Indiano Bridge
Encyclopedia
Indiano Bridge is the first earth-anchored cable-stayed bridge
in the world. It is a bridge across the Arno
River in Florence
(Italy
) (near the Indian Monument).
The bridge was built between 1972 and 1978 by Società C.M.F. S.p.A with architectural and urban architects Montemagni and Adriano Paolo Sica, and structural design engineer Fabrizio de Miranda.
The project won the national competition organized by the Municipality of Florence in 1968, and immediately attracted attention because it involved a pedestrian bridge hanging below. For the structural characteristics Fabrizio de Miranda in 1978 received the European award-CECM ECCS (European Convention for Construction Metallica). In fact it is the first cable-stayed bridge of large span anchored to the ground made the world and is one of the largest cable-stayed bridges in Italy of the twentieth century.
Cable-stayed bridge
A cable-stayed bridge is a bridge that consists of one or more columns , with cables supporting the bridge deck....
in the world. It is a bridge across the Arno
Arno
The Arno is a river in the Tuscany region of Italy. It is the most important river of central Italy after the Tiber.- Source and route :The river originates on Mount Falterona in the Casentino area of the Apennines, and initially takes a southward curve...
River in Florence
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
(Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
) (near the Indian Monument).
The bridge was built between 1972 and 1978 by Società C.M.F. S.p.A with architectural and urban architects Montemagni and Adriano Paolo Sica, and structural design engineer Fabrizio de Miranda.
The project won the national competition organized by the Municipality of Florence in 1968, and immediately attracted attention because it involved a pedestrian bridge hanging below. For the structural characteristics Fabrizio de Miranda in 1978 received the European award-CECM ECCS (European Convention for Construction Metallica). In fact it is the first cable-stayed bridge of large span anchored to the ground made the world and is one of the largest cable-stayed bridges in Italy of the twentieth century.
Key facts
- Owner: Comune di Firenze (Italy)
- Contractor: C.M.F. Spa - Guasticce (Livorno - Italy)
- Structural design: Prof. Dr. ing. Fabrizio de MirandaFabrizio de MirandaFabrizio de Miranda is an Italian bridges and structural engineer, and university professor.-Career:He graduated with a degree in civil engineering in 1950 from the University of Naples. Since 1955 he introduced in Italy the steel-concrete composite structures, mainly in the field of bridges...
(MilanMilanMilan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
- Italy) - Span: 206 m (670 feet).
- Type of bridgeBridgeA bridge is a structure built to span physical obstacles such as a body of water, valley, or road, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle...
: highway, earth anchored cable-stayed bridge with central towers and a steel stiffened plate girder composed of 2 trapezoidal box-girders connected by a cross-beams and horizontal bracings.