General Information
| Other name(s): | Puente sobre el río Caroní |
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| Completion: | 1963 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Box girder bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
Prestressed concrete bridge |
| Construction method: |
Incremental launching |
Location
| Location: |
San Felix, Venezuela Puerto Ordaz, Bolivar, Venezuela |
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| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 8° 19' 19.79" N 62° 41' 28.55" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 96 m |
Materials
| superstructure |
prestressed concrete
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Notes
First incrementally launched bridge worldwide.
Participants
Structural engineering
Relevant Web Sites
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Relevant Publications
- (1966): Brücke über den Rio Caroni, Venezuela. In: Beton- und Stahlbetonbau, v. 61, n. 2 (February 1966), pp. 25-38.
- (1965): Construction d'un pont sur le Caronu (Venezuela). In: Travaux, n. 367 (July 1965), pp. 473.
- (1973): Procédé de construction par cycles de bétonnage en coffrage fixe et cycles de poussage. In: Annales de l'Institut Technique du Bâtiment et des Travaux Publics, n. 301 (January 1973), pp. 45-62.
- (1964): Puente de hormigón pretensado sobre el río Caroni. In: Informes de la Construcción, v. 17, n. 161 (June 1964), pp. 11-118.
- (1999): Tierra sobre el agua. Visión histórica universal de los puentes. Colegio de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Madrid (Spain), pp. 403-404.
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13/04/2016
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