Bac de Roda Bridge
Bac de Roda Bridge | |
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![]() The Bac de Roda Bridge | |
Coordinates | 41°24′58″N 2°11′33″E / 41.416191°N 2.192464°ECoordinates: 41°24′58″N 2°11′33″E / 41.416191°N 2.192464°E |
Locale | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
Official name | Pont de Bac de Roda |
Characteristics | |
Design | Santiago Calatrava |
Total length | 129 m (423 ft)[1] |
Longest span | 46 m (151 ft)[1] |
Clearance above | 8 m (26 ft)[1] |
History | |
Opened | 1987[1] |
Location | |
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The Bac de Roda Bridge, known locally as the Calatrava bridge, is a road bridge that links the districts of Sant Andreu and Sant Martí in the city of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The bridge was constructed between 1984 and 1987, to a design by Santiago Calatrava, as part of the preparations for the 1992 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
The bridge connects the , to the south in Sant Martí, with the , to the north in Sant Andreu, across the main railway approaches to Barcelona from the north. The Bac de Roda station, on line 2 of the Barcelona Metro, is some 100 metres (330 ft) to the south of the bridge.[2][3]
Pictures[]
View from south
western walkway
detail of the structure
view from Carrer de Felip II
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Bach de Roda-Felipe II Bridge". structurae.net. Wilhelm Ernst & Sohn Verlag. Retrieved 2015-02-27.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Bac de Roda Bridge". Turisme de Barcelona. Retrieved 2015-02-27.
- ^ "Plànolbcn" (in Catalan). Ajuntament de Barcelona. Retrieved 2015-02-27.
External links[]
Media related to Bac de Roda Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Bridges completed in 1987
- Bridges in Catalonia
- Buildings and structures in Barcelona
- Road bridges in Spain
- Transport in Barcelona
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