Pont Trencat
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Arch bridge
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| Function / usage: |
Pedestrian bridge (footbridge)
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| Other name(s): | "Broken Bridge" |
| Built: | 2000 - 2004 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Sant Celoni, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe |
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| Crosses |
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 72 m | |
| span lengths | 20 m - 24 m |
Quantities
| structural steel | 80 t |
Cost
| cost of construction | Euro 1 200 000 |
Materials
| arch |
steel
|
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Notes
Restoration project for an old masonry bridge destroyed in the Napoleonic Wars. The broken arch span was replaced with an arch made of weathering steel.
Participants
Design
Main contractor
Steel supplier
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Restoration of the Pont Trencat (broken bridge). Barcelona, Spain, presented at Steelbridge 2004, Millau, 23-25 June 2004.
- Footbridge Awards 2005, in "Bridge Design & Engineering", 4th Quarter 2005, n. 41 v. 11
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0012336 |
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| Created: | 29/06/2004 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |