Neckar Valley Bridge Weitingen
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The Neckar Valley Bridge Weitingen is a bridge that crosses the River Neckar, near the village Horb am Neckar. The bridge is an important part of motorway A81's section Stuttgart - Singen.
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[edit] Characteristics
[edit] Measurements
The bridge has an overall length of 900 meters, spans of 234-134-134-134-264 meters and a height of 125 meters above ground. The width of the building of over amounts to 31.5 meters and consists of a 6.10 meters high steel hollow box, which is broad 10 meters down.
[edit] Construction
A characteristic are the fringing fields under-stretched with ropes, which possess a span of 264 meters on the south side. Hence this could be done without columns in the valley slopes.
[edit] History
The bridge was handed over to the public in 1978. Directly east of the bridge a 110 kV power line, hung on high anchor masts 70 meters high, crosses the Neckar Valley from Eutingen to St.Georgen.
