Third Millennium Bridge

Third Millennium Bridge

*Puente del Tercer Milenio*
Third Millennium Bridge; Puente del Tercer Milenio
Coordinates	41°39′56″N 0°54′30″W / 41.66556°N 0.90833°W
Crosses	Ebro
Locale	Zaragoza, Spain
Characteristics
Design	Bow-string bridge
Total length	270 m
Width	48 m
Longest span	216 m
History
Engineering design by	Juan José Arenas de Pablo [es]
Constructed by	Dragados
Opened	7 June 2008
Location
	Interactive map of Third Millennium Bridge

The Third Millennium Bridge (Spanish: Puente del Tercer Milenio) is a bow-string bridge in Zaragoza, Spain. It crosses the Ebro.

History and description

A project by Juan José Arenas de Pablo [es], the final draft dates back to 2002. Building works took place between 2005 and 2008. Completing the Z-30 [es] highway, its inception was programmed vis-à-vis the Expo 2008 in Zaragoza. Commissioned by the State-funded company Zaragoza Alta Velocidad, it was built by Dragados S.A.

It was opened on 7 June 2008.

The bridge displays a length of 270 m, a width of 48 m, and a main span of 216 m.

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Citations

Bibliography

Capellán, Guillermo; Sacristán, Miguel (2018). "Los proyectos de Juan José Arenas en la etapa entre 1999 y 2017" (PDF). Revista de Obras Públicas (3594): 26–37. ISSN 0034-8619.
Sola Landero, Julia (2013). "Puente del Tercer Milenio. Escultura sobre el Ebro" (PDF). Revista del Ministerio de Fomento (630): 54–57. ISSN 1577-4589. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-08-09.

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[FOOTNOTECapellánSacristán201830-1] 1 2 Capellán & Sacristán 2018, p. 30.

[FOOTNOTESola_Landero201354-2] 1 2 3 Sola Landero 2013, p. 54.

[FOOTNOTESola_Landero201354–55-3] Sola Landero 2013, p. 54–55.

[FOOTNOTESola_Landero201355-4] Sola Landero 2013, p. 55.