{"id":4479,"date":"2020-05-05T18:20:05","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T18:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/ruhrkanalbruecke-ein-bauprojekt-der-extraklasse\/"},"modified":"2025-05-07T05:41:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T05:41:12","slug":"railway-bridge-construction-over-the-ruhr-canal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/en\/updates\/railway-bridge-construction-over-the-ruhr-canal\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruhr Canal Bridge: A Premium Class Construction Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-grid  layout-grid layout-grid--outer-margin-large layout-grid--expanded\"><div class=\"grid grid--child-margin-large\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-column  column is-6-small is-6-medium column--expanded\"><div class=\"layout-column\"><nav class=\"breadcrumbs\"><div class=\"breadcrumbs__inner\"><a class=\"breadcrumbs__home\" href=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/en\/\" aria-label=\"Link Home\"><svg class=\"breadcrumbs__home-icon\"><use xlink:href=\"#home\"><\/use><\/svg><\/a> <svg class=\"breadcrumbs__delimiter\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg> <a data-is-distributor=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/en\/updates\/\">Updates<\/a> <svg class=\"breadcrumbs__delimiter\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><span class=\"breadcrumbs__actual-page\">Ruhr Canal Bridge: A Premium Class Construction Project<\/span><\/div><\/nav><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-grid  layout-grid layout-grid--outer-margin-large layout-grid--expanded\"><div class=\"grid grid--child-margin-small\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-column  column is-6-small is-3-medium column--expanded\"><div class=\"layout-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-text  wp-block-dbec-core-layout-text--expanded\"><div class=\"layout-column layout-column--text\"><div class=\"article-header\"><div class=\"article-header__tags\"><a class=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/en\/updates\/?categories=9\">News<\/a><\/div><h1 class=\"article-header__headline\">Ruhr Canal Bridge: A Premium Class Construction Project<\/h1><div class=\"article-header__date\">May 5, 2020 &#8211; 6:20 pm<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-sub-headline\"><p class=\"sub-headline\">It has become one of the most exciting and spectacular bridge-building projects of recent years: the new Ruhr Canal bridge between Duisburg and M\u00fclheim has been put into operation. Deutsche Bahn invested around EUR 30 million in the project. DB Engineering &amp; Consulting was responsible for the construction supervision. <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-figure\"><figure class=\"figure\"><div class=\"figure__inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/U7A0596-1-scaled.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/U7A0596-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/U7A0596-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/U7A0596-1-1024x683.jpg 640w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/U7A0596-1-520x347.jpg 520w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/U7A0596-1-768x512.jpg 640w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/U7A0596-1-1280x853.jpg 640w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/U7A0596-1-1920x700.jpg 640w\" alt=\"Railway Bridge Construction - Ruhr Canal - Construction Site\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1330px) calc(((1200px - 35px * 5) * (3 \/ 6)) + (35px * (3 - 1))), (min-width: 768px) calc((((100vw - 130px) - 35px * 5) * (3 \/ 6)) + (35px * (3 - 1))), calc(100vw - 60px)\"\/><div class=\"enlarge-image\"><template data-name=\"lightbox-content\"><div class=\"lightbox-image\"><div class=\"lightbox-image__image\" style=\"background-image:url(&quot;https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/U7A0596-1-scaled.jpg&quot;)\"><\/div><div class=\"lightbox-image__caption\"><span>Ruhr canal bridge, Duisburg main station-M\u00fchlheim (Ruhr)-Styrum line<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><div class=\"label-reference\" data-image-reference=\"DB \/ Michael Neuhaus\"><\/div><\/div><figcaption class=\"figure__caption\">Ruhr canal bridge, Duisburg main station-M\u00fchlheim (Ruhr)-Styrum line<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-column  column is-6-small is-2-medium is-offset-left-1-medium column--expanded\"><div class=\"layout-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-text  wp-block-dbec-core-layout-text--expanded\"><div class=\"layout-column layout-column--text\"><div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-social-sharing\"><div class=\"social-sharing\" data-subject=\"Here is an article for you: [TITLE]\" data-recipient=\"mail recipient en\" data-body=\"Here is an article by DB Engineering &#038; Consulting for you: [TITLE] at [LINK]\"><span class=\"social-sharing__label\">Share<\/span><div class=\"social-sharing__links\"><a class=\"social-sharing__link social-sharing__link--linkedin\" href=\"\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Link LinkedIn\"><svg class=\"social-sharing__icon\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-linked-in\"\/><\/svg><\/a><a class=\"social-sharing__link social-sharing__link--mail\" href=\"\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Link Mail\"><svg class=\"social-sharing__icon\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-mail\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-text  wp-block-dbec-core-layout-text--expanded\"><div class=\"layout-column layout-column--text\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading headline-h4\">Contact<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"contact-person\"><h3 