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Structure-ID: s0000381
Created on: 09/07/99
Modified on: 02/16/04


Wadi Kuf Bridge

Built: 1965 - 1971
Location: Al Bayda, Libya
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Structural Type:
Cable-stayed bridge
portal frame
Function / usage:
Road bridge

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RoleNamePart of structure 
Designer Riccardo Morandi

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Contractor Construzioni Stradali et Civili S.A.

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DescriptionValue
Construction materials used
deck  reinforced concrete
pylons  reinforced concrete
Dimensions
  main span 282 m
  length of side spans 2 x 97 m
  total length 447.00 m
  height above valley floor or water 160.00 m

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Relevant Literature
* Fernández Troyano, Leonardo   Bridge engineering, Thomas Telford, London (United Kingdom) , ISBN 0727732153, 2003; pp. 496, 621, 668.
* Fernández Troyano, Leonardo   Tierra sobre el agua, Colegio de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Madrid (Spain) , ISBN 8438001483, 1999; pp. 686-687.
* Imbesi, Giuseppe   Riccardo Morandi, Gangemi Editore, Rome (Italy) , ISBN 887448626X, 1991; pp. 221-223.
* Prade, Marcel   Les grands ponts du monde: Hors d'Europe, Brissaud, Poitiers (France) , ISBN 2902170688, 1990; pp. 30.
* Troitsky, M. S.   Cable-Stayed Bridges, Crosby Lockwood Staples, London (United Kingdom) , ISBN 0258970340, 1977.

 
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