BBR Construction

BBR Construction, BBR System, Bureau BBR, BBR Group or BBR VT International is a Swiss construction firm specializing in cable construction projects such as suspension bridges and tramways. They built the first carbon fibre stay cable bridge.^[1] The firm was started in 1944 by three engineers, Max Birkenmaier, Antonio Brandestini and Mirko Robin Ros.^[2][3] Their stay cable technology has been applied to over 400 major structures around the world.^[4]

Among their projects have been:

• 1961 the Schiller Street Bridge in Stuttgart, Germany, span 61 meters, a curved, stay cable bridge for pedestrians^[5]
• 1991 the Gilly Bridge over the Isere River in Albertville, France, longest span 102 meters, a stay cable bridge with a single tower^[5][6]
• 1996 the Storchenbrücke bridge^[7] in Winterthur, Switzerland, main span 63 meters, the world's first carbon fibre stay cables bridge^[1]
• 1997 the Godavari Arch Bridge over the Godavari River in Rajahmundry, India, Asia's second longest railroad bridge.^[8][9]
• 2012 The Ada Bridge over the Sava river in Belgrade, Serbia.^[10]