General Information
| Completion: | 10 June 1983 |
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| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Deck arch bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
Reinforced concrete bridge Structurae Plus/Pro - Subscribe Now! |
| Construction method: |
Cantilever construction using temporary cable-stays |
Location
| Location: |
Nature's Valley, Western Cape, South Africa Eastern Cape, South Africa |
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| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 33° 58' 0.76" S 23° 38' 43.27" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| rise | 62.00 m | |
| total length | 451.00 m | |
| arch span | 272 m | |
| height above valley floor or water | 216.00 m |
Materials
| piers |
reinforced concrete
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| arch |
reinforced concrete
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Chronology
| 1982 | Fulton Award - Excellence in the use of concrete |
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Participants
Design
Contractor
Construction supervision
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2001): ARCH'01 - 3ème conférence sur les ponts en arc. Presses de l'Ecole nationale des ponts et chaussées, Paris (France), pp. 35-40.
- (2001): Bloukrans Bridge. Presented at: ARCH'01. 3ème conférence sur les ponts en arc, pp. 35-40.
- (1993): Bridges. Macmillan Publishing Company, New York (USA), pp. 142.
- (2003): Bridging the World. Bridge Ink, Wilsonville (USA).
- (1990): Les grands ponts du monde: Hors d'Europe. Brissaud, Poitiers (France), pp. 17-18.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20002271 - Published on:
11/11/2001 - Last updated on:
20/04/2017
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