General Information
| Other name(s): | Koror Bridge |
|---|---|
| Completion: | 1978 |
| Status: | collapsed (27 September 1996) |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Single-cell box girder bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Construction method: |
Balanced cantilever method |
| Structure: |
Haunched girder bridge |
| Material: |
Prestressed concrete bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Koror, Palau |
|---|---|
| Replaced by: |
Palau Pontoon Bridge (1997)
|
| Coordinates: | 7° 21' 43.34" N 134° 30' 15.26" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 241 m | |
| span lengths | 72.20 m - 241 m - 72.20 m | |
| number of spans | 3 | |
| deck | deck depth | 3.65 - 14.00 m |
Materials
| deck |
prestressed concrete
|
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Chronology
| 1996 | High deflection (130 cm) require a reinforcing of the bridge. Cantilever structure is transformed into a continuous girder, external prestressing added, etc. |
|---|---|
| 27 September 1996 | Bridge collapses unexpectedly: 2 dead, 4 injured. |
Participants
Design
Construction
Contractor
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2008): Collapse of the Koror-Babeldaob Bridge. Presented at: 17th IABSE Congress: Creating and Renewing Urban Structures – Tall Buildings, Bridges and Infrastructure, Chicago, USA, 17-19 September 2008, pp. 98-99.
- (2012): Excessive Long-Time Deflections of Prestressed Box Girders. I: Record-Span Bridge in Palau and Other Paradigms. In: Journal of Structural Engineering (ASCE), v. 138, n. 6 (June 2012), pp. 676-686.
- (1990): Les grands ponts du monde: Hors d'Europe. Brissaud, Poitiers (France), pp. 299.
- (1996): Koror-Babeldaub Bridge Repair. In: VSL News, v. 7, n. 2 ( 1996), pp. 8-9.
- Koror-Brücke eingestürzt. In: Beton- und Stahlbetonbau, v. 92, n. 3 (March 1997), pp. 78.
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20001026 - Published on:
02/10/2000 - Last updated on:
05/02/2016
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