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B Consolidated Annual Financial Statements/Notes V. Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements of <strong>Salzgitter</strong> <strong>AG</strong> 236 237<br />

“The bridge is complete, but the project is never over.”<br />

Aris Stathopoulos, Structural Maintenance Manager<br />

The 36-year-old civil engineer is a member<br />

of the maintenance team and knows all about the specific strains that the bridge is exposed<br />

to. But Stathopoulos also knows how well equipped the huge structure is to deal with them:<br />

huge pylons and a steel bridge deck with shock absorbers enabling it to move to and fro by<br />

up to two meters help to cope with any type of impact and make the bridge extremely<br />

robust. It can withstand wind speeds of 250 km/h, earthquakes measuring 7 on the Richter<br />

scale, or a collision with an oil tanker, for example.<br />

Consolidated Annual<br />

Financial Statements

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