Motorway bridge over the Rio Sordo, Vila Real, Portugal - Up to 30 m high VARIOKIT VST heavy-duty shoring towers served as falsework for the construction of the bridge edge sections. Each leg carried a load of around 600 kN.

Motorway bridge over the Rio Sordo, Portugal
Vila Real, Portugal

A4 motorway bridge across the Rio Sordo in the Marão mountains.

Design: Five-section bridge with two separate superstructures
Construction process: Cantilever method, edge spans on falsework
Overall length: 412 m



INFRATÚNEL, Construtores do Túnel do Marão A.C.E., Porto

Location
Vila Real
Main Application
Civil Engineering

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Impressions from the project process

Project Information

With the VST heavy duty tower we were able to adapt the support to the different heights. The assembly work was safe and quick thanks to the pre-assembled units.
F. Paiva, A. Monteiro, J. Campos, P. Rosa, J. Marques, L. Fidalgo
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Motorway bridge over the Rio Sordo, Vila Real, Portugal - Up to 30 m high VARIOKIT VST heavy-duty shoring towers served as falsework for the construction of the bridge edge sections. Each leg carried a load of around 600 kN.
Motorway bridge over the Rio Sordo, Vila Real, Portugal - Up to 30 m high VARIOKIT VST heavy-duty shoring towers served as falsework for the construction of the bridge edge sections. Each leg carried a load of around 600 kN.