Mittelrheinbrücke | Sankt Goar Sankt – Goarshausen, Germany
Sankt Goar, Germany
The Mittelrheinbruecke is located in the World heritage site of the Upper Middle Rhine Valley. The design takes a simple approach, create a structure as low, as horizontal and as thin as possible in order to minimise the visual impact.



Structure: Above ‒ Below ‒ In ‒ Between Though the central span of the bridge, which crosses the river, may seem at first glance the most important element, in the context of this sensitive landscape, the ramps that negotiate the level difference between the required ship clearance and the road levels, potentially have equal if not greater impact for the river valley than the central span.





Our proposal balances the two extremes of a structure above the deck and a structure below by locating the structure in‒between these two extremes, minimizing the ramp lengths whilst simultaneously minimizing the visual impact of the new crossing along the ‘Valley’ corridor.


Fact sheet
Client
Landesbetrieb Mobilitaet Rheinland Pfalz
Date
2009 (Competition Winner)
Location
Sankt Goar, Germany
Collaborators
Structures | Civil
Arup
Landscape
Mitchell & Associates
Model
Andrew Ingham & Associates
Model Photographs
Richard Davies
Renderings
Archimation
Contact
heneghan peng architects
14–16 Lord Edward Street, Floor 2
Dublin D02 YC63, Ireland
Tel +353 (0)1 633 9000
Fax +353 1 633 9010
heneghan peng architects
Lehrter Strasse 57
Haus 1
10557 Berlin, Germany
Tel +49 30 20 89 88 750
Fax +49 30 20 89 88 759
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