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12/6/2006


Visualizations of the planned bridge


Technische Hochschule Aachen, March 2006

1. Illustrations of the Independent Visual Study by RWTH Aachen, March 2006

The Aachen visual study confirms, that the bridge and the fly-overs over the Elbe meadows will affect the landscape more essential than the bridge proponents clearly indicate. Very dramatic is also the visual effect of the slip roads on the right hand Elbe hill (see first row of pictures, right picture). Illustrations of those constructions have never been showed, including drawings were not presented to the public.

 

 

 

2. Before and After

The following bridge illustrations, copyright Grüne Liga Sachsen e.V., are computer animated in accordance to the planning illustrations of the bridge Waldschloesschenbruecke, which were generated from the construction plans under consideration of the cartographic exact sites of the landscape pictures. The illustrations base upon the cartography of Dresden City Council.

View out of the city

View from to the Waldschloesschen

View to Dresden - Neustadt

 

3. Visualisation by the architects

 

 

The official visualisation of 1997 shows the 140-meters-long bridge and the fly-overs on the right hand Elbe hill over the Elbe meadows.
The height of the bridge arch amounts to 30 metres, which is the approximate height of a ten-floor skyscraper. The bridge is 30 metres wide.

 

 

First of all, the bridge captivates with its monstrous and oversized architecture. The four lanes can cope with more than 65.000 vehicles per day.

Initially also a tramway roadway was planned, from this time the visualisation of the bridge comes from.

Because of static problems the columns are connected with a massive impact protection of concrete.

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