Tagus River Bridge
General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Suspension bridge
|
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Railroad (railway) bridge
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge
|
Location
| Location: |
Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal |
|---|---|
| Crosses: |
|
| Coordinates: | 38° 40' 47.27" N 9° 10' 29.84" W |
| Coordinates: | 38° 42' 30.94" N 9° 10' 40.62" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 1 012.88 m | |
| length of side spans | 483 m | |
| tower height | 190.47 m | |
| clearance | 70 m | |
| approach viaduct | total length | 945.11 m |
| deck | deck depth | 10.7 m |
| main bridge | total length | 2 277.64 m |
| span lengths | 2 × 99.64 m - 483.42 m - 1 012.88 m - 483.42 m - 98.64 m |
Materials
| cables |
steel
|
|---|---|
| piers |
reinforced concrete
|
| pylons |
steel
|
| deck truss |
steel
|
Participants
Subcontractor
Cable steel supplier
Bearings
Initial construction (1962-1966)
Design
Architecture
- Ray M. Boynton (architect)
Wind tunnel testing
Construction engineers
Contractor
Reconfiguration
Design
Renovation
Steel construction
Suspender replacement
Cables
- Redaelli Tecna spa (suspenders)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Die Hängebrücke über den Tejo in Lissabon. In: Stahlbau, v. 34, n. 7 (July 1965), pp. 222-223.
- Le nouveau pont sur le Tage à Lisbonne (Portugal). In: Acier = Stahl = Steel, v. 26 (June 1961), pp. 280.
- (1967): Le pont Salazar, sur le Tage, à Lisbonne, pont suspendu le plus long d'Europe. In: La Technique des Travaux, v. 43, n. 3-4 (March 1967), pp. 105-121.
- The Salazar Bridge. Ministério das Obras Públicas, Lisbon (Portugal), 1966, pp. 154.
- (1972): Railway Bridge Construction. Some Recent Developments. Hutchinson Eductational Ltd, London (United Kingdom).
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20000237 - Date created
16/05/1999 - Last Update
05/02/2016