General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Deck arch bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Railroad (railway) bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
| Structure: |
Truss arch bridge |
Location
| Location: |
West Azarbaijan, Iran |
|---|---|
| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 38° 28' 40.74" N 44° 46' 6.84" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 442.9 m | |
| arch | arch span | 223.1 m |
Materials
| arch |
steel
|
|---|
Case Studies and Applied Products
RESTON®SA – Hydraulic dampers
Under normal circumstances, Hydraulic Shock Absorbers allow free movements of the bridge structure. Under shock impact, e.g. due to earthquakes, high braking loads or strong winds, they function temporarily as elastic damping connections.
[more]Excerpt from Wikipedia
Ghotour Bridge is a railway bridge in Khoy County, West Azarbaijan Province, Iran, over the Ghotour River. It is an arch bridge, was completed in 1970, and has a length of 442.9 m. (1453 ft.) with the largest span being 223.1 m. (732 ft.).
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Ghotour Bridge" and modified on July 23, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
Design
Contractor
Seismic retrofit (2014-2015)
Shock absorbers
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1973): Pont de chemin de fer au-dessus de la vallée de Ghotour (Iran). In: Acier = Stahl = Steel, v. 38 (June 1973), pp. 247-249.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20008025 - Published on:
08/02/2003 - Last updated on:
05/02/2016
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