The launch of South Africa’s first concrete tied arch bridge – the Ashton Arch Bridge – started this weekend.
Cape Town –A South African construction history first saw the start of the Ashton Arch Bridge – a concrete tied arch bridge – being officially launched on Saturday.
At the crossing of the Cogmanskloof river, the existing multi-arch bridge was built in the 1930’s, but did not fulfil its functional requirements, such as service life, width and hydraulic capacity, anymore.WATCH: Ashton Arch bridge to open The bridge, which was opened to deviated traffic last year August, is a cable-supported concrete deck which spans 110 metres between supports with arching ribs rising 22 metres and is situated at the start of “Route 62”, an important tourist destination and national road.
Over the weekend, the road will be closed to traffic, while the new bridge is lodged, transversely, for a distance of 23m, into its final position.
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