Jezerane Viaduct Explained

Bridge Name:Jezerane Viaduct
Official Name:Viadukt Jezerane
Carries:Road vehicles
Locale:Central Croatia
Maint:Hrvatske autoceste
Design:Box girder bridge
Mainspan:40 m
Length:661 m
Open:2004
Toll:charged as a part of A1 motorway toll
Coordinates:45.0538°N 15.1971°W

The Jezerane Viaduct is located between the Ogulin and Brinje interchanges of the A1 motorway in Croatia, just to the south of the Mala Kapela Tunnel. It is 661m (2,169feet) long.[1]

At this location the motorway route follows a horizontal curve of 900m (3,000feet) radius. The viaduct is a beam structure across a series of spans averaging 36.1m (118.4feet). The main span is 40m (130feet) long. Due to its sheer size, the viaduct was designed in four segments comprising box girders and grillage systems and expansion joints atop three piers and both abutments. The piers comprise a box cross section, with 30 cm thick walls.[2]

Traffic volume

Traffic is regularly counted and reported by Hrvatske autoceste, operator of the viaduct and the A1 motorway where the structure is located, and published by Hrvatske ceste.[3] Substantial variations between annual (AADT) and summer (ASDT) traffic volumes are attributed to the fact that the bridge carries substantial tourist traffic to the Adriatic resorts. The traffic count is performed using analysis of motorway toll ticket sales.

Jezerane Viaduct traffic volume
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A13025 Ogulin southalign=center 12,640align=center 31,166Between Ogulin and Brinje interchanges.

See also

References

  1. News: . Croatian . Inspektori nisu izdali dozvolu za lički dio autoceste . https://web.archive.org/web/20040905064646/http://www.vjesnik.com/Html/2004/06/30/Clanak.asp?r=unu&c=1 . Inspection issues no permits for Lika motorway sections . June 30, 2004 . September 5, 2004.
  2. News: . Croatian . HAC Monografija . May 17, 2010 . July 2, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110218210548/http://www.hac.hr/files/file/brosure/monografija/virtualMagazine.html . February 18, 2011 . dead .
  3. News: Hrvatske Ceste . Traffic counting on the roadways of Croatia in 2009 - digest . May 1, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721100545/http://www.hrvatske-ceste.hr/WEB%20-%20Legislativa/brojenje-prometa/CroDig2009.pdf . July 21, 2011 .