San Francesco di Paola Bridge

The San Francesco di Paola Bridge or Cosenza Bridge is a road bridge in Cosenza, Italy, designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava.

San Francesco di Paola Bridge
The bridge at night, from central Cosenza
Coordinates39.2984°N 16.2603°E / 39.2984; 16.2603
CrossesRiver Crati
LocaleCosenza, Italy
Named forSt. Francis of Paola
Characteristics
DesignCable-stayed bridge
Material
  • Steel
  • concrete
  • stone
Total length140 metres (460 ft)
Height104 metres (341 ft)
History
DesignerSantiago Calatrava
Construction start2017
Construction end2018
Construction cost€20 million
Inaugurated26 January 2018
Location

Description
Another view of Calatrava Bridge.

The bridge spans the River Crati to connect two neighbourhoods in Cosenza, Contrada Gergeri and Via Reggio Calabria.[1] It was first planned in 2004 and was built as part of a regional regeneration programme at a cost of approximately €20 million, paid for in part by the Gescal government programme, which was originally intended to build housing.[2] It was inaugurated on 26 January 2018.[3][4]

Calatrava's design is a cable-stayed bridge, reportedly the tallest in Europe,[3][4] with a single pylon inclined at a 52° angle, reminiscent of a harp,[1][2] which rises 82 metres (269 ft) above the roadbed and points towards the centre of the city.[5] It is built of steel, concrete, and stone, and provides for future construction of a steel and glass enclosure to shelter pedestrians.[1][5] The lighting design by Zumtobel Group uses LEDs.[5]

See also

References
  1. Nick Mafi (26 January 2018). "Santiago Calatrava Completes a New Bridge In Italy". Architectural Digest. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  2. Carlo Macrì (27 January 2018). "Cosenza, il ponte di Calatrava inaugurato tra polemiche: 'Costruito con i soldi per le case popolari'". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  3. Peppe Caridi (26 January 2018). "Spettacolare inaugurazione del Ponte di Calatrava a Cosenza, è il più alto d'Europa: 'fatto di acciaio, cemento e coraggio'". StrettoWeb (in Italian). Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  4. "Edifici e ponti: Ponte Calatrava". Italyra (in Italian). Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  5. "santiago calatrava's cosenza bridge connects two sides of a calabrian city". designboom. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
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