The New “OLD BRIDGE” Over the Danube River in Bratislava

The main task of the project was to span the river Danube towards Petrzalka with the multiple rail 1000/1435 (tram-train type) and to temporarily finish it behind the Bosakova street. The most important project section is the „new” Old bridge over the Danube. It has the length of 461,4m. The part of the contract was a demolition and disposal of the original bridge structure and a partial removal of the lower part of the structure. The new steel structure SO 20-201-00 with spans 32,56m + 106,68m + 137,16m + 75,60m + 75,92m + 32,56m in sections II to V has a constant theoretical height of the main beams of 10,50m.