Construction—EMEA—Spain—Bridges
The Karabel Bridge in Northern Spain:
Pillarless Construction thanks to Hangers
The Karabel Bridge is a new bridge in the Basque Region in northern Spain that crosses the Urumea River in the town of Hernani in
the Karabel neighborhood. It replaces an old bridge with 4 massive stone pillars that often caused flooding because they narrowed
the river bed. The new bridge crosses the river without any pillars so that future high water can flow freely through the area.
The new arch bridge has a free span of
approximately 51.5m and was planned
as a steel concrete composite structure.
The bridge frame consists of steel, and the
two arches that are inclined towards the
outs