International Bridge Technologies

South Road Superway – Adelaide, Australia

Technical details
Client
Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure
Dates

Construction Completed: 2014

Location
Adelaide, Australia
Partners
Contractor: Urban Superway (A joint venture of John Holland/Macmahon/Leed)
Prime Engineer: GHD
Activity
SYSTRA IBT’s Role: Bridge Design Consultant

DESIGN-BUILD

Total Length: 3 km (1.9 mi) of elevated roadway.
Typical span length: 66 m (216 ft) and 80 m (263 ft) long special span.

This superstructure consists of 3 km (1.9 mi) of elevated roadway, including mainline and access ramps. The structure consists of multiple lines of box girders. The box girders are supported by architectural piers supported on 1.05 m (3 ft 5 in) diameter CFA piles. Two types of precast segments were used on the project: single cell with internal struts maximum of 17 m (56 ft)-wide and single cell maximum 13.5 m (44 ft 4 in) wide. The 66 m (216 ft) long typical spans and 80 m (263 ft) long special spans were erected in balanced cantilever with a combination of overhead gantry, crane on ground and lifting frames on deck. Access ramps were built span-by-span on falsework.

SYSTRA IBT is responsible for the South Road Superway project as the Bridge Design Consultant, providing expertise in the design and construction engineering of the elevated guideway.

Awards

  • 2016 South Australian Engineering Excellence – Project Infrastructure Award
  • 2015 Consult Australia Awards – Design Innovation Award
  • 2015 Concrete Institute of Australia – National Excellence in Engineering Award

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