The Bac de Roda Bridge, known locally as the Calatrava bridge, is a

road bridge A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or rail) without blocking the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually somethi ...

that links the districts of

Sant Andreu Sant Andreu () is one of the ten districts of Barcelona since its redistricting in 1984. It was named after the former municipality of Sant Andreu de Palomar, which was the largest in the area and now makes up the bulk of the neighbourhood be ...

and Sant Martí in the city of

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Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the nort ...

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. The bridge was constructed between 1984 and 1987, to a design by

Santiago Calatrava Santiago Calatrava Valls (born 28 July 1951) is a Spanish architect, structural engineer, sculptor and painter, particularly known for his bridges supported by single leaning pylons, and his railway stations, stadiums, and museums, whose sculp ...

, as part of the preparations for the

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. The bridge connects the

Carrer de Bac de Roda Carrer may refer to: People with the surname: * Gustavo Carrer (1885-1968), Italian athlete in football *Pavlos Carrer (1829-1896) Greek music composer In street names; *In Barcelona, Spain: **Carrer d'Aragó ** Carrer d'Ausiàs Marc, Barcelona * ...

, to the south in Sant Martí, with the

Carrer de Felip II Carrer may refer to: People with the surname: * Gustavo Carrer (1885-1968), Italian athlete in football *Pavlos Carrer (1829-1896) Greek music composer In street names; *In Barcelona, Spain: **Carrer d'Aragó ** Carrer d'Ausiàs Marc, Barcelona * ...

, to the north in

, across the main railway approaches to Barcelona from the north. The Bac de Roda station, on line 2 of the

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, is some to the south of the bridge.

Pictures

File:15-10-28-Pont Bac de Roda Barcelona-RalfR-WMA 3107.jpg, View from south File:15-10-28-Pont Bac de Roda Barcelona-RalfR-WMA 3105.jpg, western walkway File:15-10-28-Pont Bac de Roda Barcelona-RalfR-WMA 3103.jpg, detail of the structure File:15-10-28-Pont Bac de Roda Barcelona-RalfR-WMA 3099.jpg, view from Carrer de Felip II

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