General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Semi-circular arch bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
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Awards and Distinctions
| 1996 |
for registered users |
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Location
| Location: |
Madrid, Madrid, Spain |
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| Address: | calle de Segovia |
| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 40° 24' 50.39" N 3° 43' 22.65" W |
Technical Information
Materials
| piers |
granite
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| arches |
granite
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Chronology
| 1935 | Bridge is widened and lengthened. |
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Excerpt from Wikipedia
The Bridge of Segovia (Spanish: Puente de Segovia) is a bridge located in Madrid, Spain, crossing the Manzanares river. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1996.
Designed by Juan de Herrera under commission of King Philip II of Spain, it was built from 1582 to 1584 with a total of nine spans. It cost 200,000 ducats. The bridge is composed of bricks of granite.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Puente de Segovia, Madrid" and modified on 12 June 2023 according to the CC-BY-SA 3.0 license.
Participants
Architecture
- Juan de Herrera (architect)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2005): La arquitectura del ingeniero. 2nd edition, Colegio de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Madrid (Spain), ISBN 9788438003176, pp. 93-95.
- Baedecker: Madrid. El Escorial - Segovia - Toledo. 6th edition, Verlag Karl Baedecker, Ostfildern (Germany), 2000, pp. 129.
- (1716): Traité des ponts.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20007256 - Published on:
16/12/2002 - Last updated on:
24/05/2023
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