Project Description:

The Danube Valley Bridge is a 305 metre span pylonless suspension bridge carrying the A26 motorway across the River Danube in Linz. By anchoring the cables directly into the rocky cliffs it eliminates pylons, preserving the sensitive landscape and reducing cost and construction time. This structural feat combines massive rock-anchorage engineering with a slender composite deck, achieving aesthetic transparency and high material efficiency.

Judges Comments

The Danube Valley Bridge is a 305 metre span pylonless suspension bridge carrying the A26 motorway across the River Danube in Linz. By anchoring the cables directly into the rocky cliffs it eliminates pylons, preserving the sensitive landscape and reducing cost and construction time. This structural feat combines massive rock-anchorage engineering with a slender composite deck, achieving aesthetic transparency and high material efficiency.

Structural Designer

ASFINAG Bau Management GmbH

Location

Linz, Austria