Burguillo Reservoir Arch Bridge

Bridge in Spain

Burguillo Reservoir Arch Bridge

Coordinates| 40°25′42″N 4°32′21″W﻿ / ﻿40.4282°N 4.5392°W﻿ / 40.4282; -4.5392
Carries| 2 lanes of N-403
Crosses| El Burguillo Reservoir
Locale| El Tiemblo, Ávila, Spain
Maintained by| Spanish Ministry of Public Works
Characteristics
Design| Concrete arch bridge
Total length| 260m
Width| 12m
Longest span| 165m
History
Construction cost| €2.4million
Location

The Burguillo Reservoir Arch Bridge is a reinforced concrete arch bridge crossing the El Burguillo Reservoir near Ávila, Spain.[1] Crossing the part of the reservoir known as "Garganta Honda" (deep throat), it is part of the 8km long El Tiemblo bypass. Of the €5.1 million cost of the bypass, the bridge comprised about €2.4 million. Construction began in 1997. The arch was built by a segmental construction method using travelling formwork.

## References

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1. ^ Alejandro Pérez Caldentey (March 2003), Site Measurements on the Burguillo Arch Bridge (PDF), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-19, retrieved 2 August 2014

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