Half-time at the Saale-Elster Viaduct
As part of the construction of the railway line between Erfurt and Leipzig / Halle, the longest railway bridge in Germany is created south of Halle from 2006 to 2012.
At its completion, it will secure the traffic flows from Nuremberg to Berlin and from Frankfurt / M. to Dresden.
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| Sheet piles | Length | Quantity |
| AZ 13 | 8,5 - 12,0 m | 55 to |
| AZ 17/19 | 8,8 - 18,8 m | 3 210 to |
| AZ 25/26 | 9,7 - 24,2 m | 5 380 to |
| AZ 46/48 | 11,5 - 15,2 m | 615 to |
| Corner sections | 115 to |
| Owner | DB ProjektBau GmbH, DB AG |
| Contractor | ARGE S-E-T (Hochtief, Adam Hörnig, Gerdum & Breuer) |
| Design engineer | Ingenieurbüro Kinkel und Partner |
| Driving company | Himmel und Papesch, Bebra |
September 2009







