Envigado bridge
| Peldar Bridge | |
|---|---|
 Bridge view | |
| Coordinates | 6°10′25″N 75°35′33″W / 6.173569°N 75.592504°WCoordinates: 6°10′25″N 75°35′33″W / 6.173569°N 75.592504°W |
| Carries | Motor vehicles |
| Crosses | 37 S |
| Locale | Envigado, Antioquia, Colombia |
| Official name | Puente Los Fundadores |
| Maintained by | Envigado Municipality |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | cable-stayed bridge[1] |
| Material | concrete |
| Total length | 242 metres (794 ft)[1] |
| Width | 18.6 metres (61 ft)[1] |
| Longest span | 121 metres (397 ft)[2] |
| Number of spans | 3 |
| History | |
| Designer | Pedelta Structural Engineers[2] |
| Engineering design by | Juan Sobrino and Leonard Rosillo |
| Opened | 2006 |
  Peldar Bridge Location in Colombia | |
The Peldar Bridge at Envigado is a concrete cable-stayed bridge in Envigado, Colombia.[1] The bridge carries Las Vegas Avenue and crosses 37th Street.
The construction of the bridge was also central to the regeneration plan for the neighborhood. This bridge was conceived as representation of the effort and persistence of the community to overcome the convulsed situation that prevailed in the country at the time of construction.
Description
The bridge has three approached spans of 20.2 m length each and two cable-stayed spans of 121 and 60 m. The two main spans are supported by central stays continuous through a steel saddle on top of the pylon. All stays converge at the top of the pylon as a fan configuration and are 12 m apart.
The deck plan is mostly straight with a constant width of 18.6 meters. The deck is a 2.4 m depth tri-cellular concrete box girder. The deck is internally post-tensioned with longitudinal and transverse tendons.
The 50 m high central pylon is a reinforced concrete tower with a rectangular cross section and variable width in both directions. The pylon is inclined 5°.
The total cost of the structure was approximately US$12 million.
Construction
Construction of the bridge began in 2001, and was successfully completed in July 2003.
References
- 1 2 3 4 Sobrino, Juan (2004). "Urban Cable Stayed bridge in Envigado (Colombia)". fib Symposium-Avignon.
- 1 2 Peldar Bridge at Structurae
External links
- "Envigado Bridge". Pedelta.