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 |
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Support conditions: |
for registered users |
Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
Material: |
Prestressed concrete bridge Structurae Plus Structurae Plus |
Location
Location: |
Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela |
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Crosses: |
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Coordinates: | 10° 34' 28" N 71° 34' 31" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
total length | 8.7 km | |
number of spans | 135 | |
approach viaducts | ||
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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 | |
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 | |
vertical navigation clearance | 50 m | |
deck | deck depth | 5.00 m |
deck width | 17.40 m | |
pylons | pylon height | 86.60 m |
Materials
cables |
steel
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deck |
reinforced concrete
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piers |
reinforced concrete
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pylons |
reinforced concrete
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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. |
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
Relevant Publications
- 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. (1997):
- Bridge engineering. A global perspective. Thomas Telford, London (United Kingdom), ISBN 9780727732156, pp. 604, 621. (2003):
- The Bridge Spanning Lake Maracaibo. In: PCI Journal, v. 6, n. 2 (June 1961), pp. 12-27. (1961):
- The Bridge Spanning Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela. Bauverlag GmbH, Berlin (Germany), 1963.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20000043 - Published on:
28/10/1998 - Last updated on:
05/02/2016