Pedestrian bridge with heavy traffic | Kusser Graniteworks

Pedestrian bridge with heavy traffic

Kusser Fussgaengerbruecke Cochem
Kusser Fussgaengerbruecke Cochem 2
Kusser Fussgaengerbruecke Cochem 3

The pedestrian and cyclists' bridge in Cochem is the longest prestressed granite bridge in the world which can be negotiated by heavy traffic. The 40 cm thick bridge can take up to 30 t and was prestressed with a force corresponding to about 1,000 t. The weight of the bridge is only 40 t. The prestressed granite bridge is part of the Moselle cycle route between Trier and Koblenz.

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Project Details

dimension:
9,40 m x 3,80 m x 40 cm
location:
Cochem
Year:
2011
employer:
Kreisverwaltung Cochem
image-source:
J. Pellio, Dipl.-Ing. (FH), VGV Cochem
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Used natural stones

Preview Tittlinger Feinkorn Sandgestrahlt

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

Preview Tittlinger Feinkorn Gestockt

Tittling Fine Grain, bush-hammered

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