Bridge Real Ferdinando sul Garigliano

The catenary suspension bridge of Real Ferdinando sul Garigliano or the Bridge of Real Ferdinando over the River Garigliano was the first iron suspension bridge built in Italy, and one of the earliest in continental Europe. This bridge, which was technologically advanced for its age, was built in 1832 by the Bourbon Kingdom of Two Sicilies[1][2] The engineer who designed the bridge was Luigi Giura.

Bibliography

  1. ↑ Cronologia delle scienze applicate Università di Firenze
  2. ↑ Roberto Parisi. As an «Overturned Rainbow». The suspension bridges in the italian architectural culture of th 19th Century, in Atti dal XIII Congresso TICCIH organizzato dall'Istituto Momigliano per la Storia d'Impresa - Terni e Roma 14-18 settembre 2006.

Coordinates: 41°14′32″N 13°46′20″E / 41.24222°N 13.77222°E / 41.24222; 13.77222

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