Theodor Heuss Bridge (Essen)
Coordinates: 51 ° 24 ′ 19 ″ N , 7 ° 4 ′ 55 ″ E
| Theodor Heuss Bridge | ||
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| Official name | Theodor Heuss Bridge | |
| use | Road bridge | |
| Convicted | A 44 | |
| Crossing of | Dysentery | |
| place | Essen , Heisingen , Byfang | |
| construction | Girder bridge | |
| overall length | 1,189.74 m | |
| width | 31 m | |
| Longest span | 87.06 m | |
| Clear height | 2.20 m to 2.30 m | |
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| Above sea level | 56 m | |
The Theodor-Heuss-Brücke connects the Essen districts of Heisingen and Byfang as a road bridge . It leads the federal highway 44 over the Ruhr . In doing so, it crosses the northern part of the Heisinger Ruhraue nature reserve .
history
The Theodor-Heuss-Brücke-Bridge was named in April 1982 after the first Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany . From the 1970s to 2009 it was part of the federal highway 227 , which was upgraded to the motorway in this section on January 1, 2010.
Technical specifications
The Theodor-Heuss-Brücke is divided into a southern and a northern pure road bridge, with the northern bridge having a total length of 583.93 meters and the southern one having a length of 605.81 meters. These girder bridges have pillars and abutments made of reinforced concrete that support a panel made of prestressed concrete .
The bridge board with a total width of 31 meters is located at a height of between 2.2 and 3.3 meters, with 12.75 meters wide, two-lane lanes in each direction. The span of the entire bridge varies between 12.98 and 87.06 meters.
literature
- Christoph Schmitz: The Ruhr bridges . Ardey Verlag, Münster 2004, ISBN 3-87023-311-7 , pp. 420/421.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Erwin Dickhoff: Essen street names: City history in the mirror of street names . 2nd Edition. Richard Bacht Publishing House, Essen 1986, ISBN 3-87034-030-4 , p. 311