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Design
Superstructure
shared. This shared abutment is found- Construction
ed on seven piles with diameters of
The cross section of the box girder 150 cm.
(Fig. 2) is trapezoidal in form. with two The superstructure was erected by the
The cross section of the intermediate
3.23 m long cantilevers; the contour incremental launching of the box gird-
height of the box is 2.50 m. The box piers is H-shaped, with outer dimen- er from the higher abutment over the
sions 5.0 x 2.20 m. The heights of piers
girder is prestressed with straight piers toward the lower abutment. Sim-
are between 5.50 m and 26.4 m (Fig. 3).
bonded tendons in the upper and low- plified, efficient fabrication and erec-
They are founded on four piles with a
er slabs and external polygonal ten- diameter of 150 cm each. The heads of
tion was a basic goal in the design of
dons running inside the box. the bridge. This is also the reason why
the abutments and piers are appropri-
ately shaped so as to allow installation
the thickness of the webs and of the
upper slab of the box girder is constant
Supporting Structure of hydraulic jacks for replacement of
along the whole length of the bridge.
bearings.
The two lower abutments of both The construction of anchorages and
viaducts are separate from one anoth- The height of the bearings gradually deviators for the unbonded external
er. Each is founded on three piles with increases from the centre pier (70 mm) tendons inside the box was designed
diameters of 150 cm. On the higher to outer piers (270 mm). Slide bearings to follow later. simultaneous with the
end of the bridge, one abutment is are installed on both abutments. launching of the girder.