La Devesa Footbridge

Ripoll

IN SHORT

Commissioned by the Ajuntament de la Comtal Vila de Ripoll, north of Barcelona in the Pyrenees, Le Devesa Footbridge was designed in 1989 and realized between August 1990 and July 1991. This pedestrian bridge, accommodating a height difference of 5 meters (16.4 feet), spans the Ter near the center of Ripoll and connects the area of La Devesa with the railway station. A canted steel arch spanning 44 meters (144 feet) is employed to carry the loads of the walkway from the existing retaining wall across to a new concrete pylon — a total distance of 65 meters (213 feet).

YEAR

1989 - 1991

ADDRESS

Riu Ter
17500 Ripoll
Spain