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route 289 runs along the Schorgast Valley in the upper Franconian
district of Kulmbach. At the level of the village of Untersteinach a
bypass was created, 550 meters of which incorporates the Schorgast
Valley bridge. Civil engineering firms BPR Dr. Sch pert ns Consult GmbH
and SRP Schneider & Partner won the 2010 competition in partnership
with SBR Schultz-Brauns & Reinhart Architekten. They selected a
multi-span cable-stayed bridge to extend in a wide arc across the
Schorgast flood plain. At the awards ceremony, the jury praised the
structurally and visually impressive form for its self-confident
appearance, its harmony, transparency and significance. With its
one-sided suspension and six internally radiating pylons the structure
creates a strong optical statement, as well as offering a convincing
contribution to the local Baukultur. The bridge opened to traffic in 2020.