First the cable winds are are taken out of the storage local and fixed at the uphill track. Then the cables are rolled off and looped into the tackles.
At the end of the upper part of the bridge a crane bock is fixed, carrying the tackles for the lowering of the middle part of the bridge. For this operation the crane wagon is needed.
The cables are looped and under the bridge the screws of the middle part are dissolved.
To guarantee safe working conditions for the bridge crew, the steep path crossing the Steffenbach valley must be continuously maintained.
Folding down of the center part
Disassembling starts: The center part of the bridge is slowly lowered.
Winter position of the upper part of the bridge
The weather for the dis assembly is not always good. It can be wet, cold, windy or it can snow.
