Between the junctions of Augsburg-West and Augsburg-OST
Lech
Take the A8 motorway
Arch, arch over the road surface, Rod arch bridge
Steel
Neubau 2005-2007
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Construction site
The first part is since June 2006. Until 2007, the 2nd to superstructure be built. In 2005, the construction of the new bridge by a flood was vulnerable to collapse.<br><br>From WIKIPEDIA:<br>New Lech bridge Gersthofen<br>1935-36 In the wake of the Munich-Ulm line with only one highway construction was the original Lech bridge superstructure built for the 2-stripe-traffic. After the explosion in the last days of the war the second world war, on April 26, 1945, was the superstructure with parts from the stock, rebuilt with new parts, new bearings and new abutments. The second South-facing superstructure was completely rebuilt. 1982 was demolished the existing reinforced concrete deck and waterproofing and flooring replaced with a new reinforced concrete slab including.<br><br>The Lech bridge at Gersthofen during the August flood 2005Da in the building blown up bridge partly steel of the former bridge had been used in the war, showed in recent years propagated by means of bridge vibration caused fatigue cracks in the steel beams. Since August 2004, this led to traffic restrictions on the current bridge (maximum 80 or 60 mph for cars or trucks). The bridge could be therefore not rehabilitated with economic effort and upgraded.<br>
<br>In the course of the six-lane expansion of highway, the existing bridge will be demolished and replaced with two new bridges. Maintaining of highway traffic on the existing bridge is first started with the construction of the new South Bridge South side in a position. This temporary abutments are constructed and built makeshift pillar in the Lech, which are necessary for the concrete of the Südüberbaus. Sure to form the temporary Pier in Lech, the river surface under a preferential measure was liberated both by the rubble of blown-up before war bridge as well as grenades and ammunition of war.<br><br>In July 2005, was the build pushed South Bridge over the Lech River, where she will serve as alternate route of transport up to the demolition of the old bridge of Lech and construction of the North Bridge. Until then, was planned for the November 2006, the bridge should be moved to its final position to the North.<br><br>In August 2005 a setback in the construction occurred during the floods. The temporary Eastern Foundation was undermined, the new bridge fell on one side and threatened to plunge into the Lech River. This incident A 8 in the section between Augsburg-OST and Augsburg-West a day had to be locked by total. The Foundation could be stabilized, but it took until December 2005, until repairs to the damaged and the bridge was again raised.<br><br>The completion of the entire bridge will be delayed because of the incident on mid-2007.