General Information
| Name in local language: | Puente de las Américas |
|---|---|
| Other name(s): | Thatcher Ferry Bridge |
| Beginning of works: | 12 October 1959 |
| Completion: | 12 October 1962 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
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| Structure: |
approach viaducts: Deck truss bridge approach viaducts: Warren type truss bridge main span: Truss arch bridge |
| Function / usage: |
main span: Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
| Structure: |
main span: Through arch bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Balboa, Panama City, Panamá, Panamá, Panama Panama City, Panamá, Panamá, Panama |
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| Crosses: |
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| Part of: | |
| Coordinates: | 8° 56' 34.91" N 79° 33' 53.99" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 344 m | |
| total length | 1655 m | |
| clearance | 61.3 - 106 m | |
| deck | deck width | 10.4 m |
Materials
| deck |
composite steel-reinforced concrete
|
|---|---|
| truss |
steel
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Chronology
| 12 October 1959 | Construction begins. |
|---|---|
| 1998 | Lane expansion |
Participants
Initial construction (1959-1962)
Design
Construction
Rehabilitation
Owner
- Héctor Castillo (chief engineer)
Structural engineering
Checking engineering
Co-contractor
Inspection services
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2002): Bridges that Changed the World. Prestel, Munich (Germany), pp. 98-99.
- (2002): Brücken, die die Welt verbinden. Prestel, Munich (Germany), pp. 98-99.
- (2017): Control de proyecto y ejecución de la obra: reparación y refuerzo losa puente de las américas. Ciudad de panamá (panamá). Presented at: VII Congreso Internacional de Estructuras, Congreso de la Asociación Científico-Técnica del Hormigón Estructural (ACHE), A Coruña, 20-22 de junio de 2017.
- (2009): Hanging balance. Progressive corrosion in the suspender cables of Panama's 50-year-odl Bridge of the Americas led to their replacement earlier this year. In: Bridge Design & Engineering, v. 15, n. 57 (4th Quarter 2009), pp. 58.
- (2011): Rehabilitación del Puente de las Américas en Panamá. In: Hormigón y acero, v. 62, n. 261 (3rd Quarter 2011), pp. 7-44.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20000448 - Published on:
05/11/1999 - Last updated on:
05/02/2016
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