class=\"contact-person__name\">DB Engineering &#038; Consulting<\/h3><div class=\"contact-person__position\">Team Marketing &#038; Communications<\/div><div class=\"contact-person__address\">DB Engineering &#038; Consulting<br \/>\r\nEUREF-Campus 14<br \/>\r\n10829 Berlin<br \/>\r\nGermany<\/div><a class=\"contact-person__link-communication\" href=\"mailto:marketing@db-eco.com\"><svg class=\"contact-person__icon-mail\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-mail\"><\/use><\/svg><span>E-Mail<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-grid  layout-grid layout-grid--outer-margin-small layout-grid--expanded\"><div class=\"grid grid--child-margin-small\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-column  column is-6-small is-3-medium column--expanded\"><div class=\"layout-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-text  wp-block-dbec-core-layout-text--expanded\"><div class=\"layout-column layout-column--text\">\n<p><strong>Free-flowing rail transport for the next 100 years<\/strong><br><br>Not many people know that Duisburg is a city of bridges and has more bridges than Venice or St. Petersburg. Some of these bridges are already approaching the end of their service lives \u2013 such as the old truss bridge over the Ruhr Canal built in 1925, which is mainly used for long-distance passenger transport on the Duisburg\/M\u00fclheim (a.d.R.) line.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Deutsche Bahn invested EUR 30 million in refurbishing this structure last year \u2013 EUR 15 million of which went on the construction of the replacement bridge. The objective was and is, for the new rail bridge to ensure free-flowing rail operations for at least the next one hundred years. The structure crosses the Ruhr Canal, the L140 highway as well as a cycle track and footpath.<br><span class=\"has-inline-color has-very-light-gray-color\">.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A colossus is created from 1,600 metric tons of steel<\/strong><br><br>The steel construction of the bridge weighing 1,600 metric tons consists of more than 100 individual parts, which came from Poland via special and heavy transport deliveries. These components were inspected and then permanently installed and connected in situ at the construction site.&nbsp; Particularly important weld seams were inspected using ultrasound and x-ray technology. The steel colossus is 137&nbsp;m long, 14.65&nbsp;m high and 8.29&nbsp;m wide. Due to the gigantic dimensions, design work started four years ago.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-text  wp-block-dbec-core-layout-text--expanded\"><div class=\"layout-column layout-column--text\">\n<p><strong>Rolling and floating 1,600 metric tons of material into place<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The final construction \u2013 particularly for a structure of this size \u2013 was unusually rare and spectacular. In August 2019, self-propelled modular transporters (SPMTs) were used to move the bridge out across the canal, where pontoons were in place to receive it. It was then rotated 90\u00b0 and floated to its final position to be mounted on its abutments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To guarantee sufficient stability for these abutments, some 200 foundation piles of 1.20&nbsp;m diameter and up to 8&nbsp;m long had to be placed in the ground below. Replacing the bridge involved laying 200&nbsp;m of new track and 500&nbsp;m of overhead line.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-video-standalone\"><figure class=\"video-standalone\"><div class=\"label-reference-container\"><div class=\"label-reference label-reference--static\" data-image-reference=\"DB Engineering &amp; Consulting\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"video-standalone__container-video\"><div class=\"lightbox-video\"><div class=\"video-player\"><video class=\"video-player__video\" src=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/VLC_Gelbe-Bruecke-Baudoku_2.mp4\" poster=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Standbild_Ruhrkanalbruecke.png\"><\/video><div class=\"video-control\"><div class=\"video-control__button\"><div class=\"video-control__button-start\"><\/div><div class=\"video-control__button-stop\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"controls\"><button class=\"controls__toggle-play\" type=\"button\" data-is-playing=\"false\"><svg class=\"controls__icon-is-paused\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-play-small\" \/><\/svg><svg class=\"controls__icon-is-playing\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-pause\" \/><\/svg><\/button><div class=\"controls__wrapper-progress\"><progress class=\"controls__progress\" value=\"0\" min=\"0\"><\/progress><\/div><button class=\"controls__toggle-sound\" type=\"button\" data-is-sound-on=\"true\"><svg class=\"controls__icon-is-sound-on\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-is-sound-on\" \/><\/svg><svg class=\"controls__icon-is-sound-off\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-is-sound-off\" \/><\/svg><\/button><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><figcaption class=\"video-standalone__caption\">Renewal of the &#8220;yellow bridge\u201d over the Ruhr Canal<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-text  wp-block-dbec-core-layout-text--expanded\"><div class=\"layout-column layout-column--text\">\n<p><strong>Construction supervised by DB Engineering &amp; Consulting<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DB Engineering &amp; Consulting monitored the entire project \u2013 including the dismantling of the two old superstructures with central pillars, building the new bridge and its technically-sophisticated installation during the six-week summer work window, and the subsequent re-cultivation of the construction site area.