The girder was finally post-tensioned over its entire length. C63 Detail shows the anchorage of the four parallel cables at the girder side-span. C64 Support detail at the end abutment. The shortening of the bridge on the cold day this slide was taken can be seen by the shear deformation of the laminated neoprene support block. Completed in 1978.
Towers are reinforced concrete, the deck is prestressed concrete.
Detail of top of tower, showing the cable connections. C64.3 View underneath the deck system , taken from one abutment. Note that overall torsional system of the deck is not as important when two lines of cables are used. C64.4 Rhine River Bridge at Flehe, near Dusseldorf, Germany. Single tower design.