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Cantilever Spar Cable-stayed Bridge
A cantilever spar cable-stayed bridge is a modern variation of the cable-stayed bridge. This design has been pioneered by the structural engineer Santiago Calatrava in 1992 with the Puente del Alamillo in Seville, Spain. In two of his designs the force distribution does not depend solely upon the cantilever action of the spar (pylon); the angle of the spar away from the bridge and the weight distribution in the spar serve to reduce the overturning forces applied to the footing of the spar. In contrast, in his swinging Puente de la Mujer design (2002), the spar reaches toward the cable supported deck and is counterbalanced by a structural tail. In the Assut de l'Or Bridge (2008), the curved backward pylon is back-stayed to concrete counterweights. Of this type by Santiago Calatrava * Puente del Alamillo, Seville, Spain, 1992 (backward cantilever) * Trinity Bridge, Manchester, United Kingdom, 1995 (backward cantilever) * Puente de la Mujer, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2002 (forw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puente Del Alamillo
The Alamillo Bridge () is a structure in Seville, Andalucia (Spain), which spans the Canal de Alfonso XIII, allowing access to La Cartuja, a peninsula located between the canal and the Guadalquivir River. The bridge was constructed as part of infrastructure improvements for Expo 92, which was held on large banana farms on the island. Construction of the bridge began in 1989 and was completed in 1992 from a design by Santiago Calatrava. Design The static concept of the bridge can be traced back to the 1986 sculpture by Calatrava entitled 'Running Torso', in which inclined stacked marble cubes are balanced by a tensioned wire. The Alamillo Bridge consists of a single straight steel-shell tower, infilled with reinforced concrete and inclined backward, counterbalancing a 200 m span with thirteen pairs of cables. Since the weight of the tower is made to be sufficient to counter-balance the deck, back stays are thus not required, effectively substituting the weight of an in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerusalem Light Rail
The Jerusalem Light Rail (, ''HaRakevet HaKala Birushalayim'', , ''Qiṭār Al-Quds Al-Khafīf'') is a light rail system in Jerusalem. Currently, the Red Line (Jerusalem Light Rail), Red Line is the only one in operation, the first of several light rail lines planned in Jerusalem. Construction on the Red line began in 2002 and ended in 2010, when the testing phase began. It was built by the CityPass consortium, which has a 30-year concession to operate it. The project required construction of the Jerusalem Chords Bridge as well as other renovation projects around Jerusalem. After repeated delays due to archaeological discoveries and technical issues, service began, initially free of charge, on August 19, 2011. It became fully operational on December 1, 2011. The line is long with 35 stops. The last extensions to the red line were opened in February 2025 to the Israeli settlement of Neve Yaakov and to Hadassah Medical Center, Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital to the southwest. Wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puerto Madero
Puerto Madero, also known within the urban planning community as the Puerto Madero Waterfront, is a Barrios and Communes of Buenos Aires, ''barrio'' of Buenos Aires in the Buenos Aires Central Business District, Central Business District. Occupying a significant portion of the riverbank, it is the site of several Tower block, high-rise buildings and luxurious hotels, featuring the latest architectural trends. Puerto Madero has by far the highest property values of any barrio within Buenos Aires, surpassing the second-highest twofold. History 19th century From its inception, the city of Buenos Aires had a problem accommodating large cargo ships, as per Puerto La Boca, because the shallow river did not allow for direct docking. Instead, ships were moored away from the shore, with passengers and merchandise being unloaded onto barges and ferries for transport to the pier. In 1882, the national government contracted the local businessman Eduardo Madero to take charge of the cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rotterdam Netherlands
Rotterdam ( , ; ; ) is the second-largest city in the Netherlands after the national capital of Amsterdam. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the New Meuse inland shipping channel, dug to connect to the Meuse at first and now to the Rhine. Rotterdam's history goes back to 1270, when a dam was constructed in the Rotte. In 1340, Rotterdam was granted city rights by William IV, Count of Holland. The Rotterdam–The Hague metropolitan area, with a population of approximately 2.7 million, is the 10th-largest in the European Union and the most populous in the country. A major logistic and economic centre, Rotterdam is Europe's largest seaport. In 2022, Rotterdam had a population of 655,468 and is home to over 180 different nationalities. Rotterdam is known for its university, riverside setting, lively cultural life, maritime heritage and modern architecture. The near-complete destruction of the ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erasmusbrug
The Erasmusbrug (English: "Erasmus Bridge") is a combined cable-stayed and bascule bridge. Construction began in 1986 and was completed in 1996. It crosses the Nieuwe Maas in the centre of Rotterdam, connecting the north and south parts of this city, second largest in the Netherlands. The bridge was named in 1992 after Desiderius Erasmus, a prominent Christian Renaissance humanist also known as Erasmus of Rotterdam. The Erasmus Bridge is Rotterdam's most important landmark and is even part of the city's official logo. History The bridge across the New Meuse was designed by Ben van Berkel and completed in 1996. The cable-stayed bridge section has a single asymmetrical pale blue pylon with a prominent horizontal base, earning the bridge its nickname "The Swan". The southernmost span of the bridge has an bascule bridge for ships that cannot pass under the bridge. The bascule bridge is the largest and heaviest in Western Europe and has the largest panel of its type in the world ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The Czech Republic has a hilly landscape that covers an area of with a mostly temperate Humid continental climate, continental and oceanic climate. The capital and largest city is Prague; other major cities and urban areas include Brno, Ostrava, Plzeň and Liberec. The Duchy of Bohemia was founded in the late 9th century under Great Moravia. It was formally recognized as an Imperial Estate of the Holy Roman Empire in 1002 and became Kingdom of Bohemia, a kingdom in 1198. Following the Battle of Mohács in 1526, all of the Lands of the Bohemian Crown were gradually integrated into the Habsburg monarchy. Nearly a hundred years later, the Protestantism, Protestant Bohemian Revolt led to the Thirty Years' War. After the Battle of White ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ústí Nad Labem
