Hüttengrund Viaduct (Hohenstein-Ernstthal)
Coordinates: 50 ° 47 ′ 42 " N , 12 ° 41 ′ 18" E
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| use | railroad | |
| Convicted | Railway line Dresden – Werdau (km 99.700) | |
| place | Hohenstein-Ernstthal | |
| construction | Stone arch bridge | |
| overall length | 120.00 m | |
| Number of openings | 5 | |
| Clear width | 13.98 m | |
| Construction height | 1.15 m | |
| height | 10.60 m | |
| completion | 1863 | |
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The Hüttengrund Viaduct is a railway bridge in the area of the town of Hohenstein-Ernstthal in southwest Saxony.
history
The Hüttengrund viaduct is part of the Dresden – Werdau railway line , the Chemnitz – Zwickau section of which was put into operation on November 15, 1858 as part of the Riesa – Chemnitz – Zwickau state railway .
The railway bridge was partially renewed in connection with the route renovation between Hohenstein-Ernstthal and St. Egidien on behalf of DB ProjektBau GmbH in the period from 2009 to 2011.
Technical specifications
The Hüttengrund Viaduct has a total length of 120.00 m and a construction height of 1.15 m in the arches and the construction width is 11.20 m. The spans of the arches are between 5.5 m and 14 m. The viaduct consists of a row of vaults in sandstone ashlar masonry with five main openings and two closed spar vaults in each of the abutment areas.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hüttengrund Viaduct structural data. Ingenieurbüro Grassl, accessed on April 8, 2013 .