In this fits the urban-scale redevelop-
The urban contest in which the new
and tilt the axis toward the center of
ment of the area north-east of the city,
footbridge is developed is character-
the square situated on the Riviera
through an independent path that
ized by a number of existing infrastruc-
Canareggio (Figure 3),
provides security for pedestrian traffic,
ture, a shipyard, a small area with
tracing in this way an ideal axis, for
which had been mixed with vehicular
destination park, some houses in line
those accessing the center of the city,
traffic (Figure 2).
of recent restoration but typologically
pointing to the bell tower of the church
of Santa Maria Assunta della Tomba,
where, once upon a time, arose the
beacon of the ancient Roman port.
Moreover, the need to maintain the
navigation quote highest possible
disagreed with the ability to put in
place a continuous girder bridge or to
place the piles in the river bed. The
Client also binding on the designers
not to build structures towering above
street level: therefore were rejected a
priori solutions with pylons cable-
stayed bridge or arch way lower.
Because of large enough lacking of
Prior to the implementation of this foot-
early twentieth century and historic
neighboring areas available, it was not
bridge, in fact, the node-crossing
villas of the XVII century.
possible nor create a work entirely on
between Canalbianco river, Riviera
The work is funded by the Veneto
site, nor work for stages to gather.
Amolaretta and Via Canareggio, was
Regional thanks to the "Road between
Finally, the solution must necessarily
a critical element for the transit slow
large rivers, streets and squares", with
clash with costs, at the same solving
mobility. In fact, although there is
the aim to restructure the central
the problems related to transport and
already a road bridge with a single
urban areas, enhancing accessibility
launch of a bridge of almost 40 meters
lane in each direction, the only side-
and improve usability.
in an urban context, and the contain-
walk, was not eligible for either the traf-
The total amount of work in the tender,
ment of horizontal thrusts on a cohe-
fic lane or the use by citizens with
including all fees and charges, was
sive soil of low resistance.
disabilities.
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W o r k s
b e g a n
i n
An arched bridge by pushing steel top
Here the reduced section for pedestri-
September 2011 and were completed
and single span appeared therefore
ans and cyclists exposed to a high
on 31 December 2011.
the only viable and compatible with the
risk: in case of two-way traffic was
Urban and compositional issues
time and cost available to the
necessary to invade the traffic lane.
In the planning stage it was necessary
Customer.
Just to split the two categories of traffic
to take into account several key
During the project the main objective
it was decided to carry out an inde-
aspects. In the design phase, first of
has been to emphasize the structure,
pendent work, which put in security
all, it was determined not to place the
which had to be especially slim and
and the facilitation of the transit of
new building along a lie parallel to the
harmonic.
cycles and pedestrians to and from the
existing bridge, but to deviate from it
central areas of the city.
In this logic, was given the opportunity
to designers to investigate unconven-
t i o n a l
a n d
u n p r e c e d e n t e d
compositional solutions for their own
territory.
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