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Höga Kusten Bridge
General Information
| Other name(s): | High Coast Bridge |
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| Beginning of works: | 1993 |
| Completion: | 1 December 1997 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Suspension bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Veda, Västernorrlands län, Sweden |
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| Crosses: |
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| Carries: |
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| Coordinates: | 62° 48' 8.46" N 17° 56' 46.51" E |
| Coordinates: | 62° 47' 36.89" N 17° 55' 54.13" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 1 210 m | |
| total length | 1 867 m | |
| deck | deck width | 17.80 m |
| pylons | pylon height | 186 m |
Quantities
| structural steel | 14 000 t | |
| concrete volume | 40 000 m³ |
Materials
| cables |
steel
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| deck |
steel
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| pylons |
reinforced concrete
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Participants
Architecture
Wind tunnel testing
Subconsultant
Checking engineering
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Leonhardt, Andrä und Partner
- Holger S. Svensson (checking engineer)
Co-contractor
Cable steel supplier
Catwalk
Concrete repairs (2002)
Concrete repair
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1998): Field measurements of a 1210 m span suspension bridge during erection. Presented at: Long-Span and High-Rise Structures, IABSE Symposium, Kobe, 1998, pp. 217-222.
- (1998): Höga Kusten Bridge. Main cable anchorages and pylon foundations. Presented at: Long-Span and High-Rise Structures, IABSE Symposium, Kobe, 1998, pp. 435-440.
- (1994): Höga Kusten Bridge (Sweden). Presented at: Ponts suspendus et à haubans. Cable-stayed and suspension bridges, Deauville, 12.-15.10.1994, pp. 107.
- (1999): Höga Kusten Bridge, Sweden. In: Structural Engineering International, v. 9, n. 2 (May 1999), pp. 106-108.
- (1999): Le Passage. 1st edition, Everest Communication, Luxembourg (Luxembourg), pp. 178-181.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20000446 - Published on:
03/11/1999 - Last updated on:
05/02/2016