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The Oelze Viaduct
The Oelze Viaduct (Photo: Nürnberg Luftbild, Hajo Dietz)
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| Bridge length: | 370 m |
| Width: | 14.10 m |
| Span lengths: | 30 – 35 – 40 –7 x 23.57 (Bogen 165 m) – 40 – 30 – 30 m |
| Arch span: | 165 m |
| Construction depth: | 3.60 m |
| Construction height: | 4.425 m |
| Earth excavated: | approx. 12,500 m3 |
| Concrete for foundations, frames, supports and abutments: | approx. 8,500 m3 |
| Concrete for superstructure, including edge capping: | approx. 4,700 m3 |
| Reinforcing and prestressed steel: | approx. 1,300 t |
| Structure type: | prestressed concrete box girder, continuous girder chain, arch bridge with elevated track |
The planned two-track Ebensfeld-Erfurt line crosses the Oelze Valley east of the municipality of Altenfeld in the administrative district of Ilmkreis (Thuringia) at a height of about 71 metres.
(Graphic: DB AG)
This is a deep, undeveloped, V-shaped valley with steep sides and an almost symmetrical cross-section. The Oelze flows through the wooded Oelze Valley, and the road from Katzhütte to Altenfeld (Harztalstraße) runs along the foot of the south side of the valley.
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