General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Single-span two-tower suspension bridge |
|---|---|
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Support conditions: |
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Location
| Location: |
Gothenborg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: | 57° 41' 27.70" N 11° 54' 5.66" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 417.60 m | |
| total length | 933 m | |
| clearance | 45 m | |
| deck | deck width | 28.1 m |
| pylons | height | ca. 90 m |
Materials
| pylons |
reinforced concrete
|
|---|---|
| deck truss |
steel
|
Case Studies and Applied Products
ROBO®CONTROL Permanent – Remote Monitoring System
Robo®Control detects the absence of machine specifications at the component and conveys these to a central computer. There the data are processed and they are made available to the clients through internet.
[more]Excerpt from Wikipedia
The Älvsborg Bridge (Swedish:Älvsborgsbron) is a suspension bridge over Göta älv in Gothenburg, Sweden, which connects the north and the south part of the city. It was built in 1966 and designed by Sven Olof Asplund. The total length of the bridge is 933 metres and distance between the towers ("main span") is 417 metres, while the clearance below the bridge is 45 metres. The pylons are 107 metres tall making the bridge one of Gothenburg's most prominent landmarks.
The bridge was painted green for the 1995 World Championships in Athletics which Gothenburg hosted. Work started in 1993 and used about 36,000 litres of paint.
The bridge was the finish line for the 2005–06 Volvo Ocean Race.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "%C3%84lvsborg Bridge" and modified on July 23, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
- Sven Olof Asplund (designer)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2018): The Anchorage, An Unexpected Journey. Presented at: IABSE Conference: Engineering the Past, to Meet the Needs of the Future, Copenhagen, Denmark, 25-27 June 2018, pp. 476.
- (1967): Die Montage der Stahlkonstruktion für die Älvsborg-Hängebrücke bei Göteborg. In: Stahlbau, v. 36, n. 2 (February 1967), pp. 44-50.
- Pont suspendu sur le Götaälv (Suède). In: Acier = Stahl = Steel, v. 32 (March 1967), pp. 134.
- (2015): Smart expansion joints of long-span bridges: self-evaluating by advanced monitoring system. Presented at: IABSE Conference: Structural Engineering: Providing Solutions to Global Challenges, Geneva, Switzerland, September 2015, pp. 1615-1624.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20008114 - Published on:
11/02/2003 - Last updated on:
05/02/2016
