General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Deck arch bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
Reinforced concrete bridge Structurae Plus/Pro - Subscribe Now! |
| Construction method: |
Cantilever construction using temporary cable-stays |
Location
| Location: |
Los Sauces, San Andrés y Sauces, La Palma, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: | 28° 47' 51.76" N 17° 46' 15.74" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 319 m | |
| height above valley floor or water | 150 m | |
| arch | width | 6.00 m |
| rise | 45 m | |
| arch span | 255 m | |
| wall thickness | 20 - 25 cm | |
| depth | 3.00 m | |
| deck | width | 12 m |
| deck depth | 1.35 m | |
| span lengths | 15 m - 17 x 17 m - 15 m | |
| number of spans | 19 |
Quantities
| structural steel | 850 t | |
| concrete volume | 4 200 m³ | |
| reinforcing steel | 1 200 t | |
| high-performance concrete | 2 600 m³ | |
| temporary works | steel for cable-stays | 89 t |
Cost
| cost of construction | Euro 20 400 000 |
Materials
| deck |
composite steel-reinforced concrete
|
|---|---|
| piers |
reinforced concrete
|
| arch |
reinforced concrete
|
| abutments |
reinforced concrete
|
| stay cables |
prestressing steel
|
Chronology
| June 2001 | Construction begins. |
|---|---|
| April 2002 | Deck-Arch cantilever construction begins. |
| June 2004 | Completion of the arch. |
| November 2004 | Load tests. |
| December 2004 | Opening to traffic. |
Participants
Original design
Alternative design
- Ferrovial Agromán S.A.
- Santiago Perez-Fadón Martinez
- José Emilio Herrero Beneitez
- Marcos Sánchez Sánchez
- Juan José Sánchez Ramírez
Co-contractor
Subcontractor
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2004): Arco de los Tilos. Uniones atornilladas del tablero. Presented at: Congreso CEA 2004, 09/2004, pp. 319-328.
- (2002): El Arco de los Tilos en la isla de la Palma. Presented at: II Congreso de ACHE, 11/2002, pp. 1793-1822.
- (2005): El Arco de los Tilos en la Isla de La Palma (Canarias). In: Hormigón y acero, v. 56, n. 236 (2nd Quarter 2005), pp. 5-34.
- (2002): El Arco de los Tilos. Aspectos del cálculo. Presented at: II Congreso de ACHE, 11/2002, pp. 925-952.
- (2002): El control del proyecto del Arco de los Tilos. Presented at: II Congreso de ACHE, 11/2002, pp. 1823-1848.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20014425 - Published on:
16/11/2004 - Last updated on:
05/04/2016
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