Location N-225a Motorway. Spain

Structural typology Concrete arch

Property Spanis Ministry of Public Works

Builder Composan

Work scope Repair actions

Ending year 2008

Span length11.50 m Width6 m PathologiesLack of bearing capacity at the arch's foundations -abutment 1- owing to ground displacements. Important bending-induced cracks in arch. Failure of backing wall at the abutment of arch. Insufficient restraint system due to inadequate execution Executed solutionsImprove of the ground's bearing capacity. Arches strengthening. Set up of vehicle restraint system. General undertakings aimed at improving the bridges functionality and durability. Platform imperviousness treatment. Implementation of an adequate dreinage and water disposal system; concrete painting and surface protection.