Köhlbrand Bridge

Köhlbrandbrücke
Köhlbrand Bridge
Köhlbrand Bridge in the port of Hamburg
Coordinates 53°31′17″N 9°56′22″E / 53.52139°N 9.93944°E / 53.52139; 9.93944Coordinates: 53°31′17″N 9°56′22″E / 53.52139°N 9.93944°E / 53.52139; 9.93944
Carries Cars
Crosses Köhlbrand, part of the river Süderelbe
Locale Hamburg, Germany
Characteristics
Design Cable-stayed bridge
Total length 3,618 m
Width 17.5 m
Height 135 m
Longest span 325 m
Clearance below 55 m above middle tide
History
Construction start 1970
Construction end 1974
Opened September 20, 1974
Closed approx 2028[1]
Statistics
Daily traffic 30,000 cars
Toll free
Köhlbrandbrücke
Köhlbrandbrücke

The Köhlbrand Bridge (German: Köhlbrandbrücke) is a cable-stayed bridge in Hamburg, Germany,[2] which connects the harbor area on the island of Wilhelmsburg between the Norderelbe and Süderelbe branches of the Elbe river with motorway 7 (exit Waltershof). It bridges the Süderelbe, here called Köhlbrand, before it unites with the Norderelbe again. The bridge was opened on 9 September 1974.

See also

References

  1. Die Welt, 8 January 2008 (in German)
  2. Stahl, F. L., & Gagnon, C. P. (1996). books on google play cable corrosion in bridges and other structures: Causes and solutions. ASCE Publications. ISBN 978-0784400142. Retrieved on 16 March 2012 from https://books.google.com/books?id=SU4FllCNFTEC&pg=PA202&dq=Köhlbrand Bridge&hl=en&sa=X&ei=vsRjT7_MBuiliQLyh-yiDw&ved=0CDYQuwUwAA

Coordinates: 53°31′18″N 9°56′18″E / 53.52167°N 9.93833°E / 53.52167; 9.93833

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