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HARILAOS TRIKOUPIS (RION ANTIRION) BRIDGE
Location:Greece Description:The Harilaos Trikoupis Bridge links the Peloponnese (southern Greece) to the Greek mainland across the western end of the Gulf of Corinth to the north of the town of Patras. This link consists of a five span composite cable-stayed bridge and several approach spans.
Total length including approach spans: 2860 m (9383 ft.)
Owner:Hellenic Republic Client:Gefyra S.A. (led by VINCI, Rueil-Malmaison, France) Scope of Work:Buckland & Taylor Ltd. was invited by the Design/Build consortium to be the Design Checker for what is now one of the longest cable-stayed bridges in the world. The scale of the bridge, sea depths of 65 m (213 ft.), the high seismicity of the area (including an active fault that the bridge crosses), and poor foundation conditions made the project highly challenging. Several innovations were incorporated into the design, including having the continuous suspended spans connected to the towers with passive transverse damping devices which allows 1 m (3.3 ft.) of relative movement in any direction between adjacent towers. Construction was completed in 2004. For a direct link to the bridge website, please click here.
Postage Stamp:
The postage stamp (shown to the right) was issued by the Greek Government in 1999. To view Buckland & Taylor Ltd.'s other projects that have been featured on postage stamps, visit our postage stamp page.
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