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Vasco da Gama Bridge
General Information
| Name in local language: | Ponte Vasco da Gama |
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| Beginning of works: | February 1995 |
| Completion: | 29 March 1998 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Cable-stayed bridge with semi-fan system |
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| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
| Material: |
Prestressed concrete bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Sacavem, Lisbon, Portugal |
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| Crosses: |
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| Part of: | |
| Coordinates: | 38° 43' 40.19" N 8° 59' 28.14" W |
| Coordinates: | 38° 47' 9.49" N 9° 6' 25.20" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| overall length of crossing | 17 185 m | |
| overall length of structures | 12 345 m | |
| caissons | number | 81 |
| approach viaduct Expo (Parque das Nações) | ||
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| total length | 672 m | |
| number of spans | 12 | |
| central viaduct | ||
| total length | 6 531 m | |
| number of spans | 84 m | |
| main bridge | ||
| main span | 420 m | |
| total length | 824 m | |
| number of cables | 192 | |
| vertical navigation clearance | 47 m | |
| deck | width | 30.9 m |
| pylons | pylon height | 155 m |
| northern approach viaduct | ||
| total length | 488 m | |
| number of spans | 11 | |
| southern approach viaduct | ||
| total length | 3 825 m | |
| number of spans | 84 | |
Quantities
| concrete volume | 730 000 m³ | |
| reinforcing steel | 100 000 t | |
| volume of earthworks | 1 400 000 m³ |
Materials
| deck |
prestressed concrete
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| piers |
reinforced concrete
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| pylons |
reinforced concrete
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| abutments |
reinforced concrete
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[more]Chronology
| 10 April 1997 | A metal falsework collapses killing six workers. |
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Participants
- EEG Europe Etudes Gecti
- Armando Rito (designer)
- Charles Lavigne (architect)
- Michel Virlogeux (official expert)
- Bento Pedrodo Construções
- Campenon Bernard
- Edifer Construções
- Kvaerner Engineering & Construction
- Mota & Companhia
- Sociedade de Construções H. Hagen
- Somague - Sociedade de Construções
- Teixera Duarte Engenharia e Construções
- Formule Informatique (cable geometry)
- LUSAS
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2002): Bridges - Ponts - Brücken. Atrium, Mexico City (Mexico), pp. 342-347.
- : Conception parasismique du pont principal. Presented at: , pp. 189-208.
- (1998): La concession. Les arguments décisifs. In: Travaux, n. 743 (June 1998), pp. 21-32.
- (1998): La construction du Pont Vasco da Gama. In: Travaux, n. 743 (June 1998), pp. 18-20.
- : Consulting studies for the cable stayed Vasco da Gama bridge. Presented at: , pp. 209-222.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20000315 - Date created
27/07/1999 - Last Update
30/10/2018