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FORMWORK TRAVELLERS
FOR THE ATLANTIC BRIDGE
Paula Rinaudo
Rubrica - Special Projects Coordinator - Ph.D. Civil Engineer
Figure 1: Overall View of the Bridge Construction
The concrete cable-stayed bridge with the longest span
in the world
The Atlantic bridge project is located over the Panama
Canal near the Gatun locks, which are close to Colon
city. The four-lane-road bridge will provide an
uninterrupted connection between the east and west
side of the province of Colon. It will allow passage of
the largest container ships (Post-Panamax), in
accordance with the canal expansion programme. It
will also allow vehicles to cross the Panama Canal
on the Atlantic side, whether or not the locks are in
operation.
4/2017
The cable-stayed concrete bridge has a central span of
530 m and a total length of 1050 m. It will be the
longest cable stay concrete bridge worldwide. It has
two pylons with a height of 212,5m and a vertical
clearance over the canal of 75m.
The owner is the Panama Canal Authority and it is
being constructed by Vinci Construction Grands
Projects.