| Castilla–La Mancha Bridge Puente de Castilla-La Mancha | |
|---|---|
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| Coordinates | 39°57′2″N 4°48′22″W / 39.95056°N 4.80611°W / 39.95056; -4.80611 |
| Carries | 2 lanes of motor vehicles on each side |
| Crosses | Tagus |
| Locale | Talavera de la Reina, Spain |
| Preceded by | Puente de la TO-1262 |
| Followed by | Puente del Príncipe |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cable-stayed bridge |
| Total length | 730 m |
| Width | 43.50 m |
| Height | 192 m |
| Longest span | 318 m |
| History | |
| Architect | Francisco Sánchez de León |
| Engineering design by | Ramón Sánchez de León |
| Constructed by | Sacyr, Aglomancha and J. Bárcenas |
| Opened | 17 October 2011 |
| Location | |
The Castilla–La Mancha Bridge (Spanish: Puente de Castilla-La Mancha) is a cable-stayed bridge in Talavera de la Reina, Spain.
History and description
Promoted by the Regional Government of Castile-La Mancha, the foundation stone was laid in November 2007. It was opened on 17 October 2011. The building companies were Sacyr, Aglomancha and J. Bárcenas.
Standing 192 m high, it was the tallest cable-stayed bridge in Spain upon the time of its inauguration. It features 152 wire ropes.
With a total cost of nearly €74M, it was widely considered a waste of money in the media. With the opening of the so-called Variante Suroeste of the N-502 [es] in March 2015, the bridge—via the Ronda del Tajo—is expected to finally help to drive the heavy-duty vehicle traffic out of the city center.
Uses
As the bridge carried little traffic, it was often referred to as "the bridge to nowhere." In the third decade of the 21st century, it was often used as a drinking place or a place for illegal automobile racing.
While it is strictly prohibited, people climb the bridge, usually to create social media content.
References
- Citations
- ^ "Castilla La Mancha Bridge Staying Process". Mc2 Estudio de Ingeniería.
- ^ Santacruz Sánchez de Rojas 2016, p. 356.
- ^ Berenguer, Rafa (28 April 2018). "La variante sur de Talavera, atascada en la Plaza del Pan". Ahora CLM.
- ^ Simón, Pedro (28 September 2014). "Un puente a ningún sitio". El Mundo (Spain) (in Spanish).
- "Fomento abrió ayer al tráfico sin inauguración la Variante Suroeste". La Tribuna de Toledo. 31 March 2015.
- ^ Curiel, María (9 October 2024). "El puente más alto de España no lleva a ninguna parte: «Lo usan los chavales para carreras ilegales»". El Debate (Spain) (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 October 2024.
muchísima gente se iba allí a hacer botellón. Ahora, aun estando abiertas las discotecas, la gente va allí a beber porque es un sitio que está apartado, en el que prácticamente no pasan coches
- "British man dies after falling from Spanish bridge". BBC News. 14 October 2024.
- Bibliography
- Santacruz Sánchez de Rojas, Guillermo (2016). "Arquitectura y urbanismo en la ciudad imperial y su provincia, durante el centenario de la Real Academia de Bellas Artes y Ciencias Históricas de Toledo (1916-2016)" (PDF). Toletum (61). Toledo: Real Academia de Bellas Artes y Ciencias Históricas de Toledo: 315–361. ISSN 0210-6310.