General Information
| Name in local language: | Puente General Manuel Belgrano; Puente Chaco-Corrientes |
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| Other name(s): | Chaco-Corrientes Bridge |
| Beginning of works: | 1968 |
| Completion: | 10 May 1973 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Cable-stayed bridge with fan system Three-span cable-stayed bridge |
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| Secondary structure(s): |
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
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Location
| Location: |
Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina Corrientes, Corrientes, Argentina |
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| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 27° 28' 3.24" S 58° 51' 46.62" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 2 800 m | |
| suspended length | 510 m | |
| deck | deck depth | 3.50 m |
| deck width | 14.5 m | |
| main bridge | ||
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| main spans | 163.50 m - 245.00 m - 163.50 m | |
| pylons | pylon height | 84.00 m |
Materials
| piers |
reinforced concrete
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| pylons |
reinforced concrete
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Chronology
| July 1996 — End of 1997 | Replacement of the cable-stays. |
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Participants
Initial construction (1968-1973)
Original design
Structural engineering
Co-contractor
Stay cable steel supplier
Rehabilitation (-1998)
Structural engineering
Contractor
Relevant Web Sites
There currently are no relevant websites listed.
Relevant Publications
- (1997): Application of Ambient Vibration Measurements for Repair of the Chaco-Corrientes Cable-Stayed Bridge in Argentina. Presented at: International Seminar, Workshop and Exhibition held in Maracaibo, Venezuela, April 28-May 1, 1997, pp. 177-191.
- Freyssinet cable-stayed structures. Freyssinet International, Vélizy-Villacoublay (France), 2004, pp. 24.
- (1990): Les grands ponts du monde: Hors d'Europe. Brissaud, Poitiers (France), pp. 174.
- (1975): Le pont de Chaco-Corrientes, sur le Parana en Argentine. In: Travaux, n. 485-486 (August 1975), pp. 47.
- (2003): La prefabbricazione nei ponti strallati in c.a.p. / Prefabrication in Cable-Stayed Bridges in P.C.. In: Rassegna - Edizione Bilingue, n. 79 ( 2003), pp. 89-96.
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15/11/2001 - Last updated on:
08/06/2023
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