Extension of Highway Las Palmas – Airport (Canary Islands)
Special solution, on the top of piers, in order to simulate de shape of the old viaduct.
Date:
1994
Contractor:
FCC
Owner:
Spanish Ministry of Public Works
Governement of Canary Islands
Technical articles:
– Hormigón y acero Number 57 (4th Quarter 1995).
This article describes three different enlargements of short span arch bridges . In three bridges, the prefabrication of the elements of the deck has permited a quick and economical construction; avoiding in any case, the use of arch falsework which are always expensive. Moreover, under aesthetical point of view, the use of prefabricated elements has been made compatible with the shape of the existent deck in order to mantain the external appeareance.
José Antonio Llombart y Jordi Revoltós, Ingeneiros de Caminos, (Estudio de Ingeniería y Proyectos, EIPSA, Madrid).