Arganzuela Footbridge
{{short description|Footbridge in Madrid}}
{{Infobox bridge
|bridge_name= Arganzuela Footbridge
| native_name = {{Nobold|{{Small|Pasarela de Arganzuela}}}}
|image= Pasarela de Arganzuela - 2011.JPG
|image_size= 280px
|caption=
|carries=
|crosses= Manzanares
|locale= Madrid, Spain
|designer= Dominique Perrault
|design= Pedestrian bridge
|mainspan =
|length= 278 m
|width =
|height=
| coordinates={{coord|40|23|42|N|3|42|17|W|display=inline|region:ES_type:landmark}}
| preceded =
| followed =
| architect =
| engineering =
| builder =
| open = 24 March 2011
}}
The Arganzuela Footbridge (Spanish: puente or pasarela de Arganzuela, formally puente monumental de Arganzuela, also puente de Perrault) is a pedestrian bridge in Madrid, Spain.
History and description
It partially occupies the land released by the burying of the M-30. Designed by Dominique Perrault,{{Cite book|chapter=Madrid Río, Spain — Opportunities and policies|year=2017|publisher=John Wiley & Sons Ltd|last=Perini|first=Katia|last2=Sabbion|first2=Paola|isbn=9781119244967|title=Urban Sustainability and River Restoration|doi=10.1002/9781119245025|page=231}} it cost about €13.6M.{{Cite web|url=https://elpais.com/cultura/2011/03/24/actualidad/1300921206_850215.html|website=El País|title=Inauguración en Madrid Río... otra vez|date=24 March 2011}}
Building works started in February 2010. The footbridge actually consists of two separate metal cones, one passing over the Madrid Río park while the other crosses over the Manzanares, nearly meeting at an elevated middle point serving as lookout of the Madrid Río park. The combined structure is 278 m long.{{Cite web|url=https://www.larazon.es/historico/4096-el-icono-de-madrid-rio-HLLA_RAZON_366187/|website=La Razón|title=El icono de Madrid Río|date=25 March 2011|first=R.|last=Morales}} Perrault employs plate rolling for the curved steel plates along the bridge span.{{Cite book|title=Structures and Architecture. Beyond their Limits|editor-first=Paulo J. da Sousa|editor-last=Cruz|year=2016|publisher=CRC Press|doi=10.1201/b20891|isbn=978-1-315-73076-9|chapter=Innovation in Architectural Steel|first=T.|last=Boake|page=10}}
It was opened on 24 March 2011, although initially only for diurnal usage.{{Cite web|url=https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/999369/0/perrault/puente/madrid/|website=20minutos.es|title=Gallardón inaugura un puente de 13 millones de euros diseñado por Perrault en Madrid Río|date=24 March 2011}}
File:Puente de Arganzuela.jpg|View of the inside
File:Puente monumental de Arganzuela (10006900123).jpg|Nighttime view
References
{{reflist}}
{{Commonscat}}
{{authority control}}
Category:Pedestrian bridges in Spain
Category:Bridges completed in 2011
{{Europe-bridge-struct-stub}}