The Truckenthal Viaduct
Truckenthal Viaduct (Photo: Nürnberg Luftbild, Hajo Dietz)
Facts and figures
| Bridge length: | 425 m |
| Width: | 14.10 m |
| Span lengths: | 3 x 44 – 7 x 23 – 3 x 44 m |
| Arch span: | 161 m |
| Construction depth: | 3.60 m |
| Construction height: | 4.425 m |
| Concrete for substructures: | approx. 8,500 m3 |
| Concrete for superstructures: | approx. 5,500 m3 |
| Reinforcing steel: | approx. 1,200 t |
| Prestressed steel: | approx. 225 t |
| Structure type: | prestressed concrete box girder, continuous girder chain, arch bridge with elevated track |
The new Ebensfeld-Erfurt line runs across the Galgenberg plateau between the built-up areas of Grümpen, Rauenstein, Theuern and Truckenthal in the administrative district of Sonneberg (Thuringia).
(Graphic: DB AG)




