Rader High Bridge
Germany’s second-largest steel road bridge
1.500
metres of total length
It makes the work on the elevated bridge a major construction site in the truest sense of the word.
Bridge construction without interrupting traffic
The Rader high bridge in Schleswig-Holstein carries the A7 motorway over the Kiel Canal and the “Borgstedter Enge”. it was opened to traffic in 1972 and has played a central role in traffic to and from Denmark and Scandinavia ever since.
Site
near Rendsburg, Germany
Building contractor/client
Federal Republic of Germany/DEGES Deutsche Einheit Fernstraßenplanung- und -bau GmbH
Planning period
2016–2022
Service area
Structural engineering
Construction
2023–2030 (expected)
Construction length
1,500 m
Main supporting width
224 m
Number of carriageways
6
- The existing Rader high bridge must be replaced by a new structure because there is no economical solution for strengthening the structure
- The remaining useful life of the existing building ends in 2026
- The main supporting width of the two new superstructures over the Kiel Canal is 224 m
- The foundations for the bridge piers in the “Borgstedter Enge” must be constructed in the water and have bored piles up to 40 m long
