General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Vertical lift bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge Tramway, light or metro rail bridge |
| Material: |
Steel-reinforced concrete composite bridge |
| Support conditions: |
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| Structure: |
Girder bridge |
| Material: |
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Location
| Location: |
Gothenborg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden |
|---|---|
| To replace: |
Götaälvbron (1939)
|
| Coordinates: | 57° 42' 53.76" N 11° 58' 3" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 440 m | |
| vertical navigation clearance | 12 - 28 m |
Materials
| pylons |
steel
|
|---|---|
| deck slab |
reinforced concrete
|
| girders |
steel
|
Case Studies and Applied Products
New bridge Hisingsbron (Gothenburg): Noise-reduced expansion joints with special “tunneling”
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Participants
Architecture
Structural engineering
Co-contractor
Steel construction
Expansion joints
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2021): Arpeggio – die Hauptbrücke der neuen Hisingsbron in Göteborg. In: Stahlbau, v. 90, n. 10 (October 2021), pp. 731-740.
- (2019): Construction methods for building the Hisingen Bridge. Presented at: IABSE Congress: The Evolving Metropolis, New York, NY, USA, 4-6 September 2019, pp. 144-148.
- (2019): Live load analysis for the Hisingen Bridge. Presented at: IABSE Congress: The Evolving Metropolis, New York, NY, USA, 4-6 September 2019, pp. 1282-1287.
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20071637 - Published on:
28/09/2016 - Last updated on:
07/12/2020
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