FLOATING BRIDGE IN LEFKAS ISLAND
CLIENT : MINISTRY OF TOWN PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT
AND PUBLIC WORKS OF GREECE

Design and construction of one guide and two restraining dolphins for a floating structure that bridges the Lefkas Channel in Greece. The dolphin design was based on the forces exerted both by the floating bridge in operation, and the possibility of a ship impact.

The dolphins are steel monopiles (950 mm diameter) with variable thickness. Two of the three dolphins were protected from ship collision by two specifically designed fendering systems, capable of absorbing the impact energy.