Customer: MA 29 – Brückenbau und Grundbau
Construction period: 07.2006 – 08.2007
Location: Vienna
Country: Austria

The Skywalk Spittelau provides a direct and comfortable walkway and bicycle road between the street Guneschgasse and the U4/U6 underground station Spittelau. The 4.5 metre high footbridge, bicycle road and walkway leads 11 metres above the street Heiligenstädterstraße from one city district to the next.

The glass construction makes the bridge bright and attractive. Fully covered it offers optimum comfort whatever the weather conditions might be. This connection is 125 m long. 10.5 m lead through the the pillars of the walls of the old city train. An elevator connects the footbridge with the Heiligenstädter street and provides a possibility to reach the D-wagon or the office building Skyline.

Technical data
Steel footbridge and bicycle road, fully encased in glass
Width of construction: 5 m
Height of building: 10 m
Span width: 13.50 + 23 + 36.5 + 22.5 + 17.5
Total length: ca. 125 m
Steel concrete pillars serve as frame and wall screens
Foundation: GEWI – piles
Steel: 162 tons
Concrete: 300 m³
Concrete steel: 23 tons
Glass: 1,050 m²