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  Cantilever spar cable-stayed bridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In two of his designs the force distribution does not depend solely upon the cantilever action of the spar; the angle of the spar away from the bridge and the weight distribution in the spar serve to reduce the overturning forces applied to the footing of the spar.
In contrast, in his swinging Puente de la Mujer design the spar reaches toward the cable supported deck and is counterbalanced by a structural tail.
Puente del Alamillo Seville, Spain, 1992 (backward cantilever)
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 Puente del Alamillo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Alamillo Bridge in Seville, Spain spans the Guadalquivir River and was completed in 1992 by Santiago Calatrava.
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.
Puente de la Mujer for another bridge by this architect.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Puente_del_Alamillo   (182 words)

  
 Welcomesevilla.com – Apartments for rent in Seville (Sevilla). About Sevilla: Bridges and Seville.
Entering from the north end of the city stands the Puente del Alamillo, built along the shores of the Guadalquivir in 1991.
One of the most emblematic bridges in the city is the Puente de Isabel II, the first iron bridge in the city, built in 1852.
It is the Puente del V Centenario (500th Anniversary Bridge) and is part of the SE-30 bypass.
www.welcomesevilla.com /sigthseeing_apartados/ap4.htm   (620 words)

  
 Sevilla: Todas las informaciones en Sevilla de Enciclopedia-Gratuita.com
Sevilla, capital de Andalucía y de la provincia del mismo nombre, es la cuarta ciudad de España y cuarta área metropolitana en cuanto al número de habitantes.
A tan sólo 6 metros sobre el nivel del mar, en plena Vega y Campiña del río Guadalquivir, y a orillas de éste, conforma una aglomeración urbana que se extiende hacia el Aljarafe, Las Marismas, el Parque Nacional de Doñana, la Sierra Norte y la Sierra Sur.
Los poetas del siglo XX Vicente Aleixandre (Premio Nobel de Literatura), Antonio Machado, Manuel Machado y Luis Cernuda.
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 Alamillo Bridge by Santiago Calatrava
The Alamillo bridge is on by far the largest scale.
It is a road bridge at the north end of La Cartuja island on which the Expo was held, with a 142m high pylon that has become a landmark visible from Seville's old town.
The Alamillo bridge is at the north end of La Cartuja island, crossing the San Jeronimo Meander to the old quarter of Seville.
www.galinsky.com /buildings/alamillo   (287 words)

  
 Structurae [en]: Alamillo Bridge (1992)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Puente del Alamillo, in "El Croquis", 1992, n.
Calatrava, Santiago Most Alamillo a viadukt La Cartuja, Sevilla / Alamillo Bridge and La Cartuja Viaduct, Sevilla, in "zlatý rez", n.
Casas, J. A Combined Method for Measuring Cable Forces: The Cable-Stayed Alamillo Bridge, Spain, in "Structural Engineering International", November 1994, n.
en.structurae.de /structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0000002   (228 words)

  
 masck.com | alamillio   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Built for the Expo '92 in Sevilla, the Alamillo bridge is an incredible beauty.
It was concieved as one end of a mile-long pair of bridges connected by a viaduct.
Also see the interesting Calatrava bridge in Valencia, and the graceful Zubizuiri in Bilbao.
www.masck.com /arch/alamillo.html   (89 words)

  
 04/14/99-Opportunist
The Puente del Alamillo, (the Harp bridge) cuts parallelograms of gradating orange-red out of the powdery sky whilst fishermen try their luck in the Rio Guadalquivir.
A man and his dog sit together on the banks of the Guadalquivir.
The modern Puente del Alamillo, or harp bridge cuts parallelograms of gradating orange-red out of the powdery sky.
www.saraphina.com /moseyseville/041499/041499opportunist.htm   (399 words)

  
 Welcome to Wow! Spain Tours...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
This bright and sunny corner apartment is just a one minute walk to puente del Alamillo (built for Expo 92), a beautiful place to go for a walk or ride a bike along the riverbank.
On the other side of the river you are in the heart of the 1992 World Expo site and next to the beautiful Parque del Alamillo (Park).
Just a 15 minute walk the heart of Historic Seville and all its breathtaking monuments (Cathedral, Torre del Oro, Paseo Colon, and Puente de Triana to name a few).
www.wowspain.com /eng/properties/rental_alamillo.aspx   (175 words)

  
 Puente de Cervantes map - Tagzania
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 List of bridges: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
A bridge is a structure built to span a gorge, valley, road, railroad track, river, body of water, or any other physical obstacle....
Rosario-victoria bridge (in spanish, puente rosario-victoria) is the informal name of the physical connection between the argentine cities of rosario (province...
Bach de Roda Felipe II Bridge, EHandler: no quick summary.
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Also Guadalquivir river, which had been detoured around the city for centuries, was now brought back into its original river-bed.
Some impressive new bridges, which are among the city's most important monuments of this century, have been constructed: Puente del V Centenario, Pasarela de la Cartuja, Puente de las Delicias, Puente de Chapina, Puente de la Barqueta, and Puente del Alamillo.
The "Cartuja Island" was the exhibition ground of the EXPO, today you find here large gardens and an artificial lake.
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 20/34.- Seville, "Puente del Alamillo" tourist information - VIRTOURIST.COM
20/34.- Seville, "Puente del Alamillo" tourist information - VIRTOURIST.COM
This is the "Alamillo" bridge, a work of Santiago Calatrava and one of the highest bridges in Europe.
Locals, who are known throughout Spain for their sense of humor, call this bridge the "suspenders" (=braces) Bridge, for an obvious reason.
www.virtourist.com /europe/seville/20.htm   (49 words)

  
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