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Structure-ID: s0000266
Created on: 05/19/99
Modified on: 02/16/04


Lusitania Bridge

Ponte Sobre el Guadina, La Plata Bridge
Built: 1988 - 1991
Location: Mérida, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
Crosses: Guadiana River
Lusitania Bridge.
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Structural Type:
Arch bridge
suspended deck
Function / usage:
Road bridge

Persons involved with this structure
Legend: Phase of works
RoleNamePart of structure 
Designer Santiago Calatrava Valls

Technical information
DescriptionValue
Construction materials used
deck  prestressed concrete
piers  reinforced concrete
arch  steel
Dimensions
  main span 189 m
  rise 32 m
  total length 465 m

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External LinkarchINFORM: Lusitania Bridge English German French Spanish Italian
External LinkSantiago Calatrava - The Unofficial Site: Lusitania Bridge English

Relevant Literature
* Asensio Cerver, Francisco   New Bridges, Arco Editorial, S. A., ISBN 8481850152; pp. 102-113.
* Calatrava, Santiago   Des bow-strings originaux, in "Bulletin annuel de l'AFGC", 1999, n. 1 .
* Dietrich, Richard J.   Faszination Brücken (1st edition), Callwey, Munich (Germany) , ISBN 3766713264, 1998; pp. 17.
* Dupré, Judith   Bridges, Black Dog & Leventhal, New York (USA) , ISBN 1884822754, 1997; pp. 98-99.
* Dupré, Judith   Brücken, Könemann, Cologne (Germany) , ISBN 3829004095, 1998; pp. 98-99.
* Dupré, Judith   Les ponts, Könemann, Cologne (Germany) , ISBN 3829004109; pp. 98-99.
* Frampton, Kenneth   Calatrava Bridges, Birkhäuser, Basel (Switzerland) , ISBN 3764353643, 1996; pp. 78-89.
* Molinari, Luca   Santiago Calatrava, Skira, Milan (Italy) , ISBN 8881182533, 2000.
* Quaranta, Arnaud   Le Passage (1st edition), Everest Communication, Luxembourg (Luxembourg) , ISBN 287996976X, 1999; pp. 60-63.
* Torres Arcila, Martha   Bridges - Ponts - Brücken, Atrium, Mexico City (Mexico) , ISBN 8495692619, 2002; pp. 204-211.

 
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