PRECAST PRESTRESSED CABLE-STAYED PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE FOR BUFALO INDUSTRIAL PARK

An all precast, prestressed concrete cable-stayed pedestrian bridge was constructed to transport workers across a busy four-lane highway to a major industrial park complex in San Pedro, Honduras. In designing the 30.8 m (101 ft) long structure, special attention was given to creating an aesthetic harmony between the bridge and the entrance canopy as well as the other buildings in the Bufalo Industrial Park. This article presents the design options, architectural concept, design considerations and particularly the design of connections, construction highlights, and especially the role that the nearly 150 precast concrete components played in erecting the bridge. It is concluded that the design concepts and construction method, which proved to be efficient and economically successful in Honduras, can be applied in other parts of the world.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute

  209 West Jackson Boulevard
  Chicago, IL  United States  60606
• Authors:
  • Zhenqiang, L
  • Ramirez, R
• Publication Date: 2000-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 22-33
• Serial:
  • PCI Journal
  • Volume: 45
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute
  • ISSN: 0887-9672
  • Serial URL: http://www.pci.org

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aesthetics; Architecture; Cable stayed bridges; Concrete bridges; Construction; Design; Pedestrian areas; Precast concrete; Prestressed concrete bridges
• Geographic Terms: Honduras
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Highways; Materials; I32: Concrete; I53: Construction of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00796196
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 13 2000 12:00AM