Puente del Alamillo
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The Alamillo Bridge in Seville, Spain spans the Guadalquivir River and was completed in 1992 by Santiago Calatrava.
It was built to allow access to La Cartuja, a large, deserted island on which Spain decided to host Expo 92.
The bridge is of the cantilever spar cable-stayed bridge type and consists of a single pylon, counterbalancing a 200m span with thirteen lengths of cables. The original intent was to build two symmetrical bridges on either side of the island, but in the end, the Alamillo's singular design has proved most striking.
It is similar in design to Calatrava's Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay located in Redding, California (2004).
See also
- Puente de la Mujer for another bridge by this architect.
This bridge is referred to by the people of Seville as "Viagra Bridge"
