Cardè Bridge
Cardè Bridge | |
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.JPG) Cardè Bridge in March 2009 | |
| Coordinates | 44°44′52″N 7°28′42″E / 44.74786°N 7.47834°E |
| Carries | Motor vehicles, pedestrians, and bicycles |
| Crosses | Po |
| Locale | Cardè |
| Official name | Ponte di Cardè |
| Other name | Pont ëd Cardè |
| Maintained by | Province of Cuneo |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Concrete |
| Total length | 328 Feet |
| Width | 14 Feet |
| Longest span | 105 Feet |
| No. of spans | 3 |
| History | |
| Designer | Giay Bros. |
| Construction start | 5 February 1914 |
| Construction end | 7 December 1914 |
| Opened | 19 September 1919 |
| Closed | 9 February 2004 |
| Statistics | |
| Toll | Free both ways |
| Location | |
Interactive map of Cardè Bridge | |
History
The Cardè Bridge is the first reinforced concrete bridge built over the Po.[1] It is located in Cardè, in the Province of Cuneo, in the Italian region Piedmont. The works for its realization started on 5 February and finished on 7 December 1914. The project was planned by Ingegneri Giay Emilio & Eugenio of Turin. Before its construction, a wooden bridge linked Cardè to Villafranca Piemonte and Barge but it was often ruined by the floods. On 9 February 2004, during the central pillar maintenance works, the bridge subsided. Nowaday the structure is condemned, moreover the works for its restoration are going on. Meanwhile, a Bailey bridge was built to let the vehicles but trucks pass.[2]
Gallery
Crossing the Po in 1914.
Work in progress in 2009.
The bridge during a flood.
References
- ↑ (in Italian)
- ↑ "Sito Ufficiale del Comune di Carde'" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 6 February 2010. Retrieved 14 November 2009.