Puente del Alamillo
Coordinates: 37 ° 24 ′ 48 ″ N , 5 ° 59 ′ 25 ″ W.
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| use | 4-lane motorway, footpath, bike path | |
| Crossing of | Guadalquivir | |
| place | Guadalquivir , Spain | |
| construction | Cable-stayed bridge | |
| overall length | 250 m | |
| Longest span | 200 m | |
| height | 142 | |
| planner | Santiago Calatrava | |
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The Puente del Alamillo (Eng. Alamillo Bridge) is a cable-stayed bridge over the Guadalquivir in Seville , Spain . It was designed by Santiago Calatrava for Expo 1992 and was the first cable-stayed bridge in the world that has no back anchoring.
The structure is a harp bridge. The roadway is supported by 26 steel cables that are attached to a sloping pylon . The pylon has a height of 142 meters and is inclined by 58 degrees, facing away from the bridge side. The length of the bridge is 250 meters, the main span 200 meters.
It represents an improvement in local traffic and part of the bypass road for Seville with the surrounding area. Originally, the Puente del Alamillo was planned as a double bridge. Due to lack of money and because of the very expensive construction, only one bridge was built.
