Šare Viaduct
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Šare Viaduct is located between the Ravča
and Vrgorac
interchanges of the A1 motorway
in Croatia
, opened for traffic on June 30, 2011. The viaduct actually consists of two 13.9 metres (45.6 ft) wide parallel structures following a 1357 metres (4,452.1 ft) curve across 12 spans (26 metres (85.3 ft) + 10 x 33 metres (108.3 ft) + 26 metres (85.3 ft)). Each of the structures is supported by a pair of abutments and 11 H-section piers. The deck structures are executed using incremental launching and comprise a box girder of constant cross-sections each. The viaduct is 402 metres (1,318.9 ft) long and 27.9 metres (91.5 ft) wide, carrying two traffic lanes and an emergency lane for each of the driving directions.
Completion of Šare Viaduct and Vrgorac interchange were delayed due to funding problems, pushing back its completion from the originally scheduled 2009 to mid-2011. Since June 30, 2011, the viaduct is open for traffic and tolled as a part of the A1 motorway.
Ravča
Ravča is a village in Croatia. It is connected by the D512 highway. Since December 2008, the A1 motorway has an eponymous exit located west of the village....
and Vrgorac
Vrgorac
Vrgorac is a town in Croatia in the Split-Dalmatia County.The total population of Vrgorac is 6,501 , in the following settlements:* Banja, population 214* Dragljane, population 47* Draževitići, population 204* Duge Njive, population 106...
interchanges of the A1 motorway
A1 (Croatia)
The A1 motorway is the longest motorway in Croatia spanning . As it connects Zagreb, the nation's capital, to Split, the second largest city in the country and the largest city in Dalmatia, the motorway represents a major north–south transportation corridor in Croatia and a significant part of the...
in Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
, opened for traffic on June 30, 2011. The viaduct actually consists of two 13.9 metres (45.6 ft) wide parallel structures following a 1357 metres (4,452.1 ft) curve across 12 spans (26 metres (85.3 ft) + 10 x 33 metres (108.3 ft) + 26 metres (85.3 ft)). Each of the structures is supported by a pair of abutments and 11 H-section piers. The deck structures are executed using incremental launching and comprise a box girder of constant cross-sections each. The viaduct is 402 metres (1,318.9 ft) long and 27.9 metres (91.5 ft) wide, carrying two traffic lanes and an emergency lane for each of the driving directions.
Completion of Šare Viaduct and Vrgorac interchange were delayed due to funding problems, pushing back its completion from the originally scheduled 2009 to mid-2011. Since June 30, 2011, the viaduct is open for traffic and tolled as a part of the A1 motorway.