Eglisau railway bridge
The Eglisau railway bridge, or Eisenbahnbrücke Eglisau, is a single-track railway bridge which carries the
Technical Details
The bridge was built between the years of 1895 and 1897 by the Swiss Northeastern Railway at a cost of 980,000 Swiss francs.
The bridge has a total length of 439 metres (1,440 ft) and has a height of 50 metres (160 ft) above river level. The principal span comprises a 90 metres (300 ft) long and 9 metres (30 ft) high iron truss bridge.[1] Several natural stone masonry approaches with piers up to 50m in height lead to the bridge from the north and south of the steel truss. The original carriageway, consisting of a ballasted track on Zores iron profiles, was replaced by a steel trough with ballast in 1982/1983. Several joints of the truss girder were also strengthened using post-tensioned bolts, and the steel elements were entirely repainted for corrosion protection.
An engineering study in 2013 confirmed an additional service duration of at least 50 years for the bridge.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Rheinbrücke Eglisau" (in German). www.brueckenweb.de. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
- ^ BRÜHWILER, Eugen; et al. (2013). "Fatigue safety examination of a riveted railway bridge using data from long term monitoring" (PDF). IABSE Symposium Report. 99 (25). International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering: 184–185. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
Bibliography
- Stadelmann, W (1989). "Rheinbrücken des 19. Jahrhunderts aus Eisen" [Rhine iron bridges of the 19th Century]. Schweiz.Ing.u.Architekt. ISSN 0251-0960.
External links
Media related to Eisenbahnbrücke Eglisau at Wikimedia Commons- Eglisau Railroad Bridge from Structurae
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