GFRP Lleida Pedestrian Bridge

FRP Lleida Pedestrian Bridge
Bridge view
Coordinates41°37′16″N 0°36′30″E / 41.62108°N 0.60820°E / 41.62108; 0.60820
CarriesPedestrians
CrossesHigh-Speed Rail
LocaleLleida, Spain
OwnerADIF
Maintained byLleida Municipalily
Characteristics
Designtied-arch bridge
MaterialGFRP
Total length38 m
Width3 m
Longest span38 m
History
DesignerPedelta Structural Engineers
Engineering design byJuan Sobrino and Javier Jordan
Opened2001
Location
Map

The FRP Pedestrian Bridge or Passarel·la de la Ciutat Jardí in Lleida, Spain is the longest arch bridge made out of standard GFRP pultruded profiles.[1]

The bridge spanning the Madrid-Barcelona high-speed rail link won the international “Footbridge Award 2005” in the category “Technology” for medium span (30m-75m) bridges.[2]

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