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__The Alamillo Bridge __

The Alamillo Bridgeis located in the town of Seville, Spain. And, is built onthe river Guadalquivir.

The Alamillo Bridge project was commissioned by the Andalusian government in 1987. It is part of the new infrastructure planned in the vicinity of the island of Cartuja occasion of Expo 92. its main function is to facilitate the transfer to the island.

Alamillo bridge is of type suspension bridge, but this presents a remarkable difference, the bridge consists of a pylon 142 m inclined at an angle of 58 °, departing from thirteen pairs of parallel braces. These straps support a hexagonal concrete beam 200 m long It houses six lanes of traffic and an elevated boardwalk in the center. From concrete beam cantilever projecting ribs 10 m that are holding the causeways.

The materials used in the construction of this bridge were the concrete and steel.

The architect Santiago Calatrava was selected for design of the bridge. the architect, engineer and sculptor of Spanish origin, was born in 1951 and currently has structures with characteristic style throughout Spain.

Besides being a simple bridge, with an innovative style, the tip of the pillar of the bridge serves as a lookout, is known as "the eye of the horse's head."

At the time of its design and construction, extra tests were performed to ensure that the pillar and the strings could withstand the enormous weight of the entire bridge. This was a much higher spending that had established.

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