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Torminbrücke

25.10.2009
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25.10.2009
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Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
Münster
Aasee
Street
Beam bridge and Cove
Prestressed concrete
1987-1989
81.00 m
140.00 m
30.00 m
6.40 m
0.00 m
0.00 m2
in operation
<a href="http://wiki.muenster.org/index.php/Torminbr%C3%BCcke">Münster wiki</a>:<br>1 Building 1926 and 1933
Form and meaning<br><br>The angular viewing platforms on four pillars with the elaborately latticed oval Vista Windows and the surface material, the coarse structure-sight were typical for the reinforced concrete plate bridge.
The old grid have been inserted on the ends of the new bridge at the bastions.<br>Length: 80m, width: 16m<br>Because the bridge "... of the type of the medieval river pier bridge with about seated viewing platforms" was "... only extant reinforced concrete bridge with expressionist styling in Westphalia", she was designated in 1984 provisional. (Torminbrücke, p. 4)
Construction history<br>The architect was Government architect Alfred Hensen.<br>Richard Tormin erected to the extension of the distribution network for gas, in 1926 the 1st part of a bridge over the AA lowland (abutment, pillar and Eastern walkway), water and electricity for the transfer of the lines. The pavement construction insulated wires.<br>This first version showed all characteristics of the later-developed bridge.<br>in 1933 the bridge include a roadway and an extra walkway on the southwestern side. This year conditions found at one of the pillars, i.e., the underground was waning because it was compressed by the weight of the bridge.<br>1964, the bridge was originally designed for the transfer of pipes and ducts, released for motor vehicle traffic. Also the ring road at Aasee and Aaseestadt was expanded during this time.<br>Through the ever-increasing car traffic and other factors verschlecherte is the condition of the bridge continuously, so that in the 1980s, a new building or an elaborate renovation became necessary. Primarily for reasons of safety, and because a renovation of the bridge would have substantially reduced their worthiness of the monument, it was decided after detailed examination to rebuild from 1984 to 1985. (Story continues at 2. building"construction history"<br><br>2. Construction 1987-1989
Shape<br>
<br>It is in the current Torminbrücke one to a symmetrical prestressed concrete three field bridge with two separate buildings (Torminbrücke, p. 44)<br>You resting on two mighty pillars, so that a regatta in the AA is not obstructed. The four viewing platforms (two on each side of the pillars) reminiscent of the old bridge. In the first draft, four on each side were intended as at the prominent predecessor.<br>Length: 145m, width: 30m.
Bridge class: 60/30 (DIN 1072), so it is accessible on the main tracks for heavy trucks (60 tons).
Construction history<br>After thorough examination of the four designs in the competition in 1984 received by Dipl.-ing. Fritz König and engineer Albert Thomas in Münster the surcharge.<br>First was the western pavement of the old bridge was canceled, then the Western half of the bridges of the new bridge built. (from November, 1986) This Western half of bridges in operation was taken in October 1987.<br>Then, the demolition of the remaining old bridge and the construction of the eastern carriageway was November 1987-October 1988.<br>In November 1988, the new Torminbrücke in operation was taken, she was entirely completed in December 1988.<br>The new Torminbrücke was inaugurated on May 27, 1989.<br><br>Span side opening: 29.50 m
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