General Information
| Name in local language: | Viaducto Martín Gil |
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| Beginning of works: | 1934 |
| Completion: | October 1942 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Deck arch bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Railroad (railway) bridge |
| Material: |
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Location
| Location: |
Zamora, Castile-Leon, Spain |
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| Crosses: |
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| Location description: | Located on the Zamora-La Coruña line, at 20 km from Zamora. |
| Coordinates: | 41° 39' 2.99" N 5° 53' 52.50" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| rise | 64.75 m | |
| total length | 408 m | |
| span lengths | 5 x 22.00 m - 209.84 m - 3 x 22.00 m | |
| number of spans | 7 | |
| arch span | 209.84 m |
Cost
| cost of construction | Spanish peseta 11 495 193.38 |
Materials
| deck |
reinforced concrete
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| piers |
reinforced concrete
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| arches |
reinforced concrete
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| abutments |
reinforced concrete
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| piers on arch |
reinforced concrete
|
Notes
World record of span, until 1953 in its typology.
Nobody died in the work site during the building of this bridge.
Participants
Design
- Eduardo Torroja (designer)
Engineering
- Cesar Villalba Granda (engineer)
- Antonio Salazar (engineer)
- Francisco Martín Gil (engineer)
Contractor
Relevant Web Sites
There currently are no relevant websites listed.
Relevant Publications
- (1999): Eduardo Torroja. Ingeniero - Engineer. Ediciones Pronaos, Madrid (Spain), pp. 232-237.
- (1999): Las estucturas de Eduardo Torroja. CEDEX-CEHOPU-Ministerio de Fomento, Madrid (Spain), pp. 71.
- (1962): El Gran Arco del Viaducto Francisco Martín Gil. In: Informes de la Construcción, v. 14, n. 137 ( 1962), pp. 157-170.
- (1990): Les grands ponts du monde: Ponts remarquables d'Europe. Brissaud, Poitiers (France), pp. 208.
- (2000): The Structures of Eduardo Torroja. An autobiography of engineering accomplishment. Ministerio de Fomento, Madrid (Spain), pp. 70-81.
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20002131 - Published on:
14/10/2001 - Last updated on:
26/09/2024
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