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{{Infobox Bridge

|name = Itz Valley Autobahn Bridge
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|bridge_name = Itz Valley Autobahn Bridge
|image = Itztalbruecke-Sept2007.jpg
|image = Itztalbruecke-Sept2007.jpg
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|caption =Itz Valley Autobahn Bridge (2007)
|caption =Itz Valley Autobahn Bridge (2007)
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|material = steel and concrete
|material = steel and concrete
[[Bundesautobahn 73|A73]]
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|crosses = [[Itz]] valley
|length = {{convert|852|m|ft|0|lk=on}}
|length = {{convert|852|m|ft|0|lk=on}}
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The '''Itz Valley Autobahn Bridge''' (German: Itztalbrücke) is a twin Autobahn bridge carrying the [[Bundesautobahn 73|Autobahn A73]] across the [[Itz|Itz Valley]] directly to the south of Autobahn Junction 9 ([[Rödental]] exit), and close to [[Coburg]] on the northern edge of [[Bavaria]] in [[Germany]]. The Autobahn bridge, which has an approximately north-south axis, has been built approximately 25 meters to the west of the Itz Valley Railway Bridge.<ref name=MapioczItztalbr>{{cite web|url=http://www.mapio.cz/o/188687/|title=Itztalbrücke (A 73)|publisher=Jaroslava Hašková - Mapio.cz, Praha|accessdate=27 October 2015}}</ref> However, whereas the Autobahn bridge has been in use since 2007, the railway bridge has been unused since its completion in 2005 because [[Nuremberg–Erfurt high-speed railway|the high speed line]] of which the railway bridge is part, though started in 1996, has been deprioritised and is not expected to be completed for some time.<ref name=ICElautSZ>{{cite web|url=http://www.sueddeutsche.de/bayern/bahnvorstand-interne-prognose-schnellstrecke-nach-berlin-1.891298|title=Schnellstrecke nach Berlin wird erst 2041 fertig |date=19 May 2010|publisher=Süddeutscher Verlag, München|author=Klaus Ott|accessdate=27 October 2015}}</ref>
The '''Itz Valley Autobahn Bridge''' (German: Itztalbrücke) is a twin Autobahn bridge carrying the [[Bundesautobahn 73|Autobahn A73]] across the [[Itz|Itz Valley]] directly to the south of Autobahn Junction 9 ([[Rödental]] exit), and close to [[Coburg]] on the northern edge of [[Bavaria]] in [[Germany]]. The Autobahn bridge, which has an approximately north-south axis, has been built approximately 25 meters to the west of the Itz Valley Railway Bridge.<ref name=MapioczItztalbr>{{cite web|url=http://www.mapio.cz/o/188687/|title=Itztalbrücke (A 73)|publisher=Jaroslava Hašková - Mapio.cz, Praha|accessdate=27 October 2015}}</ref> However, whereas the Autobahn bridge has been in use since 2007, the railway bridge has been unused since its completion in 2005 because [[Nuremberg–Erfurt high-speed railway|the high speed line]] of which the railway bridge is part, though started in 1996, has been deprioritised and is not expected to be completed for some time.<ref name=ICElautSZ>{{cite web|url=http://www.sueddeutsche.de/bayern/bahnvorstand-interne-prognose-schnellstrecke-nach-berlin-1.891298|title=Schnellstrecke nach Berlin wird erst 2041 fertig |date=19 May 2010|publisher=Süddeutscher Verlag, München|author=Klaus Ott|accessdate=27 October 2015}}</ref>


Constructed between 2004 and 2007 for a total cost of around €31.5 million, the Autobahn bridge is constructed of pre-stressed steel-concrete box girder sections. It is the longest bridge on the [[Bundesautobahn 73|Autobahn A73]], having a total length of {{convert|852|m|ft|0|lk=on}} and a maximum height above the valley floor of {{convert|34|m|ft|0|lk=on}}.<ref name=ItztalbrlautKS>{{cite web|url=http://www.ks-ingenieurconsult.de/joomla/index.php/projekte/44-gross-und-brueckenbau/62-itztalbruecke|title=Projekte: Itztalbrücke bei Coburg|publisher=K+S Ingenieur-Consult GmbH & Co. KG, Nürnberg| accessdate=27 October 2015}}</ref>
Constructed between 2004 and 2007 for a total cost of around €31.5 million, the Autobahn bridge is constructed of pre-stressed steel-concrete box girder sections. It is the longest bridge on the [[Bundesautobahn 73|Autobahn A73]], having a total length of {{convert|852|m|ft|0|lk=on}} and a maximum height above the valley floor of {{convert|34|m|ft|0|lk=on}}.<ref name=ItztalbrlautKS>{{cite web|url=http://www.ks-ingenieurconsult.de/joomla/index.php/projekte/44-gross-und-brueckenbau/62-itztalbruecke|title=Projekte: Itztalbrücke bei Coburg|publisher=K+S Ingenieur-Consult GmbH & Co. KG, Nürnberg| accessdate=27 October 2015}}</ref>


