Amposta Suspension Bridge
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Suspension bridge with cable-stays
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge
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| Other name(s): | Pont Penjant |
| Built: | 1915 - 1921 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Amposta, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe |
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 135 m | |
| tower height | 24 m |
Materials
| towers |
stone
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Chronology
| 1921 | Opening with Miguel Primo de Rivera. |
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| 1938 | Republican army make a provisional ship bridge |
| 13 March 1938 | Bombed during the Spanish Civil War. |
| 1939 - 1941 | Restoration works on the suspension bridge. |
| 1996 | Forbidden for vehicles of more than 10 tons. |
Participants
Construction
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- J. Eugenio Ribera, Madrid (Spain), ISBN 8438000282, 1982
- Puente de Amposta, in "Revista del Ministerio de Fomento", July 2004, n. 531
- Rehabilitación del puente colgante de Amposta, presented at IV Congreso de la Asociación Científico-Tecnica del Hormigón Estructural - Congreso Internacional de Estructuras, Valencia, 24-27.11.2008.
- Rehabilitación del puente colgante de Amposta, presented at IV Congreso de la Asociación Científico-Tecnica del Hormigón Estructural - Congreso Internacional de Estructuras, Valencia, 24-27.11.2008.
- Old-time favourite, in "Bridge Design & Engineering", 2nd Quarter 2008, n. 51 v. 14
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0003212 |
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| Created: | 13/03/2002 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |