Footbridges Over Varbitza River
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Bibliographic Details
| Author(s): |
Stoyan Ivanov
(University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy Sofia, Bulgaria)
Lazar Georgiev (University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy Sofia, Bulgaria) |
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| Medium: | conference paper | ||||
| Language(s): | English | ||||
| Conference: | IABSE Symposium: Long Span Bridges, Istanbul, Turkey, 26-28 April 2023 | ||||
| Published in: | IABSE Symposium Istanbul 2023 | ||||
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| Page(s): | 944-951 | ||||
| Total no. of pages: | 8 | ||||
| Year: | 2023 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.2749/istanbul.2023.0944 | ||||
| Abstract: |
This article reviews the service condition of three pedestrian suspension bridges. They are located in the Rodopi mountains, outside urbanized area. These bridges are crossing Varbitza river at different locations along its length and are mainly used by the locals in order to access the railway line (stations) running along the river. All bridges are suspension bridges with main span varying from 120m to 260m. Originally, they were built more than 50-60 years ago. Reconstruction of their superstructures took place 10 to 15 years ago. Visual inspection, made in the summer of 2021, reviews their service condition, which is further discussed in this article. |
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| Keywords: |
reconstruction structural concepts detailing Long span suspension bridges service condition remote villages
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