Bubiyan Bridge
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Girder bridge
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| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge
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| Built: | 1981 - 1983 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Bubyian, Kuwait, Asia |
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 2 380 m | |
| span lengths | 61 x 40.16 m - 53.80 m | |
| number of spans | 62 |
Materials
| superstructure |
prestressed concrete
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Chronology
| August 1990 - February 1991 | Sustains heavy damage in the Gulf War. 4 spans destroyed. |
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| 1995 | The safety of the structure is ensured. |
Participants
Consulting engineers
Construction
Reconstruction
Contractor
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- La réhabilitation du pont de Bubiyan, in "Freyssinet Magazine", July 2000, n. 208
- Le pont de Bubiyan, in "Freyssinet Magazine", March 1999, n. 204
- Tierra sobre el agua, Colegio de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Madrid (Spain), ISBN 8438001483, 1999; pp. 465
- Le pont de Bubiyan au Koweit, in "Travaux", November 1982, n. 571
- Les grands ponts du monde: Hors d'Europe, Brissaud, Poitiers (France), ISBN 2902170688, 1990; pp. 205
- Pont de Bubiyan au Koweit, presented at Technique française du Béton Précontraint, IXe Congrès de la FIP Stockholm 1982.
- La réhabilitation du pont de Bubiyan, presented at First fib Congress, 13-19.10.2002, Osaka, Japan.
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0000613 |
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| Created: | 22/01/2000 |
| Last Updated: | 27/02/2013 |