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Wadi Kuf Bridge

General Information

Structure:	Cable-stayed bridge
Function / usage:	Road bridge
Material:	Prestressed concrete bridge

Location:	Al Bayda, Libya
Coordinates:	32° 41' 49.35" N 21° 33' 55.36" E

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	main span	282 m
	length of side spans	2 × 97 m
	total length	447.00 m
	height above valley floor or water	160.00 m

deck	prestressed concrete
pylons	reinforced concrete

Design

Contractor

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Collighan, John / Fernández Troyano, Leonardo (2003): Bridge engineering. A global perspective. Thomas Telford, London (United Kingdom), ISBN 9780727732156, pp. 496, 621, 668.
Imbesi, Guiseppe / Morandi, Maurizio / Moschini, Francesco (1991): Riccardo Morandi. Innovazione, Tecnologia, Progetto. Gangemi Editore, Rome (Italy), pp. 221-223.
Prade, Marcel (1990): Les grands ponts du monde: Hors d'Europe. Brissaud, Poitiers (France), pp. 30.
Virlogeux, Michel (2001): Bridges with Multiple Cable-Stayed Spans. In: Structural Engineering International, v. 11, n. 1 (February 2001), pp. 61-82.
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