Fehmarn Sound Bridge – Bearing Replacement Work under Difficult Conditions

A bridge on a key international road and railway route between Germany and Scandinavia required two bridge bearings to be replaced on a pier in the Baltic Sea. In the course of regular inspections, it was established that the two bearings on one of the bridge’s piers, of the pot type, required to be replaced. It was decided to replace them with modern spherical bearings, which are very well suited to the marine environment. Since it was not permitted to cause any disruption to the road or railway traffic on the bridge, the work had to be carried out from the water below. mageba’s German team developed a method involving the use of a telescopic forklift operating off a barge on the water, and hydraulic jacks to temporarily lift the bridge superstructure.

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