The viaduct over the Turia river is one of

the most remarkable works of the high-

speed line in the Valencia access. As its

name suggests, the main obstacle is the

river itself. It is canalised by means of

concrete-sloped embankments and it

has a wide channel of 230 m underneath

the viaduct.

It is located in a consolidated suburban

environment in which several services

and road (V-30), railway (FGV),

hydrologic and agricultural

infrastructures can be found. This fact

determined the position of the viaduct’s

supports. Besides, it meant an additional

complexity, not reflected in the definition,

since every support line has a different

skew.

The viaduct has a total length of 572 m.

Its singularity is mostly reflected in the

crossing over the river, on which an

integral structure, characterised by

variable edge and clean and slender

lines, has been built. Moreover, it is

integrated into strict hydraulic conditions.

Not only its design but also the execution

of the post-stressed floor have been very

complex due to different reasons: the

changing skew of supports, the curve

and reverse curve design with

intermediate line, the lighting variability

and its width. This made necessary to

define one by one every strained cable.

TURIA VIADUCT. NEW HIGH-SPEED ACCESS TO

LEVANTE, STRETCH PICANYA-VALENCIA

CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AND MONITORING AND SUPERVISION OF SITE

WORKS

Valencia, 2005-2008

FOTO AÉREA tomada desde Edificio próximo de Vallehermoso

(si fuera posible pedir a Bilbao Ría 2000)

•Overview of one of the central stretches of

the built viaduct.

•Cross section of the viaduct.

•Site plan.

•General overview of the built viaduct.

•Viaduct elevation, according to project.