ABSTRACT
Egnatia Motorway is one of the largest civil engineering projects currently under construction in Europe connecting the major cities in Northern Greece, serving five ports and linking six airports. When completed it is expected to enhance the cohesion of the regions through which it crosses and will have a total length of about 1000 km. The Motorway runs through various mountain ranges and valleys necessitating the construction of a number of major bridges with relatively tall piers and/or long spans/lengths. Arachthos Bridge with a length of 1036 m is the longest bridge on the main axis, whilst Metsovitikos and Votonosi Bridge with the main spans of approximately 235 m will be among the longest span balanced cantilever bridges in Europe.
