General Information
Name in local language: | Viadotto della Biaschina |
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Beginning of works: | 1979 |
Completion: | 1983 |
Status: | in use |
Project Type
Structure: |
Single-cell box girder bridge |
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Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
Structure: |
Haunched girder bridge |
Material: |
Prestressed concrete bridge |
Construction method: |
Balanced cantilever method |
Material: |
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Location
Location: |
Chiggiogna, Faido, Tessin, Switzerland |
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Address: | A2 |
Crosses: |
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Part of: | |
Coordinates: | 46° 25' 15" N 8° 51' 28" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
height | 100 m | |
longest span | 160 m | |
length | 610 m | |
deck | girder depth | 3.00 - 9.52 m |
total width | 13.89 m | |
piers | dimensions at base | 10.00 m x 8.50 m |
Eastern bridge | ||
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span lengths | 70 m - 85 m - 140 m - 160 m - 140 m - 62 m | |
number of spans | 6 | |
Western bridge | ||
span lengths | 75 m - 140 m - 160 m - 140 m - 62 m | |
number of spans | 5 |
Materials
deck |
prestressed concrete
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piers |
reinforced concrete
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abutments |
reinforced concrete
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Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Christian Menn. Brückenbauer. Birkhäuser Verlag (Basel, Boston, Berlin), Basel (Switzerland), pp. 74-77. (1997):
- Christian Menn - Brücken / Bridges. Scheidegger & Spiess, Zurich (Switzerland), pp. 226-239. (2015):
- Schweizer Architekturführer - Guide d'architecture suisse - Guide to Swiss Architecture (1920-1995). 3. Westschweiz, Wallis, Tessin / Suisse romande, Valais, Tessin / Western Switzerland, Valais, Ticino. Verlag Werk AG, Zurich (Switzerland), pp. 231. (1996):
- Viadotto della Biaschina. In: Schweizer Ingenieur und Architekt, v. 97, n. 38 (20 September 1979), pp. 739-746. (1979):
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20000172 - Published on:
28/04/1999 - Last updated on:
01/02/2019