Bac de Roda Bridge

Bridge in Catalonia, Spain

41°24′58″N 2°11′33″E / 41.416191°N 2.192464°E / 41.416191; 2.192464LocaleBarcelona, Catalonia, SpainOfficial namePont de Bac de RodaCharacteristicsDesignSantiago CalatravaTotal length129 m (423 ft)^[1]Longest span46 m (151 ft)^[1]Clearance above8 m (26 ft)^[1]HistoryOpened1987^[1]Location Map

The Bac de Roda Bridge, known locally as the Calatrava bridge, is a road bridge that links the districts of Sant Andreu and Sant Martí in the city of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The bridge was constructed between 1984 and 1987, to a design by Santiago Calatrava, as part of the preparations for the 1992 Summer Olympics.^[1]^[2]

The bridge connects the Carrer de Bac de Roda, to the south in Sant Martí, with the Carrer de Felip II, to the north in Sant Andreu, across the main railway approaches to Barcelona from the north. The Bac de Roda station, on line 2 of the Barcelona Metro, is some 100 metres (330 ft) to the south of the bridge.^[2]^[3]

Pictures

View from south
western walkway
detail of the structure
view from Carrer de Felip II

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Bach de Roda-Felipe II Bridge". structurae.net. Wilhelm Ernst & Sohn Verlag. Retrieved 2015-02-27.
^ ^a ^b "Bac de Roda Bridge". Turisme de Barcelona. Retrieved 2015-02-27.
^ "Plànolbcn" (in Catalan). Ajuntament de Barcelona. Retrieved 2015-02-27.