General Information
| Name in local language: | Puente Baluarte Bicentenario |
|---|---|
| Beginning of works: | 21 February 2008 |
| Completion: | 5 January 2012 |
| Duration of works: | 30 months |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Cable-stayed bridge with semi-fan system |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
| Structure: |
Three-span cable-stayed bridge |
| Material: |
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| Secondary structure(s): |
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Location
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 520 m | |
| width | 20 m | |
| total length | 1 124 m | |
| pylons | number | 2 |
Cost
| cost of construction | Mexican peso 2 450 000 000 |
Materials
| piers |
reinforced concrete
|
|---|---|
| deck of main span |
steel
|
| pylons |
reinforced concrete
|
| deck of approach viaducts |
concrete
|
| abutments |
reinforced concrete
|
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2010): Analysis of a Cable-Stayed Bridge: The Case of "The Baluarte Bridge". Presented at: IABSE Symposium: Large Structures and Infrastructures for Environmentally Constrained and Urbanised Areas, Venice, Italy, 22-24 September 2010, pp. 116-117.
- (2014): Construction and Geometric Control of the Baluarte Cable-Stayed Bridge, Mexico. Presented at: IABSE Symposium: Engineering for Progress, Nature and People, Madrid, Spain, 3-5 September 2014, pp. 676-683.
- Down Mexico way. In: Bridge Update, n. 71 (October 2007), pp. 2.
- (2011): Parametric Study of the Stay Cables of a Major Cable-Stayed Bridge under Vibration Mechanisms. Presented at: 35th Annual Symposium of IABSE / 52nd Annual Symposium of IASS / 6th International Conference on Space Structures: Taller, Longer, Lighter - Meeting growing demand with limited resources, London, United Kingdom, September 2011.
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20033125 - Published on:
06/11/2007 - Last updated on:
21/11/2023
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