Anusha p lusitania bridge

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LUSITANIA BRIDGELocated in Merida, Spain

Length: 526 ft (160.3 m)Max. Span: 620 ft (189.0 m)Arch Height: 105 ft (32.0 m

LUSITANIA BRIDGE

Arch – 34 m deep189 m spanning arch

Side Spans – 139 m

A BULL INSPIRED THE FORM OF THE BRIDGE

Designed as a monolithic structure with no expansion joints.

CROSS SECTION

Connect the central arch structures to the land on either side of it.

The cross section of the bridge comprises of a continous box girder and the road decks that cantilever on either side of it.

There are two side spans that are supported by piers

•Steel truss arch structure•Reinforced concrete arch bases •piers

Steel rods and arch structure

Concrete abutments