Alamillo Bridge

The Alamillo Bridge in Seville, Andalusia (Spain) spans the Canal de Alfonso XIII in Seville, allowing access to La Cartuja, an island between the canal and the Guadalquivir River. The bridge was constructed as part of infrastructure improvements for Expo 92, which was held on a large site on the island. Construction of the bridge began in 1989 and was completed in 1992 from a design by Santiago Calatrava.

The bridge is of the cantilever spar cable-stayed bridge type and consists of a single pylon, counterbalancing a 200 m span with thirteen lengths of cables. The original intent was to build two symmetrical bridges on either side of the island, but in the end, the Alamillo's singular design has proved most striking.

This bridge represents the soaring aspirations of the city of Seville in preparation for Expo 92.

Calatrava's Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay located in Redding, California (2004), and Chords Bridge in Jerusalem, Israel, are similar in design to the Alamillo Bridge.

See also

  • Puente de la Mujer for another bridge by this architect.
  • Samuel Beckett Bridge, Dublin, Ireland
  • Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay, also by Calatrava
  • Mariánský most - a similar bridge in Ústí nad Labem in Czech Republic. Built in 1998, this bridge was well rated because of its design.
  • Puente Atirantado a similar cable stayed bridge near Monterrey in Mexico, built in 2003.

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Elisabeth Sapphira Sevilla
A masterpiece architecture
Sevilla
7 June 2011
Construido con motivo de la 'Expo 92', fue diseñado por Santiago Calatrava y es actualmente la construcción de mayor altura en Sevilla. Da nombre a un gran parque periurbano ideal para pasar el día
Andrey Grabelnikov
11 May 2015
У моста 13 кабелей и всего одна опора — они держат все 200 метров пролета. Калатрава хотел построить два симметричных моста по одному с каждой стороны острова, но в результате стоит только один.
Jorge Giraldo
6 February 2014
Sin duda, una de las obras de Calatrava más impresionantes, y verla todas las mañanas al levantarte, no tiene precio.
Jorge Rodriguez
17 September 2011
Un poco alejado del centro de la ciudad pero tiene una zona donde puedes pasear junto a él e incluso fotografiarte apoyado en su torre caracteristica!
Rafael sanchez Iglesias
5 February 2014
Un puente inacabado por los sobre costes de la obra,esto sólo pasa en España y si no que se lo pregunten a los del canal de Panama
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