Germany

04 Jun 25

Steel composite viaduct takes shape above steep valley

Video: work on the 450m-long replacement Rahmede Viaduct continues on Germany’s A45 highway (voiceover in German).
03 Jun 25

Germany: viaduct and piers slide 20.6m

40,000t viaduct sliding on Teflon plates.
22 May 25

Barrier-free structure helps German city meet its cycling goals

Glulam girders support timber bridge in Tübingen.
13 May 25

Swing into action

The design and installation of a truss swing rail bridge in Germany required significant engineering effort owing to its considerable scale, complexity and unique operational requirements, finds out Eve Boykova
30 Dec 24

German railway engineers float in 1,800t rotating part

Europe’s largest rotating rail bridge will open and close in minutes.
17 Dec 24

Normal inspection regime could not have anticipated German bridge fail

Independent expert confirms Carola Bridge collapsed because of construction methods.
10 Oct 24

Germany: ground broken on replacement for stone bridge lost in flood

Single-span design will meet flood protection requirements.
12 Sep 24

Safety work starts on failed German tram bridge

Federal agency gets to work on Dresden tram bridge that collapsed into river.
15 Aug 24

First trains cross Germany-Poland carbon hanger bridge

Pioneering Oder Bridge inaugurated.
01 Aug 24

German viaduct contract for Austrian construction company

Contract awarded for replacing ageing viaduct on Germany’s A7 motorway.
27 Jun 24

Germany: stark warning about highway budget cuts

The German construction industry has appealed to the government to keep its bridge renovations promises.
06 Jun 24

Wider active travel bridge gives German pedestrians room to pick best route

A Munich bridge designed for active mobility choices.
16 Apr 24

Slender concrete design selected for German townhall footbridge

Minimalist trough bridge picked for historic German crossing.
09 Apr 24

Germany: senators advise new bridge for Port of Hamburg

Hamburg Senate recommends replacement of Köhlbrand Bridge.
06 Feb 24

German Rhine bridge opens to traffic

Autobahn opens first of two parallel road bridges at Leverkusen.
10 Nov 23

Carbon network

Three years on since a network arch railway bridge in Germany became the first to use carbon cables, a second, longer rail crossing is now nearing completion that uses the same technology, writes Jose Maria Sanchez de Muniain
19 Sep 23

Main span nosed across River Oder

Rail bridge with novel carbon fibre hangers launched over Germany-Poland river border
16 Aug 23

Winning by a nose

The highly slender deck and piers of a bridge being constructed in Saxony via the incremental launching method call for a deeply methodical approach coupled with special guiding equipment, writes Marek Foglar

16 Aug 23

Journey of discovery

Now entering a review phase in Hamburg, one of the earliest adopters of digital twins shares some of the learning points of a journey that began before the term had become mainstream, writes Jose Sanchez

24 May 23

Design chosen for Bremen footbridge

The winning design has been announced for a new pedestrian and cycle bridge in Bremen, Germany.

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