Literatuurwijk
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Literatuurwijk Setting
Client AM (Amstelland) Bouwfonds Designer Gerhard Nijenhuis Completed 2001 Size l= 24 m; b=1.5 m Building costs € 99,831 Price per m² € 2,773 Load-bearing capacity 4 kN/m²
The cable-stayed bridge is located at a waterway intersection in the Literatuurwijk housing development in Almere.
Challenge In accordance with the client’s wish for a remarkable bridge, the challenge was to design a bridge that would serve as a landmark for the housing development.
Structure This client’s wish for a remarkable bridge, together with the location, resulted in the choice of a cable-stayed bridge. The bridge is comprised of a tower and a tubular beam, which are only connected to each other in the middle of the span
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plan and elevation, scale 1:200
by two steel cables placed on either side. No other supports were necessary. Steel rafters on one side of the tubular beam support the bridge deck, which bends slightly around the tower.
Detailing Concealing the connections of the steel cables to the other structural elements received special attention. To conceal these connections, small pipe sections that go into the tower and into the tubular beam were used, and the cables are connected inside these pipe sections.