The Railway Viaduct in Gerona. Spain

Abstract

This article describes the construction of the 5 km long viaduct, with 20 m corbels, intended to facilitate the expansion towards the north-eastern part of the city, the stretch of which was interrupted upto now by the railway line Barcelona-Port Bou. In view of the special conditions of the work and the need to maintain the traffic during the entire construction time the system of two self supporting arch centerings was chosen. Transversally the dintel is of trapezoidal cross-section with overhangs and lightened internally with circular holes. Longitudinally a solution of a continuous beam was adopted. Thus whether joints nor anchorages were required. The foundation rests directly on footings. The construction has been carried out in prestressed concrete and can be divided into three basic parts: entry on the Barcelona side; passenger station; passenger station-río Ter.