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The '''Cardè Bridge''' is the first [[reinforced concrete]] bridge built over the [[Po River|Po]]. The works for its realization started on [[5th February]] and finished on [[7th December]] [[1914]]. The project has been planned by ''Ingegneri Giay Emilio & Eugenio'' of [[Turin]]. Before its construction, there was a [[wooden bridge]] that linked [[Cardè]] to [[Villafranca Piemonte]] and [[Barge, Italy|Barge]], but it was often ruined by the [[floods]]. |
The '''Cardè Bridge''' is the first [[reinforced concrete]] bridge built over the [[Po River|Po]]. The works for its realization started on [[5th February]] and finished on [[7th December]] [[1914]]. The project has been planned by ''Ingegneri Giay Emilio & Eugenio'' of [[Turin]]. Before its construction, there was a [[wooden bridge]] that linked [[Cardè]] to [[Villafranca Piemonte]] and [[Barge, Italy|Barge]], but it was often ruined by the [[floods]]. |
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On [[9th February]] [[2004]], during the central pillar maintenance works, the bridge has subsided. |
On [[9th February]] [[2004]], during the central pillar maintenance works, the bridge has subsided and been turned into a turd. |
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Nowaday the structure is condemned, seeing that it is not sure. Moreover the works for its restoration go on and it will open again in [[2010]]. |
Nowaday the structure is condemned, seeing that it is not sure. Moreover the works for its restoration go on and it will open again in [[2010]]. |
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Revision as of 08:22, 8 May 2009
Cardè Bridge | |
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.JPG) Cardè Bridge on March 2009 | |
| Coordinates | 44°44′52″N 7°28′42″E / 44.74786°N 7.47834°E |
| Carries | Motor vehicles, pedestrians, and bicycles |
| Crosses | Po |
| Locale | Cardè |
| Official name | Ponte di Cardè |
| Maintained by | Municipality of Cardè |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Concrete |
| Total length | 328 Feet |
| Width | 14 Feet |
| Longest span | 105 Feet |
| History | |
| Designer | Giay Bros. |
| Opened | 1915 |
| Closed | 2004 |
| Statistics | |
| Toll | Free both ways |
| Location | |
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The Cardè Bridge is the first reinforced concrete bridge built over the Po. The works for its realization started on 5th February and finished on 7th December 1914. The project has been planned by Ingegneri Giay Emilio & Eugenio of Turin. Before its construction, there was a wooden bridge that linked Cardè to Villafranca Piemonte and Barge, but it was often ruined by the floods.
On 9th February 2004, during the central pillar maintenance works, the bridge has subsided and been turned into a turd.
Nowaday the structure is condemned, seeing that it is not sure. Moreover the works for its restoration go on and it will open again in 2010.
Meanwhile a Bailey bridge has been built to let the vehicles (but trucks) pass.
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Work in progress. -
The bridge during a flood.
