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Montolivet Bridge [DRAFT not to be published]
Montolivet Bridge Pont de Montolivet | |
|---|---|
 Montolivet bridge connects the Roundabout of Europe (upper right) with the Saler highway (lower left) | |
| Crosses | Turìa Gardens (former riverbed of Turia River) |
| Locale | Valencia, Spain |
| Official name | Pont de Montolivet |
| Other name(s) | Puente de Monteolivete |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | concrete road bridge |
| No. of spans | two separate bridges joined together in the middle of the Turia riverbed |
| History | |
| Architect | Santiago Calatrava (south segment)[1] |
| Designer | Fernández Ordóñez (north segment)[2] |
| Opened | opened to traffic 1999[3] though deemed deficient |
| Inaugurated | 3/29/2007 |
The Montolivet Bridge (Valencian: Pont de Montolivet, Spanish: Puente de Monteolivete) is a road bridge in the southeast part of the city of Valencia that crosses the dry Túria riverbed and the western half of the City of Arts and Sciences. To the north, the bridge ends at the Roundabout of Europe, one of the largest in the city, while to the south it intersects the Saler motorway.
It is a unique bridge in the city because it consists of two clearly different bridge segments: the older straight bridge,[2] which crosses only the northern half of the current riverbed,[4] and the newer curved bridge,[1] which continues it to the southern shore. It was upon the construction of the City of Arts and Sciences that the south bridge segment was built. The two-segment bridge was inaugurated in 2007.
Design features[edit]
Both bridge segments consist of two separate roadways, each with four lanes as well as a wide sidewalk for bicycles and pedestrians. The total width of the dual roadways including the gap is about 41 m (135 ft) for both bridge segments.
There are many differences between the two bridge segments. The older bridge segment, to the north, designed by Fernández Ordóñez (1933-2000) with straight dual roadways, was built in the 1980s[5] and was also called the Maristas Brothers bridge.[6] Each roadway is supported by a series of dual vertical rectangular columns, in between which are smooth haunches in gray concrete with the corners and other trim details painted distinctively in brown.[2][7] In 2014, the railings of this older north segment was replaced.[5]
As for the other bridge, to the south, it is in pure Calatravian style,[8] slightly arched and supported on four slender pillars that join at the base, inside an artificial lake. It leaves to the east the Museum of Sciences Prince Felipe and the Hemisfèric and to the west the palace of Arts Queen Sofia and marks with the Umbracle . It is, therefore, an important element of the whole of the City of Arts and Sciences , and is ascribed to its stylistic patterns: made of white and shiny concrete, it does not contain any straight line but is composed of a series of curves. which give it an organic or animal look.
The two bridge segments are joined at the staircase abutment, which has stairs on each side leading down to the riverbed. There is also a limestone column of Roman type of 5.1 m (17 ft) high on the median of the abutment. It is a gift from the architect Calatrava to the city of Valencia, on the occasion of the visit of Pope Benedict XVI to the city, marking the spot where he conducted Mass on 9 July 2006.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Calatrava, Santiago. "Puente de Monteolivete". structurae.net. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
Structure: Arch bridge
- ^ a b c Ordóñez, José Antonio Fernández. "Puente de Monteolivete". structurae.net. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
Structure: Haunched girder bridge
- ^ "The city council takes over the Monteolivete bridge seven years after its opening: The work done by Cacsa had not been received because it had multiple deficiencies". levante-emv.com (Spanish). 2 June 2006. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ "A nearby bridge (translated from Spanish)". platoporplato.blogspot.com. 2 June 2010. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
1992 aerial photo of Puente de Monteolivete
- ^ a b "They change the railing of the Monteolivete bridge for cracks". Las Provincias. August 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
The Monteolivete bridge was built in the 1980s and bears the signature of the late engineer Fernández Ordóñez.
- ^ "Calatrava considers his fees 'even modest'". El Pais (in Spanish). 19 June 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
...twelve years ago Santiago Calatrava built the Monteolivete viaduct, which continues the bridge partially designed by Fernández Ordóñez, the Maristas Brothers bridge.
- ^ "Puentes del rio Turia: Puente de Monteolivete". adriver.org. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ Calatrava, Santiago. "2000 – Peunte de la Monteolivete, Valencia, Spain". archiseek.com. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
The original bridge crossing the Turia river bed was built by Engineer Fernandez Ordoñez in the 1980s. When the City of Arts and Sciences was [to be] built the bridge was considered a poor aesthetic match and Calatrava persuaded the city officials to add a new section to the bridge and rebuild it in his unique style.
- ^ "Puente de Monteolivete". jdiezarnal.com. Retrieved 22 July 2020.