The Castilla–La Mancha Bridge (Spanish: Puente de Castilla-La Mancha) is a cable-stayed bridge in Talavera de la Reina, Spain.
Castilla–La Mancha Bridge Puente de Castilla-La Mancha | |
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| Coordinates | 39°57′2″N 4°48′22″W / 39.95056°N 4.80611°W |
| Carries | 2 lanes of motor vehicles on each side |
| Crosses | Tagus |
| Locale | Talavera de la Reina, Spain |
| Preceded by | Puente de la TO-1262 |
| Followed by | Puente del Príncipe |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cable-stayed bridge |
| Total length | 730 m |
| Width | 43.50 m[1] |
| Height | 192 m |
| Longest span | 318 m[1] |
| History | |
| Architect | Francisco Sánchez de León |
| Engineering design by | Ramón Sánchez de León |
| Constructed by | Sacyr, Aglomancha and J. Bárcenas |
| Opened | 17 October 2011 |
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History and description
editPromoted by the Regional Government of Castile-La Mancha,[2] the foundation stone was laid in November 2007.[3] It was opened on 17 October 2011.[3] The building companies were Sacyr, Aglomancha and J. Bárcenas.[2]
Standing 192 m high, it was the tallest cable-stayed bridge in Spain upon the time of its inauguration.[4] It features 152 wire ropes.[2]
With a total cost of nearly €74M, it was widely considered a waste of money in the media.[4] With the opening of the so-called Variante Suroeste of the N-502 in March 2015, the bridge—via the Ronda del Tajo—is expected to finally help to drive the heavy-duty vehicle traffic out of the city center.[5]
Uses
editAs the bridge carried little traffic, it was often referred to as "the bridge to nowhere."[4][6] In the third decade of the 21st century, it was often used as a drinking place or a place for illegal automobile racing.[6]
While it is strictly prohibited, people climb the bridge, usually to create social media content.[7]
References
edit- Citations
- ^ a b "Castilla La Mancha Bridge Staying Process". Mc2 Estudio de Ingeniería.
- ^ a b c Santacruz Sánchez de Rojas 2016, p. 356.
- ^ a b Berenguer, Rafa (28 April 2018). "La variante sur de Talavera, atascada en la Plaza del Pan". Ahora CLM.
- ^ a b c Simón, Pedro (28 September 2014). "Un puente a ningún sitio". El Mundo (Spain) (in Spanish).
- ^ "Fomento abrió ayer al tráfico sin inauguración la Variante Suroeste". La Tribuna de Toledo. 31 March 2015.
- ^ a b Curiel, María (9 October 2024). "El puente más alto de España no lleva a ninguna parte: «Lo usan los chavales para carreras ilegales»". El Debate (Spain) (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 October 2024.
muchísima gente se iba allí a hacer botellón. Ahora, aun estando abiertas las discotecas, la gente va allí a beber porque es un sitio que está apartado, en el que prácticamente no pasan coches
- ^ "British man dies after falling from Spanish bridge". BBC News. 14 October 2024.
- Bibliography
- Santacruz Sánchez de Rojas, Guillermo (2016). "Arquitectura y urbanismo en la ciudad imperial y su provincia, durante el centenario de la Real Academia de Bellas Artes y Ciencias Históricas de Toledo (1916-2016)" (PDF). Toletum (61). Toledo: Real Academia de Bellas Artes y Ciencias Históricas de Toledo: 315–361. ISSN 0210-6310.