Ústí nad Labem (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 91,000 inhabitants and is the capital of the Ústí nad Labem Region. It is a major industrial centre and, besides being an active river port, is an important railway junction. Administrative division Ústí nad Labem is divided into four self-governing boroughs. In addition, Ústí nad Labem consists of 22 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Ústí nad Labem-město (35,015) **Božtěšice (496) **Bukov (5,988) **Habrovice (395) **Hostovice (249) **Klíše (6,944) **Předlice (1,544) **Skorotice (1,379) **Strážky (234) **Vaňov (755) **Všebořice (2,870) **Ústí nad Labem-centrum (14,161) *Ústí nad Labem-Neštěmice (22,148) **Krásné Březno (12,417) **Mojžíř (4,222) **Neštěmice (5,509) *Ústí nad Labem-Severní Terasa (18,965) **Severní Terasa (18,965) *Ústí nad Labem-Střekov (13,585) ** Brná (1,308) **Církvice (179) **Kojetice (129) **Olešnice (89) ** S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariánský Most
Mariánský most is a cantilever spar cable-stayed bridge for road transport, bicycles and pedestrians in the city of Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic. It was opened in 1998 and is the city's third bridge. It was designed by the architect Roman Koucký. Construction The bridge has a cantilever spar composed of 2 pylons, each of them containing 15 steel cables that hold the bridge deck. The length of bridge deck is 179 m and the height of pylons is 60 m. The weight of the bridge is 3500 tons. The used material is the steel and ferroconcrete. See also * Ústí nad Labem * cable-stayed bridge *Puente del Alamillo The Alamillo Bridge () is a structure in Seville, Andalucia (Spain), which spans the Canal de Alfonso XIII, allowing access to La Cartuja, a peninsula located between the canal and the Guadalquivir River. The bridge was constructed as part of in ..., Seville, Spain External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monterrey
Monterrey (, , abbreviated as MtY) is the capital and largest city of the northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo León. It is the ninth-largest city and the second largest metropolitan area, after Greater Mexico City. Located at the foothills of the Sierra Madre Oriental, Monterrey is a major business and industrial hub in North America. The city anchors the Monterrey metropolitan area, the second-largest in Mexico with an estimated population of 5,341,171 people as of 2020 and it is also the second-most productive metropolitan area in Mexico with a GDP (purchasing power parity, PPP) of US$140 billion in 2015. According to the 2020 census, Monterrey itself has a population of 1,142,194. Monterrey is considered one of the most livable cities in Mexico, and a 2018 study ranked the suburb of San Pedro Garza García as the city with the best quality of life in the country. It serves as a commercial center of northern Mexico and is the base of many significant international corporations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Río Santa Catarina
The Santa Catarina River (''Río Santa Catarina'' in Spanish) is a river and a State Protected Natural Area in Nuevo León, Mexico; a tributary of the San Juan River and the Rio Grande, it flows through the Monterrey metropolitan area. History The Santa Catarina River made the establishment of Monterrey and its metropolitan area possible and generated an economic system based on agriculture and livestock; on the other hand, it has also brought numerous floods. In 1596, the river was mentioned by Diego de Montemayor in the founding document of the capital of Nuevo León: In July 2010, Hurricane Alex caused severe flooding, landslides, and damage to homes, bridges, roads, and other infrastructure. Constitución and Ignacio Morones Prieto avenues, which run alongside the river, had to be redesigned and rebuilt. The 2007 linear park disappeared completely, along with other sports facilities and the market under the Puente del Papa. After the hurricane, no more sports or commercia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puente Atirantado
Puente de la Unidad or Viaducto de la Unidad is a cantilever spar cable-stayed bridge designed by Óscar Bulnes that crosses the Santa Catarina River and connects the cities of Monterrey and San Pedro Garza García in the Mexican state of Nuevo León. It is part of a circuit called "Circuito La Unidad", which would consist of the interconnection of a series of avenues. History The bridge was finished in 2003 and has been controversial even before its completion because the river it crosses is dry almost all year long. Although a huge part of the cost of this bridge was done by the business class of Monterrey, they were aware that the Santa Catarina River is affected by overflowing water from saturated rain caused by hurricanes. The San Pedro neighborhood is very well connected to the Colinas San Jerónimo and Cumbres vicinity using this bridge. Last 2010, Hurricane Alex burst millions of metric tons of water. The water carried garbage on its path, damaging almost every struct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Signature Bridge
The Signature Bridge is a cantilever spar cable-stayed bridge which spans the Yamuna river at Shourya section, connecting Wazirabad, Delhi, Wazirabad to East Delhi. It is India's first asymmetrical cable-stayed bridge. The Tower#Transportation support, pylon of the Signature bridge is the tallest structure in Delhi and is double the height of Qutb Minar, Qutub Minar with its 154-metre high viewing box, which is a location where visitors take selfies. It shortens the travel time between north and northeast Delhi. Background and History In 1997, 28 school students died in an accident on the narrow Wazirabad, Delhi, Wazirabad bridge when their bus plunged into the river. Since then, the Delhi government had plans to build another parallel wide bridge nearby to alleviate traffic congestion. By the end of 1998, the Government of Delhi, Delhi government finalised the draft plan for this bridge. However, construction of the bridge was delayed due to multiple reasons, mainly lack of ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