==Groundwork and substructure==
==Groundwork and substructure==
The [[abutments]] and [[Pier (architecture)|pillars]] supporting the bridge are themselves supported by [[:de:Pfahlgründung|piles]] each of which has a diameter of {{convert|1.3|m|ft|1|lk=on}} and a depth of between {{convert|15|m|ft|0|lk=on}} and {{convert|31|m|ft|0|lk=on}}
The [[abutments]] and [[Pier (architecture)|pillars]] supporting the bridge are themselves supported by [[:de:Pfahlgründung|piles]] each of which has a diameter of {{convert|1.3|m|ft|1|lk=on}} and a depth of between {{convert|15|m|ft|0|lk=on}} and {{convert|31|m|ft|0|lk=on}}

==Superstructure==
The bridge comprises two carriageways each of which as its own concrete pillars and each of which is constructed as a [[:de:Durchlaufträger|continuous beam]] with a hollow box-section with a constant height of {{convert|4.2|m|ft|1|lk=on}}. The [[Prestressed concrete|concrete beams]] incorporate 22 internal and 4 external steel [[:de:Spannstahl|reinforcement tendon-supports]].

The overall length between abutments is {{convert|852|m|ft|0|lk=on}}. The total width of the two carriageways from one side to the other is {{convert|49|m|ft|0|lk=on}},<ref name=ItztalbrlautKS/> but that includes a gap between the two parallel bridges which is {{convert|13|m|ft|0|lk=on}} wide.


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Buildings and structures in Coburg]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Coburg]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures completed in 2007]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures completed in 2007]]
[[Category:Itz basin]]
[[Category:2009 establishments in Germany]]
[[Category:Bridges in Bavaria]]

Latest revision as of 07:40, 16 February 2024

Itz Valley Autobahn Bridge
Itz Valley Autobahn Bridge (2007)
Coordinates50°16′50″N 11°0′50″E / 50.28056°N 11.01389°E / 50.28056; 11.01389
CarriesA73 Autobahn
CrossesItz valley
Characteristics
MaterialSteel and concrete
Total length852 metres (2,795 ft)
Location
Map

The Itz Valley Autobahn Bridge (German: Itztalbrücke) is a twin Autobahn bridge carrying the Autobahn A73 across the Itz Valley directly to the south of Autobahn Junction 9 (Rödental exit), and close to Coburg on the northern edge of Bavaria in Germany. The Autobahn bridge, which has an approximately north-south axis, has been built approximately 25 meters to the west of the Itz Valley Railway Bridge.[1] However, whereas the Autobahn bridge has been in use since 2007, the railway bridge has been unused since its completion in 2005 because the high speed line of which the railway bridge is part, though started in 1996, has been deprioritised and is not expected to be completed for some time.[2]

Constructed between 2004 and 2007 for a total cost of around €31.5 million, the Autobahn bridge is constructed of pre-stressed steel-concrete box girder sections. It is the longest bridge on the Autobahn A73, having a total length of 852 metres (2,795 ft) and a maximum height above the valley floor of 34 metres (112 ft).[3]

Groundwork and substructure

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The abutments and pillars supporting the bridge are themselves supported by piles each of which has a diameter of 1.3 metres (4.3 ft) and a depth of between 15 metres (49 ft) and 31 metres (102 ft)

Superstructure

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The bridge comprises two carriageways each of which as its own concrete pillars and each of which is constructed as a continuous beam with a hollow box-section with a constant height of 4.2 metres (13.8 ft). The concrete beams incorporate 22 internal and 4 external steel reinforcement tendon-supports.

The overall length between abutments is 852 metres (2,795 ft). The total width of the two carriageways from one side to the other is 49 metres (161 ft),[3] but that includes a gap between the two parallel bridges which is 13 metres (43 ft) wide.

References

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  1. ^ "Itztalbrücke (A 73)". Jaroslava Hašková - Mapio.cz, Praha. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  2. ^ Klaus Ott (19 May 2010). "Schnellstrecke nach Berlin wird erst 2041 fertig". Süddeutscher Verlag, München. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Projekte: Itztalbrücke bei Coburg". K+S Ingenieur-Consult GmbH & Co. KG, Nürnberg. Retrieved 27 October 2015.