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Nissibi Euphrates Bridge
Project description
The Nissibi Euphrates Bridge is a cable stayed bridge spanning the Lake Atatürk Dam on the Euphrates River at the provincial border of Adıyaman–Siverek in south-east Turkey.
The former bridge was flooded during the construction of the reservoir in 1992. Consequently, the traffic between Adıyaman and Diyarbakır was diverted and a ferry service opened in order to maintain traffic.
As the travel time had to be reduced, the target was to bypass the existing detour by projecting a new bridge. This project also had the aim to shorten the route of about 60 km. The 610 m long cable-stayed bridge opened in May 2015.
mageba scope
mageba supplied 2 units of 23.9 m TENSA-MODULAR expansion joints of type LR10.
These joints accomodate movements in every direction and rotation about every axis. They also form a waterthight system which was invented by mageba several decades ago.
Moreover, a special cover plate design between both bridge decks were installed hence assuring a safe utilisation of the footpath to the pedestrians.
All joints are designed to accomodate movements of a total of 800 mm in longitudinal direction and 300 mm in transversal direction.
A TENSA-MODULAR expansion joint, made in mageba’s production facilities, during loading
The bridge’s piers under construction
Key Data
Products: | TENSA-MODULAR expansion joints of type LR10 |
Installation: | 2015 |
City: | Kahta, Adıyaman–Siverek |
Structure: | Cable Stayed bridge |
Built: | 2012–2015 |
Length: | 610 m, longest span 400 m |
Owner: | Ministry of Transport, Marine and Communications, General Directorate of Highways and Motorways of Turkish Republic |
Contractor: | Gülsan Insaat A.S |
Engineer: | WIECON CO. LTD. |
