General Information
| Other name(s): | Tete Suspension Bridge |
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| Completion: | 1973 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Multi-span suspension bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Structure: |
Suspension bridge with diagonal hangers |
| Plan view: |
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Location
| Location: |
Tete, Tete Province, Mozambique |
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| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 16° 9' 19" S 33° 35' 37" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 762 m | |
| span lengths | 90 m - 3 x 180 m - 90 m | |
| number of spans | 5 |
Chronology
| December 2007 | One of the suspender cables snaps and damages a truck. For fear of collapse, the speed is limited to 10 km/h and one truck at a time on the bridge. |
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Participants
Design
- Edgar Cardoso (designer)
Relevant Web Sites
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Relevant Publications
- (2017): Suspension Bridge over the Zambezi in Tete—Original Stringer Bronze Bearings versus Recent Modification. In: Structural Engineering International, v. 27, n. 4 (November 2017), pp. 520-525.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20015203 - Published on:
07/02/2005 - Last updated on:
05/02/2016
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