General Information
| Name in local language: | Puente Mauricio Baez |
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| Other name(s): | Rio Higuamo Bridge |
| Beginning of works: | 1999 |
| Completion: | 19 January 2007 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Cable-stayed bridge with semi-fan system |
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
main bridge: Steel-concrete composite bridge approach viaducts: Reinforced concrete bridge |
| Secondary structure(s): |
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Location
| Location: |
San Pedro De Macoris, San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic |
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| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 18° 30' 2.16" N 69° 20' 15.37" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 390 m | |
| width | 24.90 m | |
| total length | 613.8 m | |
| span lengths | 3 x 37.3 m - 390 m - 3 x 37.3 m | |
| number of spans | 5 | |
| number of lanes | 6 |
Materials
| deck |
composite
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Chronology
| 19 January 2007 | Opened to traffic. |
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Notes
The main span is steel-concrete composite structure; its length is 390m; the total length of the bridge is 620m. The side spans are all reinforced concrete structure.
The towers are Lambda shaped with inclined legs made of concrete while the top shaft is steel.
The deck is streamlined by aluminum aerodynamic fairings in order to get the required stability for design wind speeds up to 240 km/h: the site is prone to tropical hurricanes. Energy absorbing devices link the deck to the substructures in order to withstand the earthquake action.
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
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Relevant Publications
- Pont du Rio Higuamo. In: Freyssinet Magazine, n. 209 (October 2000), pp. 7.
- : Puente Mauricio Baez, sobre el rio Higuamo - San Pedro de Macoris. In: AAA Arquivos de Arquitectura Antillana, n.27, 2007.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20001813 - Published on:
24/08/2001 - Last updated on:
05/02/2016
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