Bridges are engineering structures that are used to carry traffic routes or supply lines over obstacles such as rivers, valleys or other traffic routes. According to the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport, there are around 39,500 road bridges with a total length of over 2,100 km in the federal highway network alone. In addition, there are a large number of bridges for state, district and municipal roads.
The majority of bridges in the old federal states were built between the 1960s and 1980s. This applies in particular to large valley bridges such as the Siegtal bridge or the Rahmedetal bridge near Lüdenscheid, which is now famous throughout Germany. Many of the older bridges are in poor condition and will have to be replaced by new structures in the next few years. Without exception, this also applies to all valley bridges and flyover structures on the federal highway 45 (Sauerland line).
This is where the Siegen Construction Day 2024 comes in, which this year will focus on the topic of bridges. The program includes numerous presentations by renowned speakers on current and interesting topics related to road bridges. The content of the Construction Day will include presentations on the new version of the recalculation guideline for solid bridges and the planned expansion of the Sauerland Line as well as modular bridge construction. Bridges will also be presented from an architectural perspective.
The Siegen Construction Day is an event organized by the University of Siegen, supported by the Förderverein für Architektur und Bauingenieurwesen (fab e.v.).
Further information on Bautag 2024 and registration: https://eveeno.com/129339574