General Information
| Name in local language: | Pont de la Porta d'Europa; Puente de la Puerta de Europa |
|---|---|
| Other name(s): | Barcelona Harbour Bridge |
| Completion: | July 2000 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
|---|---|
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
| Support conditions: |
for registered users |
| Structure: |
main bridge: Double-leaf bascule bridge |
| Plan view: |
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| Secondary structure(s): |
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| Material: |
approach viaducts: Prestressed concrete bridge |
| Structure: |
approach viaducts: Haunched girder bridge approach viaducts: Box girder bridge |
| Plan view: |
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Location
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | ca. 884 m | |
| number of lanes | 2 | |
| main bridge | ||
|---|---|---|
| total length | 137 m | |
| span | 109.00 m | |
| horizontal navigation clearance | 92 m | |
| southern approach viaduct | ||
| total length | 270.3 m | |
| span lengths | 24 m - 6 x 30 m - 35.5 m - 30.8 m | |
| number of spans | 9 | |
| horizontal radius of curvature | 100 m | |
| longitudinal slope | 6.5 % | |
| deck | deck depth | 1.50 - 2.28 m |
| deck width | 13 m | |
| western approach viaduct | ||
| total length | 270.3 m | |
| span lengths | 24 m - 6 x 30 m - 35.5 m - 30.8 m | |
| number of spans | 9 | |
| longitudinal slope | 6.5 % | |
| deck | deck depth | 1.50 - 2.28 m |
| deck width | 12 m | |
Quantities
| structural steel | 1 100 t | |
| concrete volume | 17 400 m³ | |
| prestressing steel | 110 t | |
| reinforcing steel | 1 540 t |
Materials
| piers |
reinforced concrete
|
|---|---|
| approach viaducts |
prestressed concrete
|
| deck of main span |
steel
|
| abutments |
reinforced concrete
|
Chronology
| July 2000 | Opening. |
|---|
Participants
Owner
Structural design
Co-contractor
Steel construction
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Arenas & Associados Ingeniería de Diseño. brochure, Arenas & Associados Ingeniería de Diseño, 2000.
- : Barcelona inaugura un espectacular puente móvil sobre las aguas del puerto. In: el País, 3.6.2000, p. 43..
- (2000): La Porta d'Europa Bascule Bridge in Barcelona, Spain. In: Structural Engineering International, v. 10, n. 4 (November 2000), pp. 218-220.
- (2000): Portuarium 2000. Port de Barcelona, Barcelona (Spain), pp. 118.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20000684 - Published on:
24/04/2000 - Last updated on:
19/10/2023
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