Alamillo Bridge

The Alamillo Bridge at night

The Alamillo Bridge in Seville, Spain spans the Guadalquivir River and was completed in 1992 by Santiago Calatrava. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1800x1196, 463 KB) es: Puente del Alamillo en Sevilla en: Alamillos bridge (Seville) From the Seville Tourism Bureau. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1800x1196, 463 KB) es: Puente del Alamillo en Sevilla en: Alamillos bridge (Seville) From the Seville Tourism Bureau. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x733, 121 KB) Photograph © Andrew Dunn, 07 May 2006. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x733, 121 KB) Photograph © Andrew Dunn, 07 May 2006. ... Seville (Spanish: Sevilla, see also different names) is the artistic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain, irrigated by the river Guadalquivir (, ). It is the capital of Andalusia and of the province of Sevilla. ... Guadalquivir is one of the major rivers of Spain. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Calatrava is known for his organically inspired designs, such as LUmbracle at his Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències in Valencia. ...

It was built to allow access to La Cartuja, a large, deserted island on which Spain decided to host Expo 92. Isla de la Cartuja (Cartuja Island) is an island in the Guadalquivir river in Seville, Spain. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

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. A cantilever spar cable-stayed bridge is a modern variation of the cable-stayed bridge. ...

It is similar in design to Calatrava's Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay located in Redding, California (2004). The Sundial Bridge is a cantilever spar cable-stayed bridge that spans the Sacramento River in Redding, California. ... Redding from space, April 1994 Redding is the county seat of Shasta County, California, USA, located on the Sacramento River and on Interstate 5 south of Shasta Lake. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

• Puente de la Mujer for another bridge by this architect.

This bridge represents the soaring aspirations of the city of Sevilla in preparation for the World's Expo of 1992. The Puente de la Mujer footbridge in the Puerto Madero barrio of Buenos Aires, Argentina spans dique 3 or dock 3. ...

External links

• Alamillo Bridge by Santiago Calatrava
• Alamillo Bridge Seville - Sevilla