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General Information

Beginning of works: September 2014
Completion: 22 December 2015
Status: in use

Project Type

Location

Location: ,
Coordinates: 34° 48' 8.63" S    54° 34' 19.55" W
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Technical Information

Dimensions

total length 202 m
deck width 5 - 8.20 m
horizontal radius of curvature 51.5 m
standard span lengths 20 m
number of lanes 2 x 1
piers number 16

Materials

deck steel
piers reinforced concrete
abutments reinforced concrete

Excerpt from Wikipedia

The Laguna Garzón Bridge is a bridge famous for ist unusual circular shape. It is located on the namesake lagoon, and was designed by renowned Uruguayan architect Rafael Viñoly. It is designed in a circular shape to force drivers to slow down, and allows for pedestrian access along the one-way circular route, including crosswalks that allow pedestrian access to either the inner or outer sidewalks of the circle.

The bridge gives access across Laguna Garzón, a coastal lagoon previously served by a small 2-vehicle ferry that required daylight and good weather to operate. It was opened to vehicular traffic in December 2015, providing a crossing for pedestrians and up to approximately 1,000 vehicles a day.

Text imported from Wikipedia article "Laguna Garzón Bridge" and modified on 21 February 2022 according to the CC-BY-SA 3.0 license.

 

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Architecture
Structural engineering

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  • About this
    data sheet
  • Structure-ID
    20075940
  • Published on:
    24/09/2018
  • Last updated on:
    13/11/2018
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