Piacenza cable-stayed bridge
Piacenza cable-stayed bridge Ponte strallato di Piacenza | |
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| Coordinates | 45°04′42″N 9°44′44″E / 45.07829°N 9.74545°E |
| Carries | Milan–Bologna high-speed railway |
| Crosses | Po |
| Locale | Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna and San Rocco al Porto, Lombardy, Italy |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cable-stayed bridge |
| Material | Reinforced concrete, steel |
| History | |
| Architect | Mario Paolo Petrangeli |
| Construction start | 15 July 2002 |
| Construction end | 9 June 2006 |
| Construction cost | €43 million |
| Opened | 14 December 2008 |
| Location | |
Interactive map of Piacenza cable-stayed bridge | |
The Piacenza cable-stayed bridge (Italian: Ponte strallato di Piacenza) is a railway bridge that allows high-speed rail between Milano-Bologna to cross the river Po.
The structure is located at kilometre marker 44.232 of the Milan-Bologna high-speed line, approximately 1.5 km downstream from the bridge on the Autostrada A1, between the localities of Mezzana Casati, a frazione in the comune of San Rocco al Porto, and Bosco dei Santi, a frazione in the comune of Piacenza.[1][2][1]
At the time of its construction, the bridge was the largest cable-stayed railway bridge made of steel and reinforced concrete in the world.[3]
History
Regular circulation on the bridge, as on the rest of the line, began on 14 December 2008, after the inaugural journey from Milan to Bologna had taken place the previous day in the presence of the political authorities.[4]
Characteristics
The bridge doesn't cross the Po at a right angle, but rather, at a 22-degree tilt from perpendicular to the current's direction.[5]
References
- 1 2 Stefano Catellani (2002-07-16). "Tav, nasce sul Po il ponte dei record". p. 9.
- ↑ "Ponte strallato sul fiume Po".
- ↑ "Po, il ponte più lungo del mondo". 2002-07-16. p. 1.
- ↑ David Campione (2008-12-14). "Da Milano a Bologna a 300 km/h".
- ↑ Giuseppe La Franca. "Veloce scorre il fiume" (PDF).