General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Girder bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
| Material: |
Prestressed concrete bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Bubyian, Kuwait |
|---|---|
| Location description: |
Connects the mainland of Koweit to the island of Bubiyan. |
| Coordinates: | 29° 36' 23.59" N 48° 9' 58.56" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 2 380 m | |
| span lengths | 61 x 40.16 m - 53.80 m | |
| number of spans | 62 |
Materials
| superstructure |
prestressed concrete
|
|---|
Chronology
|
August 1990
— February 1991 |
Sustains heavy damage in the Gulf War. 4 spans destroyed. |
|---|---|
| 1995 | The safety of the structure is ensured. |
Participants
Design
- Pierre Richard (designer)
Consulting
- Michel Virlogeux (consultant)
Consulting engineers
Construction
Project direction
Reconstruction
Contractor
Relevant Web Sites
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Relevant Publications
- (1981): Bubiyan Bridge Project (Kuwait). In: IABSE Structures, v. 5 ( 1981).
- (1990): Les grands ponts du monde: Hors d'Europe. Brissaud, Poitiers (France), pp. 205.
- (1983): Kuwait's Bubiyan Bridge a 3-D Precast Segmental Space Frame. In: PCI Journal, v. 28, n. 1 (January 1983), pp. 68-107.
- Le pont de Bubiyan. In: Freyssinet Magazine, n. 204 (March 1999), pp. 7.
- (1982): Pont de Bubiyan au Koweit. Presented at: Technique française du Béton Précontraint, IXe Congrès de la FIP Stockholm 1982, pp. 144.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20000613 - Published on:
22/01/2000 - Last updated on:
05/02/2016
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