General Information
| Other name(s): | Arade River Bridge |
|---|---|
| Beginning of works: | April 1988 |
| Completion: | 13 September 1991 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Cable-stayed bridge with semi-fan system |
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| Secondary structure(s): |
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
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| Construction method: |
approach viaducts: Movable Scaffolding System |
Location
| Location: |
Portimão, Faro, Portugal |
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| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 37° 9' 3.52" N 8° 30' 4.54" W |
| Coordinates: | 37° 9' 6.26" N 8° 30' 38.80" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 842.00 m | |
| deck | deck depth | 1.60 m |
| deck width | 15.18 m | |
| eastern approach viaduct | total length | 231.00 m |
| span lengths of eastern approach viaduct | 24 m - 6 x 30 m - 27m | |
| pylon | pylon height | 61.50 m |
| western approach viaduct | span lengths | 27 m - 3 x 30 m - 24m |
| number of spans | 5 | |
| length of western approach viaduct | 141.00 m | |
| main bridge | ||
|---|---|---|
| main span | 256.00 m | |
| length | 470.00 m | |
| span lengths of main bridge | 107 m - 256 m - 107 m | |
Quantities
| reinforcing steel | 300 t | |
| reinforcing steel | 1 400 t | |
| steel for cable-stays | 290 t | |
| concrete for foundations (except piles) | 8 000 m³ | |
| concrete for pylons and piles | 2 800 m³ | |
| prestressing bars | 125 t | |
| prestressing for deck | 190 t | |
| deck | concrete volume | 8 800 m³ |
Materials
| deck |
prestressed concrete
|
|---|---|
| foundations |
reinforced concrete
|
| pylons |
reinforced concrete
|
| pylon pile caps |
prestressed concrete
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Chronology
| April 1988 | Construction begins. |
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Participants
Stay cables
(role unknown)
Monitoring (2005)
Monitoring equipment
Relevant Web Sites
There currently are no relevant websites listed.
Relevant Publications
- (1993): Construction des ponts sur le Rio Guadania et le Rio Arade au Portugal. In: Annales de l'Institut Technique du Bâtiment et des Travaux Publics, n. 518 (November 1993).
- (2004): Designing bridges - A quest for beauty. Presented at: fib Symposium 2004, 26-28 April 2004, Avignon, pp. 35-50.
- (1993): Haubanage du pont sur l'Arade. In: Annales de l'Institut Technique du Bâtiment et des Travaux Publics, n. 518 (November 1993), pp. 125-130.
- (1994): Observation of two cable-stayed bridges in Algarve (Guadiana bridge, Arade bridge) (Portugal). Presented at: International Conference IABSE-FIP: Ponts suspendus et à haubans = Cable-stayed and suspension bridges, Deauville, France, 12-15 October 1994, pp. 469.
- (1993): Le pont sur l'Arade à Portimão en Algarve. In: Annales de l'Institut Technique du Bâtiment et des Travaux Publics, n. 518 (November 1993), pp. 101-119.
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