Kiruna bridge

Properties

Element type

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Civil engineering work

Civil engineering type

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Road network Bridge

Year of construction

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1959

Composed of materials

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Reinforced concrete, Prestressed concrete

Description

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This 122 meter long bridge with five continuous spans was built in 1959 along highway E10 near Kiruna in northern Sweden. The superstructure consist of three prestessed concrete girders with a reinforced concrete slab on top. The prestressing system is post-tensioned system with four to six tendons parabolically aligned in each girder. One tendon is composed of 32 strands with diameter 6 mm.

Location coordinates

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Country

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Sweden

Physical address

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Kiruna

Used in

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Kiruna bridge (case study)