General Information
| Name in local language: | Viadotto della Biaschina |
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| Beginning of works: | 1979 |
| Completion: | 1983 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Single-cell box girder bridge Haunched girder bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
| Material: |
Prestressed concrete bridge Structurae Plus/Pro - Subscribe Now! |
| Construction method: |
Balanced cantilever method |
Location
| Location: |
Chiggiogna, Faido, Tessin, Switzerland |
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| Address: | A2 |
| Crosses: |
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| Part of: | |
| Coordinates: | 46° 25' 15" N 8° 51' 28" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| height | 100 m | |
| longest span | 160 m | |
| length | 610 m | |
| deck | girder depth | 3.00 - 9.52 m |
| total width | 13.89 m | |
| piers | dimensions at base | 10.00 m x 8.50 m |
| Eastern bridge | ||
|---|---|---|
| span lengths | 70 m - 85 m - 140 m - 160 m - 140 m - 62 m | |
| number of spans | 6 | |
| Western bridge | ||
| span lengths | 75 m - 140 m - 160 m - 140 m - 62 m | |
| number of spans | 5 | |
Materials
| deck |
prestressed concrete
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| piers |
reinforced concrete
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| abutments |
reinforced concrete
|
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1997): Christian Menn. Brückenbauer. Birkhäuser Verlag (Basel, Boston, Berlin), Basel (Switzerland), pp. 74-77.
- (2015): Christian Menn - Brücken / Bridges. Scheidegger & Spiess, Zurich (Switzerland), pp. 226-239.
- (1996): Schweizer Architekturführer - Guide d'architecture suisse - Guide to Swiss Architecture (1920-1995). 3. Westschweiz, Wallis, Tessin / Suisse romande, Valais, Tessin / Western Switzerland, Valais, Ticino. Verlag Werk AG, Zurich (Switzerland), pp. 231.
- (1979): Viadotto della Biaschina. In: Schweizer Ingenieur und Architekt, v. 97, n. 38 (20 September 1979), pp. 739-746.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20000172 - Published on:
28/04/1999 - Last updated on:
01/02/2019
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