Assut de l'Or Bridge

Assut de l'Or Bridge

Pont de l'Assut de l'Or (Valencian)
Puente de l'Assut de l'Or (Spanish)
The Assut de l'Or Bridge in Valencia, Spain
Side view of the Assut de l'Or Bridge with L'Agora in the background
Coordinates39°27′17.3″N 00°20′58.7″W / 39.454806°N 0.349639°W / 39.454806; -0.349639
Carriessix vehicular traffic lanes, two tram lanes, and two pedestrian cycling lanes
CrossesTúria Gardens (former riverbed of Túria River)
LocaleValencia, Spain
Characteristics
Designcable-stayed bridge with a backward curved pylon
Total length180 metres
Height125 metres (making it the highest point of the city)
No. of spansone with 29 cable stays
History
ArchitectSantiago Calatrava
Construction cost59.9 million Euros
Inaugurated12/12/2008
Location
Map

The Assut de l'Or Bridge (Valencian: Pont de l'Assut de l'Or, Spanish: Puente de l'Assut de l'Or)[a] is a white single-pylon cable-stayed bridge in the City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia, Spain, designed by Valencian architect and civil engineer Santiago Calatrava and completed in December 2008. The name l'Assut de l'Or is Valencian for the Dam of the Gold and refers to a dam that was located nearby.[b] Calatrava called it the Serreria Bridge.[1]


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  1. ^ Calatrava, Santiago. "Serreria Bridge". calatrava.com. Retrieved 3 June 2016.