<br><br>Concerning the special challenges of the project, Fabio Lopez K\u00f6hn, project manager of the Duisburg Construction Supervision Center, said, &#8220;To move such a bridge simultaneously across the road with special vehicles and on the canal with pontoons to eventually bring it precisely to its defined end position is certainly something special and an impressive experience. And if this task is completed without accidents and in the specified timeframe, then we&#8217;re even happier.&#8221;<br><br><em>But this new bridge is just the start for Deutsche Bahn: in the years to come, three more bridges over the Ruhr between Duisburg and M\u00fclheim need to be replaced. The old bridges were all built in the 1920s.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-grid  layout-grid layout-grid--outer-margin-large layout-grid--expanded\"><div class=\"grid grid--child-margin-large\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-column  column is-6-small is-6-medium column--expanded\"><div class=\"layout-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-linked-items  wp-block-dbec-core-layout-linked-items--expanded\"><section class=\"layout-linked-items\"><div class=\"layout-linked-items__header\"><div class=\"grid\"><div class=\"column is-6-small is-3-medium\"><h2 class=\"layout-linked-items__headline\">More news<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"column is-6-small is-3-medium\"><div class=\"layout-linked-items__wrapper-link layout-linked-items__wrapper-link--top\"><a class=\"layout-linked-items__link\" href=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/en\/updates\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Back to overview page<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"layout-linked-items__inner\"><div class=\"related-posts\"><div class=\"related-posts__post\"><a class=\"base-card\" href=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/en\/updates\/10-years-of-db-ec\/\"><figure class=\"base-card__figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Foto-10-Jahre-fuer-Druck-1-1-768x512.jpeg\" class=\"base-card__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"10 years of DB E&amp;C\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1330px) calc(((1200px - 35px * 5) * (2 \/ 6)) + (35px * (2 - 1))), (min-width: 1024px) calc((((100vw - 130px) - 35px * 5) * (2 \/ 6)) + (35px * (2 - 1))), (min-width: 768px) calc((((100vw - 130px) - 35px * 5) * (3 \/ 6)) + (35px * (3 - 1))), calc(100vw - 60px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Foto-10-Jahre-fuer-Druck-1-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Foto-10-Jahre-fuer-Druck-1-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Foto-10-Jahre-fuer-Druck-1-1-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Foto-10-Jahre-fuer-Druck-1-1-520x347.jpeg 520w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Foto-10-Jahre-fuer-Druck-1-1.jpeg 1280w\" \/><\/figure><h3 class=\"base-card__title\">10 years of DB Engineering &amp; Consulting<\/h3><div class=\"base-card__date\">04-02-2026<\/div><div class=\"base-card__copy\">From the first sketch to commissioning: DB E&#038;C has been combining expertise and passion for mobility for a decade &#8211; not just in Germany, but worldwide. The anniversary on April 1 marks the beginning of a special journey: digitally, on paper and, above all, together as one.<\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"related-posts__post\"><a class=\"base-card\" href=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/en\/updates\/major-design-contract-for-rail-baltica-kaunas-poland-section\/\"><figure class=\"base-card__figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"511\" src=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Rail-Baltica-Kaunas-Poland-Section_design-contract-Stefan-Geisperger-768x511.jpg\" class=\"base-card__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"Rail Baltica Kaunas-Poland section: Stefan Geisperger at the signing of the contract\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1330px) calc(((1200px - 35px * 5) * (2 \/ 6)) + (35px * (2 - 1))), (min-width: 1024px) calc((((100vw - 130px) - 35px * 5) * (2 \/ 6)) + (35px * (2 - 1))), (min-width: 768px) calc((((100vw - 130px) - 35px * 5) * (3 \/ 6)) + (35px * (3 - 1))), calc(100vw - 60px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Rail-Baltica-Kaunas-Poland-Section_design-contract-Stefan-Geisperger-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Rail-Baltica-Kaunas-Poland-Section_design-contract-Stefan-Geisperger-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Rail-Baltica-Kaunas-Poland-Section_design-contract-Stefan-Geisperger-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Rail-Baltica-Kaunas-Poland-Section_design-contract-Stefan-Geisperger-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Rail-Baltica-Kaunas-Poland-Section_design-contract-Stefan-Geisperger-520x346.jpg 520w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Rail-Baltica-Kaunas-Poland-Section_design-contract-Stefan-Geisperger-1280x852.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Rail-Baltica-Kaunas-Poland-Section_design-contract-Stefan-Geisperger.jpg 1878w\" \/><div class=\"label-reference\" data-image-reference=\"\u017dygimantas Gedvila\"><\/div><\/figure><h3 class=\"base-card__title\">Major Design Contract for Rail Baltica Kaunas-Poland Section<\/h3><div class=\"base-card__date\">08-13-2025<\/div><div class=\"base-card__copy\">DB E&#038;C has secured a significant new contract for the Rail Baltica project, marking another milestone in the company&#8217;s eight-year involvement in this transformative European infrastructure initiative. 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