Railway bridge over the A3 motorway
The new railway bridge over the A3 motorway Fürth/Erlangen intersection (3D-graphic: DB AG)
Facts and Figures
| Bridge length: | 110,5 m |
The new railway bridge over the A3 motorway Fürth/Erlangen intersection will have four tracks and be up to 120 m long. A bowstring girder bridge is planned. In this type of structure the deck is suspended from a large steel arch on steel cables. Planning permission for the bridge forms part of the development rights for the intended motorway upgrade.
(Drawing: DB AG)
History of the bridge
| 1962 | Construction of a new twin-track prestressed concrete bridge over the A3, with a central pier and a span of 2 x 18.1 m |
| 2013 | New railway bridge with a total span of 110.5 m built east of the existing bridge |




