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General Information

Beginning of works: 2004
Completion: November 2005
Status: demolished (2023)

Project Type

Location

Location: ,
Location description:

The pipeline bridge crosses Hegigio River in the Southern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea.

Coordinates: 6° 19' 38.78" S    143° 6' 19.36" E
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Technical Information

Dimensions

main span 470 m
side span (south) 87 m
deck height above valley floor or water 393 m
pylon height above valley floor or water 428 m

Materials

cables steel wire
pylon steel

Chronology

January 2004

Design commencement.

December 2004

Begining of construction.

November 2005

Completion of construction.

March 2006

First oil pumped through the pipeline.

Notes

As the northern abutment only had helicopter access, the bridge was constructed by flying fox methods from the south abutment.

Multiple 15.2mm strands were used for the cables. Prestressed permanent ground anchorages constitute the anchorages.

Excerpt from Wikipedia

Hegigio Gorge Pipeline Bridge is, with a height of 393 metres, the world's sixth highest bridge and highest pipeline bridge. Hegigio Gorge Pipeline Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning 470 metres over the Hegigio River. It is used for transporting petroleum oil from Southeast Mananda oil field in the Southern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea.

Hegigio Gorge Pipeline Bridge became the world's highest bridge when it was completed in 2005 and remained the highest until the opening of the Sidu River Bridge in China in 2009.

Text imported from Wikipedia article "Hegigio Gorge Pipeline Bridge" and modified on 3 March 2023 according to the CC-BY-SA 3.0 license.

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  • About this
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  • Structure-ID
    20022154
  • Published on:
    08/07/2006
  • Last updated on:
    07/12/2023
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