Bloukrans Bridge
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Arch bridge
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge
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| Construction method: |
Cantilever construction using temporary cable-stays
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| Completed in: | 1984 |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Nature's Valley, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa |
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| Crosses |
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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
- ARCH'01 - 3ème conférence sur les ponts en arc, Presses de l'Ecole nationale des ponts et chaussées, Paris (France), ISBN 2859783474, 2001; pp. 35-40
- Bridges, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York (USA), ISBN 002517455X, 1993; pp. 142
- Bridging the World, Bridge Ink, Wilsonville (USA), ISBN 0964196336, 2003
- Tierra sobre el agua, Colegio de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Madrid (Spain), ISBN 8438001483, 1999; pp. 367
- Bloukrans Bridge, presented at ARCH'01. 3ème conférence sur les ponts en arc.
- Les grands ponts du monde: Hors d'Europe, Brissaud, Poitiers (France), ISBN 2902170688, 1990; pp. 17-18
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0002271 |
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| Created: | 11/11/2001 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |