Technical Details & More

Holzgau Suspension Bridge

Joint project of:

     

  • tourist board, local branch: Holzgau (main initiator)

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  • municipality of Holzgau (property developer) and 

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  • “Innerer Aufschlag” agricultural association (financial support)

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Technical data: 

     

  • 200.5 metres long and approx. 105 metres high

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  • width of the footpath: 1 metre and covered with grids

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  • height of handle: 130 centimtres and LED-lit at night

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  • up to approx. 630 persons could be on the bridge; completion: late October 2011

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  • rope suspension bridge with two suspension ropes 

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  • pylons of a height of 5.2 metres on both sides

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  • ropes anchored on each side with 6 rock anchors each; rope tension: 26.5 tons presently

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  • collapse load: 280 tons per suspension rope 

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  • diameter of rope: 50 millimetres

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  • weight of the bridge: 22.8 tons

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Project development:  

Architect‘s office: Walch Armin, Reutte 
Building company: Strabag 
Steel works: Swissrope 
Geology: Dr. Müller Herbert 
Statics: Office DI Nessler Paul 

Building cost and financing: 

Building cost for the bridge approx. EUR 560,000 (gross + approx. EUR 90,000 for feeder hiking trails and various extra costs (planning, statics, geology…) = overall investment cost of approx. EUR 650,000. 

Support: approx. 2/3 of the investment cost from support provided the regional-economical programmes (Land Tirol and EU). 

Financing key of own resources: 

     

  • EUR 100.000 tourist board, Holzgau branch + additionally the tourist board covers cost for marketing, signposting and resting places 

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  • EUR 50.000 Innerer Aufschlag agricultural association – donation for the suspension bridge 

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  • municipality of Holzgau: approx. EUR 45,000 

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Objective:  

Spectacular building structure, which will become a popular excursion destination. Holzgau and the Lechtal valley will get plenty of media interest and more popular as a consequence. The number of guests and overnights should be increased. 

Target group: 

1.    hikers on the 125km-long Lechweg route

2.    new holiday makers, which want to spend their holidays in the Lechtal 

3.    one-day excursionists and persons booking short breaks from the neighbouring Bavaria, Vorarlberg and also from the North and South Tirol.

Pictures of the suspension bridge building works: