General Information
| Name in local language: | Viaducto de Mezcala |
|---|---|
| Completion: | 1993 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Multiple-span cable-stayed bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
| Plan view: |
Structurae Plus/Pro - Subscribe Now! |
| Structure: |
Cable-stayed bridge with semi-fan system |
| Material: |
Structurae Plus/Pro - Subscribe Now! |
| Secondary structure(s): |
Structurae Plus/Pro - Subscribe Now! |
| Material: |
Structurae Plus/Pro - Subscribe Now! |
| Secondary structure(s): |
Structurae Plus/Pro - Subscribe Now! |
Location
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 891 m | |
| span lengths | 80 m - 311.5 m - 299.5 m - 84 m - 68 m - 39.5 m | |
| number of spans | 6 | |
| height above valley floor or water | 160 m | |
| number of lanes | 2 x 2 | |
| abutments | number | 2 |
| piers | number | 5 |
| pylons | height | max. 173 m |
| number | 3 |
Materials
| cables |
steel
|
|---|---|
| deck |
steel
|
| piers |
reinforced concrete
|
| pylons |
reinforced concrete
|
Participants
Design
- Alain Chauvin (designer)
Structural engineering
Checking engineering
Cables
Monitoring
Monitoring equipment
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2001): Bridges with Multiple Cable-Stayed Spans. In: Structural Engineering International, v. 11, n. 1 (February 2001), pp. 61-82.
- (1994): The cable-stayed bridges of the Mexico-Acapulco highway (Mezcala bridge, El Canon bridge, El Zapote bridge, Quetzalapa bridge). Presented at: International Conference IABSE-FIP: Ponts suspendus et à haubans = Cable-stayed and suspension bridges, Deauville, France, 12-15 October 1994, pp. 351.
- (1994): Construction and geometry control of the Mezcala cable-stayed bridge, Mexico. Presented at: International Conference IABSE-FIP: Ponts suspendus et à haubans = Cable-stayed and suspension bridges, Deauville, France, 12-15 October 1994, pp. 395.
- (1994): Mezcala bridge - Mexico. Wind effects modelling and stuctural analysis. Presented at: International Conference IABSE-FIP: Ponts suspendus et à haubans = Cable-stayed and suspension bridges, Deauville, France, 12-15 October 1994, pp. 127.
- (2001): Plus beaux, plus longs. In: Construction moderne ( 2001), pp. 33-38.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20002321 - Published on:
11/11/2001 - Last updated on:
13/12/2024
Structurae cooperates with
