General Information
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
|---|---|
| Structure: |
Tied-arch bridge with inclined hangers |
| Plan view: |
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| Material: |
Steel-reinforced concrete composite bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Alajuela, Costa Rica |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: | 9° 55' 39.45" N 84° 27' 16.07" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| span | 145 m | |
| number of lanes | 3 | |
| roadway / carriageway width | 12.50 m | |
| arches | width | 0.800 m |
| rise | 22.50 m | |
| thickness | 0.400 - 0.500 m | |
| on-axis spacing | 14.300 m | |
| deck | deck width | 13.50 m |
| deck slab thickness | 0.250 m | |
| girder depth | 1.20 m |
Design Loads
| design code(s) |
AASHTO LFRD EN1993-2 |
Materials
| arches |
steel
|
|---|---|
| deck slab |
reinforced concrete
|
| abutments |
reinforced concrete
|
| cross beams |
steel
|
| main girders |
steel
|
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
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Relevant Publications
- (2024): Design and construction of a bow-string arch in Costa Rica. Presented at: IABSE Congress: Beyond Structural Engineering in a Changing World, San José, Cost Rica, 25-27 Seotember 2024, pp. 1477-1483.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20090367 - Published on:
25/01/2025 - Last updated on:
25/01/2025
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