STRENGTHENING, REHABILITATION AND WIDENING OF THE EXISTING ARCH BRIDGE ON NATIONAL ROUTE 7 OVER THE OLIFANTS RIVER, SOUTH AFRICA

Strengthening, rehabilitation and widening of the existing arch bridge on national route 7 over the Olifants River, South Africa

This paper describes the rehabilitation of the existing bridge over the Olifants River.The bridge is on National Route 7 near Klawer and dates back to 1957.The defining feature of this elegant bridge is a concrete arch spanning 92.7 m.The existing bridge displayed extensive cracking, failed expansion joints and spall damage to Foot Plate beam soffi

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