Pedestrian bridge of the Science Museum over the Pisuerga river
| Location: | Valladolid |
| Brief description: | Pedestrian bridge for the conection of two borders of Pisuerga river (234m aprox.) in front of de Science Museum |
| Awarding authority: | Aguas del Duero, S.A. |
| Architect: | Rafael Moneo Vallés & Enrique de Teresa Trilla & Julio Martínez Calzón |
| Contractor: | Megusa |
| Cidect member: | Grupo CONDESA |
Details:
The Science Museum pedestrian bridge, of aproximately 234m, over the Pisuerga river is part of a global project affecting both banks of this river which flows through the city of Valladolid. It connects the left bank where the old part of the city is to be found with the new city where the Science Museum has recently been built.
The pedestrian bridge which resembles a wicker basket increases the feeling of ligthness of the structure. The metallic structure is made up of a spatial tubular lattice girder with an hexagonal cross-section that in the main span, is located inside another lattice girder made of pre-stressed longitudinal and tranversal stays Both lattice girders are jointed through tubular elements allowing the stays to mantain their shape and increase their excentricity in the mid span.