Demolition of a 65‐year‐old box‐girder prestressed concrete bridge located in Northern Sweden

Abstract A new bridge was built in Kalix, northern Sweden, to replace an existing prestressed concrete box‐girder that had been service for over 60 years. The old a total length of 283.6 m divided into five spans: 43.9 m, 47.0 94.0 and m. It constructed using the balanced cantilever method with segments having lengths around 3.0 need replacement arose from recommendations extracted assessment bridge's state capacity. In addition construction bridge, its necessitated creation evaluation demolition procedure bridge. This be carefully designed avoid damaging stability‐related issues but also prevent debris falling Kalix River, which is part Natura 2000 protected area. paper discusses various considered while developing strategy, including use bed‐rock anchored tendons, intermediate support fixing at specific locations, proper position equipment supported by among others. problem disposing demolished material discussed.