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Cuesta da Silva Viaduct<br />
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Cuesta da Silva Viaduct I & II<br />
Viaducto Cuesta da Silva<br />
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Viaducto Cuesta da Silva I & II<br />
 
San Felipe, Gran Canaria Island, Spain<br />
 
San Felipe, Gran Canaria Island, Spain<br />
(394) feet high / (120) meters high<br />
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394 feet high / 120 meters high<br />
394 foot span / 120 meter span<br />
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394 & 376 foot spans / 120 & 114.5 meter spans<br />
????, 2010<br />
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1979, 2010<br />
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[[File:CuestaSilvaViaducts.jpg|750px|center]]
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One of the highest concrete beam bridges in Spain upon its completion in 1979, the Cuesta da Silva Viaduct was doubled in 2010 with a parallel span making the carretera into a 4-lane route with increased capacity.  The original 1979 viaduct has a central pier of 106 meters and a span configuration of 58,0 + 90,0 + 120,0 + 90,0 + 58,0 m for a total length of 416 meters.  The deck is 11.6 meters wide.
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The 2010 viaduct has a central pier of 110 meters and a span configuration of 50,15 + 108,8 + 114,5 + 108,8 + 50,15 m for a total length of 432.4 meters.  The deck is 15.5 meters wide.
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The new viaduct has a significant curve with a radius of only 390 meters and a gradient slope of 6%. 
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Other high beam bridges on Gran Canaria include Guiniguada Viaduct near San José Artesano and the Tenoya Viaduct near the town of the same name.  Though not as high as the three previous bridges at 230 feet (70 mtrs), there is a unique cable stayed bridge near the town of Teror, higher up on the slope of a Gran Canaria volcano.
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The carretera Santa María de Guía - El Pagador is one of the islands most beautiful expressways.
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[[File:CuestaOlderViaduct.jpg|750px|center]]
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The original 1979 viaduct.
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[[File:SilvaGuillermoVega.jpg|750px|center]]
 
[[File:SilvaGuillermoVega.jpg|750px|center]]
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Image by Guillermo Vega.
 
Image by Guillermo Vega.
 
  
One of the highest concrete beam bridges in Spain, the Cuesta da Silva Viaduct has a central pier of 348 feet (106 mtrs).  Curving above the rugged coast of the Atlantic Ocean, the span is one of two high bridges on the island of Gran Canaria.  The other is the beautiful Guiniguada Viaduct near San José Artesano.  Also planned for Gran Canaria Island is the Tenoya Viaduct - a concrete beam bridge that will rise 364 feet (111 meters) above the ground near the town of the same name.  Though not as high as the three previous bridges at 230 feet (70 mtrs), a unique cable stayed bridge is planned near the town of Teror, higher up on the slope of a Gran Canaria volcano.
 
  
A second parallel Cuesta da Silva Viaduct will be completed by the end of 2010 to turn the previous 2-lane carretera Santa María de Guía - El Pagador into a fully divided 4-lane highway capable of handling the increase in traffic.  
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[[File:CuestaCantilever.jpg|750px|center]]
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The next viaduct to the east is also high at around 70 meters.
  
  
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Image by Yonathan Santana Rodriguez.
 
Image by Yonathan Santana Rodriguez.
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[[File:CuestaDaSilvaElevation.jpg|750px|center]]
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Original 1979 Cuesta da Silva Viaduct elevation.
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Cuesta da Silva Viaduct satellite image.
  
  
 
[[File:3CuestadeSilvaAerial.jpg|750px|center]]
 
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Cuesta da Silva Viaduct satellite image.
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Cuesta da Silva Viaduct satellite image with only the original 1979 viaduct.
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[[File:CuestaSatelliteNewWide.jpg|750px|center]]
  
  
 
[[Category:Bridges in Spain]]
 
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Latest revision as of 01:23, 29 November 2018

Cuesta da Silva Viaduct I & II
Viaducto Cuesta da Silva I & II
San Felipe, Gran Canaria Island, Spain
394 feet high / 120 meters high
394 & 376 foot spans / 120 & 114.5 meter spans
1979, 2010

CuestaSilvaViaducts.jpg


One of the highest concrete beam bridges in Spain upon its completion in 1979, the Cuesta da Silva Viaduct was doubled in 2010 with a parallel span making the carretera into a 4-lane route with increased capacity. The original 1979 viaduct has a central pier of 106 meters and a span configuration of 58,0 + 90,0 + 120,0 + 90,0 + 58,0 m for a total length of 416 meters. The deck is 11.6 meters wide.

The 2010 viaduct has a central pier of 110 meters and a span configuration of 50,15 + 108,8 + 114,5 + 108,8 + 50,15 m for a total length of 432.4 meters. The deck is 15.5 meters wide.

The new viaduct has a significant curve with a radius of only 390 meters and a gradient slope of 6%.

Other high beam bridges on Gran Canaria include Guiniguada Viaduct near San José Artesano and the Tenoya Viaduct near the town of the same name. Though not as high as the three previous bridges at 230 feet (70 mtrs), there is a unique cable stayed bridge near the town of Teror, higher up on the slope of a Gran Canaria volcano.

The carretera Santa María de Guía - El Pagador is one of the islands most beautiful expressways.


CuestaOlderViaduct.jpg

The original 1979 viaduct.


SilvaGuillermoVega.jpg

Image by Guillermo Vega.


CueastDoubleViaduct.jpg


CuestaBridges&Tunnel.jpg


CuestaCantilever.jpg


CuestaConstructionOld.jpg


CuestaCurve.jpg


CuestaDaSilveViaducts.jpg


CuestaBoxBeam.jpg


CuestaNearbyViaduct.jpg

The next viaduct to the east is also high at around 70 meters.


PuenteSilvaPierIn2009byJoe.jpg


1CuestaSilvahippitywippity.jpg

Image by hippitywippity.


2YonathanSantanaSilva.jpg

Image by Yonathan Santana Rodriguez.


CuestaDaSilvaElevation.jpg

Original 1979 Cuesta da Silva Viaduct elevation.


CuestaDaSilvaPlan.jpg


CuestaDaSilvaApproachSpans.jpg


CuestaDaSilvaPierFoundation.jpg


CuestaSatelliteNew.jpg

Cuesta da Silva Viaduct satellite image.


3CuestadeSilvaAerial.jpg

Cuesta da Silva Viaduct satellite image with only the original 1979 viaduct.


CuestaSatelliteNewWide.jpg