General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Box girder bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
| Construction method: |
Balanced cantilever method |
| Structure: |
Haunched girder bridge |
| Material: |
Prestressed concrete bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
|---|---|
| Crosses: |
|
| Next to: |
Sir Leo Hielscher Bridge (2010) (2010)
|
| Coordinates: | 27° 26' 40.92" S 153° 6' 3.60" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 260 m | |
| number of lanes | 6 | |
| deck | deck depth | max. 15 m |
| deck width | 21.93 m |
Materials
| superstructure |
prestressed concrete
|
|---|
Notes
On completion the main span was the world
record (260m) for a prestressed concrete Free Cantilever Bridge. It held this record for over
15 years
The box girder is still the largest prestressed concrete, single box in the world , measuring
15m deep at the pier, with a box width of 12m
and an overall deck width of 22m (6lanes).
Participants
Design concept
Consulting engineers
Subconsultant
- Losinger Construction AG (deck of main span)
Main contractor
Formwork
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1990): Les grands ponts du monde: Hors d'Europe. Brissaud, Poitiers (France), pp. 292.
- (2004): An Overview of Prestressed Concrete Technology in Australia. In: Journal of Prestressed Concrete, Japan, v. 46, n. 1 (January - February 2004), pp. 34-41.
- (1999): Tierra sobre el agua. Visión histórica universal de los puentes. Colegio de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Madrid (Spain), pp. 70-71.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20002214 - Published on:
09/11/2001 - Last updated on:
05/02/2016
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