Assut de l'Or Bridge

Assut de l'Or Bridge
Pont de l'Assut de l'Or

The Assut de l'Or Bridge in Valencia, Spain

A view of the Assut de l'Or Bridge on its inauguration day
Crosses Turìa Gardens (former riverbed of Turia River)
Locale Valencia, Spain
Characteristics
Design cable-stayed bridge
Total length 180 metres
Height 125 metres (making it the highest point of the city)
Number of spans 19
History
Architect Santiago Calatrava
Construction cost 59.9 million Euros
Inaugurated 12/12/2008

Coordinates: 39°27′17″N 0°20′59″W / 39.4548°N 0.3497°W / 39.4548; -0.3497

The Assut de l'Or Bridge (Valencian: Pont de l'Assut de l'Or, Spanish: Puente de l'Assut de l'Or) is a suspension bridge, designed by Valencian architect and civil engineer Santiago Calatrava, and completed in December 2008. The name l'Assut de l'Or means the Dam of the Gold and refers to a dam that was formerly located nearby - although locally it is referred to as "El Jamonero" (The Ham Holder)!

The L'Assut de l'Or Bridge and the L'Àgora are two parts of Valencia's City of Arts and Sciences complex

The bridge[1] (crossing the Turìa Gardens) is located in central Valencia, Spain in its City of Arts and Sciences[2] complex, which also includes a science museum (Museo de las Ciencias Principe Felipe[3]), a covered plaza for concerts and sporting events (L'Àgora[4]), the 3rd largest aquarium in the world (L'Oceanogràfic[5]), a multifunctional arts complex and opera house (Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia[6]) and, planetarium and Imax (L'Hemisfèric[7])

See also

The Erasmusbrug in the Netherlands, another single pylon cable-stayed bridge.

References

  1. ↑ Info Loko site.
  2. ↑ Info loko site on City of Arts and Sciences.
  3. ↑ Info loko site on Museum of the Sciences.
  4. ↑ Infoloko site on Agora.
  5. ↑ Info loko site, on aquarium.
  6. ↑ info loko site on palace of sciences.
  7. ↑ info loko site on planetarium.
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