General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Two-hinged arch bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Construction method: |
Cantilever construction using temporary cable-stays |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
Location
Technical Information
Dimensions
| width | 10 m | |
| rise | 66.00 m | |
| span lengths | 18.30 m - 12.20 m - 329.40 m - 18.30 m | |
| clearance | 15.20 m | |
| number of spans | 4 | |
| arch span | 329.40 m |
Materials
| deck |
steel
|
|---|---|
| arch |
steel
|
Chronology
| 20 December 1935 | Inauguration by Sir Herbert Stanley. |
|---|
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
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Relevant Publications
- (1945): The Design and Erection of the Birchenough and Otto Beit Bridges, Rhodesia. In: Journal of the Institution of Civil Engineers, v. 24, n. 7 (May 1945), pp. 171-195.
- (1990): Les grands ponts du monde: Hors d'Europe. Brissaud, Poitiers (France), pp. 42.
- Le pont-route de Birchenough sur la Sabi (Rhodésie du Sud). In: Ossature métallique, v. 5 (April 1936), pp. 180-184.
- (1936): Le pont-route de Birchenough sur le Sabi (Rhodésie du Sud). In: La Technique des Travaux, v. 12, n. 10 (October 1936), pp. 551-555.
- (1999): Tierra sobre el agua. Visión histórica universal de los puentes. Colegio de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Madrid (Spain), pp. 341-342.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20002255 - Published on:
11/11/2001 - Last updated on:
05/02/2016
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