Footbridge in Gevelsberg
As part of the "Urban Redevelopment West" a 19.40 m long prestressed granite bridge was built in 2010 to connect the centre of Gevelsberg directly with the new Ennepepark. The bridge construction was required to be lightweight and slender, without additional structural elements,
in order to enhance the existing scale of the Ennepepark.
At the same time the bridge had to meet the requirements of the contracting authority in terms of cost and sustainability (care, maintenance and durability). The prestressed granite bridge from Kusser Granitwerke impressed the architects and the client not only because of the slenderness of its superstructure, but also because of its exceptional resistance to road salt, weathering and abrasion.
Project Details
- dimension:
- 19,4 m x 2,50 m x 45 cm
- architect:
- rha – reicher haase associierte GmbH, Aachen
- location:
- City of Gevelsberg
- Year:
- 2010
- employer:
- Stadt Gevelsberg
- image-source:
- Patrick Kirschhofer
Used natural stones
Tittling Fine Grain, sandblasted
Base| Trade name: | Tittling Fine Grain |
| Petrographic name : | Granite |
| Quarry: | Hoehenberg Quarry, Bachstraße 27, 94104 Tittling, Germany |
| Coordinates: | 13.366° E / 48.744° N (WGS 84) |
| Typical colour: | light grey |
| Visual appearance: | fine/medium-grained; appears with white, partially also differently coloured veining of differing widths and shapes as well as darker inclusions in various sizes and streaks |
Tittling Fine Grain, honed
Sides| Trade name: | Tittling Fine Grain |
| Petrographic name : | Granite |
| Quarry: | Hoehenberg Quarry, Bachstraße 27, 94104 Tittling, Germany |
| Coordinates: | 13.366° E / 48.744° N (WGS 84) |
| Typical colour: | light grey |
| Visual appearance: | fine/medium-grained; appears with white, partially also differently coloured veining of differing widths and shapes as well as darker inclusions in various sizes and streaks |
