Puente Pumarejo
Coordinates: 10 ° 57 '2 " N , 74 ° 45' 23" W.
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| Official name | Puente Alberto Pumarejo | |
| use | Road, bike and Pedestrian traffic | |
| Crossing of | Río Magdalena | |
| place | Barranquilla and Sitionuevo, Colombia | |
| Entertained by | Instituto Nacional de Vias (Invías) | |
| construction | Cable-stayed bridge | |
| overall length | 3237 m (including driveways) | |
| width | 35.10 m to 38.10 m | |
| Number of openings | 29 | |
| Longest span | 380 m | |
| Pillar spacing | 45 m | |
| Clear width | 380 m | |
| Pillar strength | 2.50 to 5.00 m | |
| Construction height | 80 m | |
| Clear height | 45 m | |
| vehicles per day | 1500 vehicles daily | |
| building-costs | COP 615 billion ( EUR 223 million ) | |
| start of building | 2015 | |
| completion | 2019 | |
| opening | 20th December 2019 | |
| construction time | 4 years | |
| planner | Instituto Nacional de Vias (Invías) | |
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Puente Pumarejo is a bridge over the Río Magdalena in Barranquilla and Sitionuevo , Colombia , which has been connecting the city with the east of the country since December 20, 2019.
It replaces the old bridge Puente Laureano Gómez , which fulfilled this task between 1974 and 2019, but for which a bridge with only 16 m clearance was decided for cost reasons , but which was soon criticized as an obstacle to navigation on the Río Magdalena has been. The two lanes were no longer able to cope with the increased traffic. Since the bridge was now nearing the end of its expected service life, a decision was made in 2006 to build a much larger new structure.
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The new construction, a few meters south of the previous bridge, began in 2012 and will be completed by mid-December 2019. This time the Puente Alberto Pumarejo bridge was named after the former regional politician Alberto Mario Pumarejo Vengoechea. The 2250 m structure is the longest road bridge in Colombia. With its almost 990 m long access roads, it has a total length of 3237 m. It is a cable-stayed bridge with a span of 380 m and a width of 38.10 m, divided into six lanes and side bike paths. The stay cables arranged in the central axis are attached to two pylon stems, which are also in the central axis . The passage height of 45 m will allow the passage of Handysize freighters as soon as parts of the old bridge are demolished.
The project will enlarge the central passage of ships up to 15,000 tons to 45 m, which will increase the port capacity for trade and improve the country's competitiveness. In addition, larger ships will be able to enter the inland ports across the Magdalena River in the metropolitan area of Barranquilla.
After the inauguration of the new building, the old bridge was closed to traffic. It is discussed whether it will be torn down completely or whether it will partially stop as a tourist attraction.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Sacyr to build the Pumarejo Bridge in Barranquilla (Colombia) for 223 million euros sacyr.com. Accessed October 20, 2018
- ^ Carlos Bell Lemus: El Puente Pumarejo sobre el río Magdalena on banrepcultural.org, the website of the Red Cultural del Banco de la República en Colombia
- ↑ El puente Pumarejo será demolido article from October 11, 2006 on portafolio.co
- ↑ Obras del nuevo puente Pumarejo se retrasan hasta el 2019. Article from January 15, 2018 on El Espectador.com
- ↑ Diseñador del puente que se Cayo de Italia también el diseño Puente Pumarejo El Universal Barranquilla, August 16, 2018