Quinter Viaduct
The Quinter Viaduct was a never-used railway bridge directly on the northern bank of the Moselle near Trier-Ehrang, district of Quint . He crossed the Quintbach valley , which was wide at this point, over a length of 600 meters. The viaduct was built between 1917 and 1922 as part of the strategically planned double-track right - hand Moselle route and was demolished in 1979 in favor of road construction. Today the extended federal highway 53, which has been raised against flooding, runs on the embankment, which was piled up with its demolition material .
History and technical data
In 1917 the plans for the 600 meter long viaduct were completed so that construction work could begin. In 1919, however, they had to be stopped again on the instructions of the victorious allied powers of the First World War . However, the construction could still be completed in 1921/22, since instead of military use, a diversion and relief option for the existing Moselle route was considered.
The viaduct was a construction made of dark natural stone from the Eifel , had 24 round arches and 23 pillars. However, the ramps required for use have not been raised, and the railway line at the east-northeast end has not been broken into the rock. The building stood isolated in the landscape and determined the picture on the banks of the Moselle. The second pillar seen from the east-north-eastern end had a passage for the siding of the sawmill in Issel , which crossed the viaduct at an acute angle to the east at the level of the Moselle bank.
The building material in the form of different processed natural stones was supplied by the companies J. Schaffner from Kordel ( Kordeler Sandstein ), Eifelsteinvertrieb from Trier, and M. Schmitt from Philippsheim . The construction company JJ Jager from Merzig carried out the construction. The construction costs amounted to around 1.6 million gold marks , or 6,720,000 paper marks in the final accounts during the prevailing inflationary period in the German Empire.
Plans in the 1970s to use the viaduct for road traffic could not be realized. In December 1979 the demolition of the structure that dominated the whole valley began.
Literature and source for this article
- Martin Kreckler: Das Quinter Viadukt , in: Verein Ehranger Heimat eV (Ed.): Ehranger Heimat, yearbook 2010
Web link
- Website bridge web with further images
See also
Coordinates: 49 ° 49 ′ 22.6 " N , 6 ° 42 ′ 40.9" E