PROJECT TEAM/CREDITS
African project
Mzamba Bridge
LOCATION: Mzamba, Eastern Cape, South Africa
PHOTOGRAPHER: Florian Anzenberger and Thomas
Harlander under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Peter Nigst
and Dipl. Ing. Wolfgang Steiner
PROJECT MANAGEMENT: Elias Rubin and Marlene
Wagner (buildCollective NPO for Architecture and
Development)
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING: Dr. Lüchinger+Meyer
Bauingenieure
FOUNDATIONS: Rudi Keudel-Schaffer, Bruce Plumbly
MAIN SPONSORS: Friedrich Bauer, Gunter
Weisbrod, Birgit Werner, Bank Austria, Pfeifer Seil
und Hebetechnik, GEA, Teufelberger, ATE, Haslinger
Stahlbau, HSG, Nuquip, Land Kärnten, Land Salzburg,
Land Niederösterreich
SUPPORTERS: Mbizana Local Municipality, Eastern
Cape Department of Economic Development,
UNESCO
TECHNICAL DATA
LENGTH: 140m, span width between pylons: 66m
STEEL PYLONS: 13,2 and 15m in height
FOUNDATION: 38m3 concrete
Four steel ropes: 24mm diameter, total 531,5m
174 hangers flat steel, 87 frames, 96 walkway
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