General Information
Name in local language: | Viaducto sobre el río Ulla |
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Beginning of works: | 2008 |
Completion: | 2012 |
Status: | in use |
Project Type
Structure: |
Deck arch bridge |
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Function / usage: |
High-speed rail bridge |
Construction method: |
Cantilever construction using temporary cable-stays |
Plan view: |
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Material: |
deck: Prestressed concrete bridge |
Construction method: |
deck: Movable Scaffolding System |
Material: |
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Location
Location: |
Ponte Ulla, Vedra, La Coruña, Galicia, Spain |
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Part of: | |
Coordinates: | 42° 47' 0.84" N 8° 23' 38.03" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
total length | 631.50 m | |
span lengths | 43.00 m - 4 x 52.00 m - 168.00 m - 3 x 52.00 m - 42.50 m | |
number of spans | 10 | |
height above valley floor or water | 117 m | |
number of tracks | 2 | |
track gauge | 1 435 mm | |
abutments | number | 2 |
arch | width | 7.70 m |
rise | 104.31 m | |
arch span | 168.00 m | |
depth | 3.50 m | |
deck | deck depth | 3.89 m |
deck width | 14.00 m | |
pier P11 | height | 116.88 m |
Quantities
prestressing steel | 220.164 t | |
reinforcing steel | 3 934.798 t | |
prestressing bars | 4.293 t | |
arch | concrete volume | 3 153 m³ |
deck | concrete volume | 6 540 m³ |
piles | total length of piles | 1 191.30 m |
substructure | concrete volume | 16 363 m³ |
Design Loads
design speed | 350 km/h |
Materials
deck |
prestressed concrete
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piers |
reinforced concrete
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arch |
reinforced concrete
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abutments |
reinforced concrete
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piers on arch |
reinforced concrete
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Participants
Owner
Client
Design
Co-contractor
Prestressing
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Viaducto sobre el río Ulla. In: Hormigón y acero, v. 61, n. 258 (4th Quarter 2010), pp. 7-23. (2010):
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20052400 - Published on:
25/01/2010 - Last updated on:
25/06/2017