bridge design studio.
Bridge Engineering & Structural Consultancy
Since 2008 · A Coruña · Madrid
PROJECTS
Bridge over Chagres river
The Chagres River Bridge (Panama) is a three-span structure with span lengths of 68.25+131.00+68.25 m, a width of 10.16 m, and piers 12.20 m high. Horizontal actions in service are resisted using fixed Pot bearings at the piers and guided bearings at the abutments. The foundations consist of 1.2 m diameter piles for the abutments […]
Tarnava Viaduct, steel arch railway structure
The Tarnava River Bridge is part of the rehabilitation works on the Brașov–Simeria railway line, within the Sighișoara–Coșlariu section in Romania. This line belongs to the IV Pan-European Corridor, is double-track, and has a design speed of 160 km/h. The new bridge crosses the Tarnava River near the city of Sighișoara by means of a […]
Cullera Viaduct: Concept, design and instrumentation.
A double bowstring arch typology with a 90 m span has been designed to carry the A-38 motorway over the Júcar River. Longitudinally, a continuous configuration of five spans has been adopted, with a total length of 216 m (27 + 36 + 90 + 36 + 27 m). The deck width allows for a […]
Marineda footbridge, urban connectivity enhancement
Designed with smooth and slender forms, Marineda footbridge in A Coruña (Spain) is a composite structure for pedestrians and cyclists that solves the access to one of the largest shopping centers in Spain, flying above a high-traffic highway. The maximum deck height and the geometry in plan were established by the necessary vertical clearance over […]
A bridge over the Danube, Žeželj Viaduct.
The Žeželj Bridge is a structure 474 meters long and 31.44 meters wide, designed for both road and railway traffic, spanning the Danube River as it passes through the city of Novi Sad (Serbia). The two central spans are solved with two bowstring-type steel arches of 180 and 220 meters span, supporting a composite steel–concrete […]
Las Truchas Bridge, complex construction challenges
The most relevant characteristics of the project for Las Truchas Bridge, part of the new Jala – Puerto Vallarta toll motorway. Section: Compostela – Las Varas in the State of Nayarit (Mexico) are described inthe present article. The steps related to the different design stages, from the initial conception to the final solution of the […]