General Information
Other name(s): | Arade River Bridge |
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Beginning of works: | April 1988 |
Completion: | 13 September 1991 |
Status: | in use |
Project Type
Structure: |
Cable-stayed bridge with semi-fan system |
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Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
Material: |
Prestressed concrete bridge |
Construction method: |
approach viaducts: Movable Scaffolding System |
Secondary structure(s): |
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Location
Location: |
Portimão, Faro, Portugal |
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Crosses: |
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Coordinates: | 37° 9' 3.52" N 8° 30' 4.54" W |
Coordinates: | 37° 9' 6.26" N 8° 30' 38.80" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
total length | 842.00 m | |
deck | deck depth | 1.60 m |
deck width | 15.18 m | |
eastern approach viaduct | total length | 231.00 m |
span lengths of eastern approach viaduct | 24 m - 6 x 30 m - 27m | |
pylon | pylon height | 61.50 m |
western approach viaduct | span lengths | 27 m - 3 x 30 m - 24m |
number of spans | 5 | |
length of western approach viaduct | 141.00 m | |
main bridge | ||
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main span | 256.00 m | |
length | 470.00 m | |
span lengths of main bridge | 107 m - 256 m - 107 m |
Quantities
reinforcing steel | 300 t | |
reinforcing steel | 1 400 t | |
steel for cable-stays | 290 t | |
concrete for foundations (except piles) | 8 000 m³ | |
concrete for pylons and piles | 2 800 m³ | |
prestressing bars | 125 t | |
prestressing for deck | 190 t | |
deck | concrete volume | 8 800 m³ |
Materials
deck |
prestressed concrete
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foundations |
reinforced concrete
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pylons |
reinforced concrete
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pylon pile caps |
prestressed concrete
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Chronology
April 1988 | Construction begins. |
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Participants
Stay cables
(role unknown)
Monitoring (2005)
Monitoring equipment
Relevant Web Sites
There currently are no relevant websites listed.
Relevant Publications
- Construction des ponts sur le Rio Guadania et le Rio Arade au Portugal. In: Annales de l'Institut Technique du Bâtiment et des Travaux Publics, n. 518 (November 1993). (1993):
- Designing bridges - A quest for beauty. Presented at: fib Symposium 2004, 26-28 April 2004, Avignon, pp. 35-50. (2004):
- Haubanage du pont sur l'Arade. In: Annales de l'Institut Technique du Bâtiment et des Travaux Publics, n. 518 (November 1993), pp. 125-130. (1993):
- Observation of two cable-stayed bridges in Algarve (Guadiana bridge, Arade bridge) (Portugal). Presented at: International Conference IABSE-FIP: Ponts suspendus et à haubans = Cable-stayed and suspension bridges, Deauville, France, 12-15 October 1994, pp. 469. (1994):
- Le pont sur l'Arade à Portimão en Algarve. In: Annales de l'Institut Technique du Bâtiment et des Travaux Publics, n. 518 (November 1993), pp. 101-119. (1993):
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20002325 - Published on:
12/11/2001 - Last updated on:
05/02/2016