Valley Bridge Gernitzbach

Road Bridges

Volume:

Predesign, final design, structural calculation, final planning documents

Design period:

1996 / 1997

Location:

Federal highway B37 near Großmotten, Lower Austria

Country:

Austria

Owner:

Amt der NÖ Landesregierung

Customer:

Mayreder Bau GmbH

Distance of the columns:

32,50 + 48,00 + 48,00 + 32,50m

Spans:

Basic distance of the columns devided into equal halves by
treelike ramifications of the columns:
20,50 + 5 x 24,00 + 20,50m

Total span:

161,00 m

Total width:

12,14m

Alignment:

Superstructure in a circle R = 900,00m

Superstructure:

Reinforced concrete T-beam with two webs

Foundation:

Spread foundation, well shaft foundation,
replacement type piles

Construction:

Superstructure: cast in situ on falsework span by span
Branched columns: hollow prefabricated elements filled
in situ with concrete.

Special features:

Competitive, sustainable and highly aesthetic solution. Treelike ramifications of the columns led to small spans. Instead of a prestressed hollow box superstructure a plain reinforced open T-beam girder was sufficient.