General Information
| Name in local language: | Ponte de São João |
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| Beginning of works: | 1984 |
| Completion: | 24 June 1991 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Rigid frame bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Railroad (railway) bridge |
| Material: |
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Location
| Location: |
Porto, Porto, Portugal Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal |
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| Crosses: |
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| Replaces: |
Maria Pia Bridge (1877)
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| Coordinates: | 41° 8' 20.32" N 8° 35' 43.16" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 250 m | |
| total length | 1 029.00 m | |
| span lengths | 59.00 m - 5 x 60.00 m - 125.00 m - 250.00 m - 125.00 m - 2 x 60.00 m - 50.00 m | |
| number of spans | 11 | |
| height above valley floor or water | 66 m | |
| deck | deck width | 12.00 m |
Quantities
| concrete volume | 110 000 m³ |
Materials
| deck |
prestressed concrete
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| piers |
reinforced concrete
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| abutments |
reinforced concrete
|
Notes
This bridge was built to relieve traffic from the Maria Pia Bridge.
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1989): Anclajes especiales para el nuevo puente del F.C. sobre el río Duero, en Oporto (Portugal). In: Hormigón y acero, v. 40, n. 170 (1st Quarter 1989), pp. 157-162.
- (2004): Designing bridges - A quest for beauty. Presented at: fib Symposium 2004, 26-28 April 2004, Avignon, pp. 35-50.
- (1991): Deux chantiers au Portugal: l'assainissement de la région côtière d'Estoril, le nouveau pont ferroviaire de Porto, sur le Douro une personnalité marquante: le professeur Edgar Cardoso. In: Travaux, n. 661 (January 1991), pp. 32-48.
- (2017): Dynamic Assessment of the São João Bridge Structural Integrity. In: Procedia Structural Integrity, v. 5 ( 2017), pp. 325-331.
- (1990): Les grands ponts du monde: Hors d'Europe. Brissaud, Poitiers (France), pp. 305-306.
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07/11/2018
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