Puente del Alamillo
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The Alamillo Bridge in Seville, Spain spans the Guadalquivir River and was completed in 1992 by Santiago Calatrava.
It was built to allow access to La Cartuja, a large, deserted island on which Spain decided to host Expo 92.
The bridge is of the cantilever spar cable-stayed bridge type and consists of a single pylon, counterbalancing a 200 m span with thirteen lengths of cables. The original intent was to build two symmetrical bridges on either side of the island, but in the end, the Alamillo's singular design has proved most striking.
This bridge represents the soaring aspirations of the city of Sevilla in preparation for the World's Expo of 1992.
Calatrava's Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay located in Redding, California (2004), is similar in design to the Alamillo Bridge.
[edit] See also
- Puente de la Mujer for another bridge by this architect.
- Mariánský most - a similar bridge in Ústí nad Labem in Czech republic. Built in 1998, this bridge was very well rated because of its design.
- Puente de la Unidad a similar cable stayed bridge near Monterrey in Mexico, built in 2003.
[edit] External links
- Alamillo Bridge by Santiago Calatrava
- Alamillo Bridge Seville - Sevilla
- Puente del Alamillo in Factoría Urbana: Photos and technical information about the bridge
