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General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge
General Information
| Name in local language: | Puente General Rafael Urdaneta |
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| Other name(s): | Maracaibo Bridge |
| Beginning of works: | 1958 |
| Completion: | 24 August 1962 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Multiple-span cable-stayed bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
| Material: |
Prestressed concrete bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela |
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| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 10° 34' 28.00" N 71° 34' 31.00" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 8.7 km | |
| clearance | 50 m | |
| number of spans | 135 | |
| approach viaducts | span lengths of approaches | 26 x 85.0 m - 2 x 65.8 m - 79 x 46.6 m - 20 x 36.6 m - 1 x 22.6 m |
| deck | deck depth | 5.00 m |
| deck width | 17.40 m | |
| embankment | length | 406.0 m |
| main bridge | main spans | 5 x 235 m |
| span lengths of main bridge | 160.00 m - 5 × 235 m - 160.00 m | |
| pylons | pylon height | 86.60 m |
Materials
| cables |
steel
|
|---|---|
| deck |
reinforced concrete
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| pylons |
reinforced concrete
|
Chronology
| 1957 | International competition |
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| 24 August 1962 | Opening |
| 6 April 1964 | After a ship collides with a pier one of the span collapses into the water. Seven persons are killed in the collapse. |
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Participants
Initial construction (1958-1962)
Design
- Riccardo Morandi (designer)
Consulting
- Jean Kérisel (consultant) (foundations)
Co-contractor
Cable steel supplier
Repairs (1964-1964)
Contractor
Relevant Web Sites
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Relevant Publications
- (1997): L'architecture et les ingénieurs. Deux siècles de réalisations. Moniteur, Paris (France), pp. 144.
- (1997): L'art de l'ingénieur. constructeur, entrepeneur, inventeur. Éditions du Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (France), pp. 278-279.
- (2003): Bridge engineering. A global perspective. Thomas Telford, London (United Kingdom), ISBN 9780727732156, pp. 604, 621.
- The Bridge Spanning Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela. Bauverlag GmbH, Berlin (Germany), 1963.
- (1997): Bridges. A history of the world's most famous and important spans. Black Dog & Leventhal, New York (USA), pp. 90-91.
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20000043 - Date created
28/10/1998 - Last Update
05/02/2016