Sympathetic Choice: Fitting With the Italian Landscape

The designers of a new bridge in Lenna, Italy faced a challenging set of constraints in the preliminary design stage. The landscape of the region, the proximity of a multi-arch stone bridge being used as a pedestrian and cycle route, and the consideration of clearance for the river flow, which can flood during the spring and fall rain, meant that a single-span solution would be the most suitable. The designers wanted to create a modern structure, but one that could blend into the mountain setting. A hybrid central steel arch, where the crown is no higher then the highest point of the stone bridge, based on a bowstring structure was selected. This structure reduced the section depth to the absolute minimum, allowing the clearance of the river to occur without building ramps or raising the road axis.

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• Authors:
  • Giuliani, Mauro
• Publication Date: 2006

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p 39
• Serial:
  • Bridge Design & Engineering
  • Issue Number: 42
  • Publisher: Hemming Information Services
  • ISSN: 1359-7493
  • Serial URL: http://www.bridgeweb.com/Default.aspx

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Arch bridges; Bridge design; Design build; Design flood; Historic bridges; Landscape architecture; Landscape design; River currents; Steel structures
• Geographic Terms: Lenna (Italy)
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls; I53: Construction of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01026636
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 3 2006 8:11AM