The Westend bridge is part of the Berlin city highway that connects downtown Berlin with the airport in the north. The 38 years old structures is a pre-stressed concrete bridge. In the past the bridge had to be strengthened multiple times due to cracks and open connecting joints within the floor slab. After the reunification of Berlin the commercial traffic into the city increased considerably and, hence, doubts arose whether the bridge would sustain this new loading.

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