General Information
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
|---|---|
| Structure: |
Girder bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
| Plan view: |
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Location
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 February 21, 2022 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2017): Bridges. A History of the World's Most Spectacular Spans. 2nd edition, Black Dog & Leventhal, New York (USA), ISBN 978-0316507943, pp. 150-151.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20075940 - Published on:
24/09/2018 - Last updated on:
13/11/2018
