Rehabilitation and Widening of the Bridge over the Guadalquivir River

Villa del Río, Spain

Structural typology: REHABILITATION OF BRIDGES
Date: August, 2025
Owner: Junta de Andalucia
Construction: UTE Magtel - Hierros Fuente Palmera
Scope: detailed design

The bridge dates back to the early 20th century and consists of five masonry arches and three riveted steel lattice spans, with a through-arch (deck-below) configuration. Prior to the intervention, the bridge showed functional and structural deficiencies, as it was subject to load ограничения and its width of barely 5 m only allowed one-way traffic.

The works designed by FHECOR made it possible to widen the deck to 12.8 m, allowing for one 3.50 m lane in each direction. To achieve this, each of the steel spans was dismantled, strengthened, and widened on the ground, and a temporary bridge was installed to maintain traffic flow during the construction works.