for project implementation using the example of “NeiTech Leipzig – Chemnitz” (PDF document, accessed on April 6, 2013; 7.8 MB)