Fuldatalbrücke Morschen, Railway bridge over the Fulda valley in Morschen, Germany
The Fuldatalbrücke Morschen is a 1450 m long, two-track prestressed concrete railway bridge on the Hannover–Würzburg high-speed line. Between Morschen and Binsförth it crosses the Fulda, the parallel Bundesstraße 83 and the Kassel–Bebra railway at up to 75 m above ground. Its superstructure is a chain of 25 single-span girders with a constant depth of 5.3 m and spans of 58 m; over the river stands an arched A-frame with a 116 m span.
The bridge was built between 1986 and 1989 as a modern railway viaduct for the high-speed line between Hannover and Würzburg. It was developed to create a new route for fast train connections across the valley.
The bridge crosses the Fulda between Morschen and Binsförth, and its deck also passes over the Bundesstraße 83 and the Kassel–Bebra railway line. In the middle, an arch-shaped A-frame pier with a 116 m span acts as the bridge's fixed point, transferring braking forces from the coupled superstructure into the ground.
The bridge sits on a railway line designed for high-speed trains and can be seen from many points in the surrounding area. The best views of the viaduct come from roads and paths that run below the structure.
The superstructure is a chain of 25 simply supported girders of 58 m span each, so individual segments can later be replaced. The central A-frame over the Fulda has a 116 m span, twice a normal field, and acts as the bridge's fixed point, transferring braking forces into the ground.
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