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General Information

Beginning of works: 1969
Completion: 1973
Status: in use

Project Type

Location

Location: ,
Crosses:
  • Mala Rijeka
Coordinates: 42° 33' 11.17" N    19° 23' 14.63" E
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Technical Information

Dimensions

main span 150.80 m
total length 498.80 m
span lengths 81.20 m - 92.80 m - 150.80 m - 92.80 m - 81.20 m
number of spans 5
height above valley floor or water 198 m
number of tracks 1
abutments number 2
piers maximum height 137.5 m

Materials

piers reinforced concrete
truss steel

Excerpt from Wikipedia

The Mala Rijeka Viaduct is a viaduct on the Belgrade–Bar railway, located some 20 km north of Podgorica, Montenegro.

Overview

The project was started in 1969 and was completed in 1973. The viaduct is 498.8 metres (1,636 ft) long and at its highest is 200 metres (660 ft) above the Mala Rijeka (pronounced [mâːlaː rijɛ̌ka], meaning literally Little river). It is also the longest bridge on the Belgrade–Bar railway.

When constructed it was the highest railway bridge in the world, surpassing the record height previously held by the Fades viaduct in France. It held the record until 2001 when the Beipan River Shuibai Railway Bridge, a concrete arch bridge, was completed in Guizhou, China. Multiple railway bridges under construction in China will also be higher.

Construction

36,000 m³ of concrete and 100,000 tonnes of steel were built into the bridge. The largest of four pillars, upon which the bridge lies, has a base bigger than a tennis court.

Text imported from Wikipedia article "Mala Rijeka Viaduct" and modified on July 23, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.

Participants

Design
Main contractor
Steel construction
Subcontractor

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  • About this
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  • Structure-ID
    20006003
  • Published on:
    05/10/2002
  • Last updated on:
    30/08/2016
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