General Information
| Other name(s): | Ponte del Manetti |
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| Beginning of works: | 23 May 2018 |
| Completion: | 26 July 2019 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Single-span two-pylon cable-stayed bridge |
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| Secondary structure(s): |
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| Function / usage: |
Bicycle and pedestrian bridge |
| Material: |
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Location
| Location: |
Poggio a Caiano, Prato, Tuscany, Italy |
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| Crosses: |
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| Replaces: |
Ponte Leopoldo II (1833)
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| Coordinates: | 43° 49' 29.40" N 11° 2' 51.17" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 34.89 m | |
| number of spans | 3 | |
| pylons | number | 2 |
Materials
| cables |
steel wire
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| deck |
steel
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| pylons |
masonry
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Notes
The bridge re-uses the masonry pylons of the first Italian wire suspension bridge built at this location in 1833. That bridge had been destroyed in 1944. The new design uses a cable-stayed deck with a variable depth between pylons.
Participants
Design
- Alessandro Manetti (designer)
Relevant Web Sites
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Relevant Publications
- (2003): Analisi storica e ricostruzione del ponte sospeso "Leopoldo II" a Poggio a Caiano. In: Il bollettino degli ingegneri, n. 6 (June 2003).
- (2005): Historical analysis and reconstruction of the suspension bridge Leopoldo II in Poggio a Caiano, Italy. Presented at: Footbridge 2005 (Second International Congress), Venezia, 06-08 December 2005.
- (2003): Reconstruction of the oldest cable wire suspension bridge in Italy «Leopoldus II». Presented at: First International Congress on Construction History, Madrid, 20-24.01.2003.
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01/01/2024
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