Pedestrian bridge with heavy traffic
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
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, 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 |
