General Information
| Other name(s): | Third Orinoco River Bridge |
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| Beginning of works: | 2007 |
| Completion: | 2017 |
| Status: | under construction |
Project Type
| Structure: |
main bridge: Cable-stayed bridge with semi-fan system main bridge: Three-span cable-stayed bridge approach viaducts: Warren type truss bridge approach viaducts: Continuous truss bridge |
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| Secondary structure(s): |
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge Railroad (railway) bridge |
| Material: |
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Location
| Location: |
Guarico, Venezuela Caicara del Orinoco, Bolivar, Venezuela |
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| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 7° 40' 34.22" N 66° 9' 13.90" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 11 125 m | |
| main bridge | ||
|---|---|---|
| main span | 360 m | |
| total length | 2 280 m | |
| span lengths | 5 x 120 m - 360 m - 5 x 120 m | |
| number of spans | 11 | |
| pylons | height | 135.5 m |
| number | 2 | |
| northern approach viaduct | ||
| total length | 4 020 m | |
| southern approach viaduct | ||
| total length | 4 825 m | |
Materials
| pylons |
reinforced concrete
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| deck truss |
steel
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Participants
Design
Construction engineers
Checking engineering
- Leonhardt, Andrä und Partner
- Smoltczyk & Partner GmbH (geotechnics)
Contractor
Formwork & shoring
Relevant Web Sites
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Relevant Publications
- (2010): Die dritte Brücke über den Orinoco/Venezuela - Eine zweistöckige Schrägkabelbrücke für Straße und Eisenbahn mit Verbundfachwerk. In: Stahlbau, v. 79, n. 2 (February 2010), pp. 63-76.
- (2011): Planung von Brückenbauwerken in Südamerika. Schrägkabelbrücke Orinoco III und Hängebrücke Billinghurst. In: Brückenbau, v. 3, n. 1 ( 2011), pp. 12-17.
- (2008): Proceso de montaje de puente sobre el río Orinoco. Presented at: IV Congreso de la Asociación Científico-Tecnica del Hormigón Estructural - Congreso Internacional de Estructuras, Valencia, 24-27.11.2008.
- (2018): Puente Mercosur - Die dritte Brücke über den Orinoco. In: Stahlbau, v. 87, n. 8 (August 2018), pp. 746-751.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20010508 - Published on:
18/10/2003 - Last updated on:
22/02/2019
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