Ubierring pedestrian bridge over the Rhine river

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connecting people

The new Rhine Bridge will connect the city center of Cologne with the Deutz Harbor, one of the largest urban development projects in Cologne. In addition to the existing road and rail bridges, the first pedestrian and bicycle-only crossing of the Cologne Rhine offers a sustainable mobility option for the population. Thus, it not only connects the riverbanks but also provides people with a safe and comfortable way to travel on foot or by bike, allowing them to relax on the designated seating islands.

paving the way

As the first climate-positive bridge over the Rhine, the design breaks new ground. The design of the highly efficient single-tower cable-stayed bridge with an airtight welded pylon and superstructure, which is material-efficiently divided into two external hollow boxes, already minimizes the structure’s global warming potential The possibility of incorporating a photovoltaic surface on the roadway even makes the structure carbon neutral.

creating construction culture

The bridge between Ubierring and Deutzer Hafen impresses as a 624-meter-long cable-stayed bridge with a slender A-shaped pylon. The steel superstructure extends from Ubierring over the Rhine far beyond the Poller Wiesen and blends harmoniously into the surroundings, inspired by the nearby Severinsbrücke. This iconic structure will not only be German’s longest pedestrian and bicycle bridge but will also set new standards with the largest span of 265 meters.

Year of completion

In progress

Type of intervention

New construction

Contracting authority

Stadt Köln

Location

Cologne

Type of structure

Pedestrian bridge

Construction method

Cantilevering, floating, lifting / assembly of prefabricated parts

Construction material of superstructure

Reinforced concrete, steel, steel composite

Total length

624,00 m

Type of structural system

Cable-stayed bridge

Span lengths

265,5 m + 164 m + 60,5 m + 44 m + 32 m + 34 m + 24 m

Construction height

1,42 m

Construction width

12,80 m

Architect

Firmhofer + Günther Architekten

Services Grassl

Basic assessment, preliminary design, conceptual design of traffic infrastructure, visualisation