Viaducto de Montabliz

Last updated
Viaduct of Montabliz

Viaducto de Montabliz
VdtoMontabliz310108.jpg
Coordinates 43°06′13″N4°05′22″W / 43.103739°N 4.089317°W / 43.103739; -4.089317
Carries Cantabria-Plateau Highway
CrossesValley of the Bisueña River
Locale Cantabria, Spain
Official nameViaducto de Montabliz
Characteristics
Design Concrete beam and steel
Total length721 m (2,365 ft) [1] [2]
Width26.1 m (86 ft)
Height150 m (490 ft) [2]
Longest span175 m (574 ft)
No. of spans5
History
Designer Apia XXI & Ferrovial
OpenedJanuary 31, 2008
Statistics
Daily traffic 11,500 vehicles/day
Location
Viaducto de Montabliz
Viaducto de Montabliz under construction. Viaducto de Montabliz 2007-05-08.jpg
Viaducto de Montabliz under construction.

The Viaducto de Montabliz (Viaduct of Montabliz) is a bridge located in the town of Montabliz, Cantabria, Spain.

It is known for being the highest bridge in Spain and the sixth in Europe, with 150 meters (490 ft) in height (highest part) over the river Bisueña. [1] [2] It was built by Ferrovial and was completed in 2008. [3] It carries the A-67 autovía.

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Benito Juárez, Mexico City</span> Borough in Mexico City, Mexico

Benito Juárez, is a borough in Mexico City. It is a largely residential area, located to the south of historic center of Mexico City, although there are pressures for areas to convert to commercial use. It was named after Benito Juárez, president in the 19th century.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Iztacalco</span> Borough in Mexico City, Mexico

Iztacalco is a borough in Mexico City. It is located in the central-eastern area and it is the smallest of the city's boroughs. The area's history began in 1309 when the island of Iztacalco, in what was Lake Texcoco, was settled in 1309 by the Mexica who would later found Tenochtitlan, according to the Codex Xolotl. The island community would remain small and isolated through the colonial period, but drainage projects in the Valley of Mexico dried up the lake around it. The area was transformed into a maze of small communities, artificial islands called chinampas and solid farmland divided by canals up until the first half of the 20th century. Politically, the area has been reorganized several times, being first incorporated in 1862 and the modern borough coming into existence in 1929. Today, all of the canals and farmland are dried out and urbanized as the most densely populated borough and the second most industrialized.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Viaducto metro station</span> Mexico City metro station

Viaducto is a station on Line 2 of the Mexico City Metro system. It is located in the border of Benito Juárez and Iztacalco boroughs of Mexico City, south of the city centre on Calzada de Tlalpan. It is a surface station.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cantilever spar cable-stayed bridge</span>

A cantilever spar cable-stayed bridge is a modern variation of the cable-stayed bridge. This design has been pioneered by the structural engineer Santiago Calatrava in 1992 with the Puente del Alamillo in Seville, Spain. In two of his designs the force distribution does not depend solely upon the cantilever action of the spar (pylon); the angle of the spar away from the bridge and the weight distribution in the spar serve to reduce the overturning forces applied to the footing of the spar. In contrast, in his swinging Puente de la Mujer design (2002), the spar reaches toward the cable supported deck and is counterbalanced by a structural tail. In the Assut de l'Or Bridge (2008), the curved backward pylon is back-stayed to concrete counterweights.

Cintra, S.A. is one of the largest private developers of transport infrastructure in the world. Its assets are fundamentally toll roads and car parks, in which it has a total investment of €16billion. Formerly traded on the Madrid Stock Exchange and part of the Spanish benchmark IBEX 35 stock index, Cintra was reacquired by its former owner Ferrovial in December 2009.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">César Gaviria Trujillo Viaduct</span> Cable-stayed bridge

The César Gaviria Trujillo Viaduct is a cable-stayed bridge connecting the neighbouring cities of Pereira and Dosquebradas in Risaralda, Colombia. It is one of the longest cable-stayed bridges in South America and, at the time of its completion in 1997, ranked 20th in the world.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ferrovial</span> Spanish multinational company

Ferrovial, S.A., previously Grupo Ferrovial, is a Spanish multinational company that operates in the infrastructure sector for transportation and mobility with four divisions: Highways, Airports, Construction, and Mobility and Energy Infrastructure. The Highway sector develops, finances, and operates tolls on highways such as the 407 ETR, the North Tarrant Express, the LBJ Express, Euroscut Azores, I-66, I-77, NTE35W, and Ausol I. The Airports sector operates at Heathrow, Glasgow, Aberdeen, and Southampton. The Construction business designs and carries out public and private works such as roads, highways, airports, and buildings. The Mobility and Energy Infrastructure Department is responsible for managing renewable energy, sustainable mobility, and circular economy projects. Ferrovial is present in more than 20 countries where its business lines operate.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Malleco Viaduct</span> Railway bridge over the Malleco River in Araucania Region, Chile

The Malleco Viaduct is a railway bridge located in central Chile, passing over the Malleco River valley, south of Collipulli in the Araucania Region. It was opened by President José Manuel Balmaceda on October 26, 1890. At that time, it was the highest such bridge in the world. The Panamerican Highway passes right next to the viaduct.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Autovía A-67</span> Road in Spain

The Autovía A-67 is a highway in north west Spain. It connects the Cantabrian Atlantic Coast at Santander to Palencia. It follows the route of the N-611.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anillo Periférico</span> Highway in Mexico

The Anillo Periférico is the outer beltway of Mexico City.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Colonia Algarín</span> Neighborhood of Mexico City in Cuauhtémoc

Colonia Algarín is a very small working class residential neighborhood located south of the historic center of Mexico City. Its border to the north is Eje 3 Sur José Peón Contreras, to the south Viaducto Miguel Alemán, to the east San Antonio Abad Ave and to the west Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas. Colonia Algarín is located between colonias Buenos Aires, Álamos (Viaducto), Obrera and Asturias. On the south border, alongside Viaducto Miguel Alemán, flows the Río de la Piedad. This river, just as in the case as many other rivers of the city, is encased in cement.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">National Route 32 (Costa Rica)</span> Highway in Costa Rica

National Primary Route 32, or just Route 32 is a National Road Route of Costa Rica, located in the San José, Heredia, Limón provinces. It connects the central valley and Greater Metropolitan Area to the Caribbean coast of the country.

References

  1. 1 2 Ferrovial (2007-09-15). "Viaducto de Montabliz" . Retrieved 2009-12-18.
  2. 1 2 3 Trelleborg (2008-02-01). "A quiet, high-level ride". Archived from the original on 2009-07-24. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
  3. "Montabliz, con 198 metros, es el viaducto más alto de España". El Diario Montanes. 3 September 2018.