Plentzia Footbridge
Record: 117.60 m
Main Span Record: 117.60 m
Plentzia footbridge
It was built between 1991 and 1992 to replace the old bridge, whose foundations had been damaged as a result of the flood of August 1983.
Its design, consisting of a metal structure of two inclined arches which meet at the top and support the transit area through a series of steel braces, recalls other later public works with a similar approach, such as the Zubizuri footbridge in Bilbao or the ItsasAurre bridge in Ondarroa, both by Santiago Calatrava.
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Plencia footbridge
The Plencia footbridge is located over the estuary of the Biscayan town from which it takes its name. It was designed by Javier Manterola and consists of two metal arches separated at the abutments and close together at the keystone, in a schematically interesting variant of bowstring footbridges. The deck is of variable width and has an arched longitudinal profile. The two arches, which, as we have said, do not touch each other - they are connected by transversal beams - receive the deck at the level of the supports. The slightly curved profile helps to stylise the whole.
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