The heritage Bridges of the Gardesana Occidentale Lake Garda, Italy
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Bibliographic Details
| Author(s): |
Fulvio Zezza
Anna Villanova |
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| Medium: | conference paper | ||||
| Language(s): | English | ||||
| Conference: | IABSE Symposium: Large Structures and Infrastructures for Environmentally Constrained and Urbanised Areas, Venice, Italy, 22-24 September 2010 | ||||
| Published in: | IABSE Symposium Venice 2010 | ||||
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| Page(s): | 870-871 | ||||
| Total no. of pages: | 7 | ||||
| Year: | 2010 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.2749/222137810796064110 | ||||
| Abstract: |
Here we discuss the heritage bridges of theGardesana Occidentale, a road built in 1929-31, and we analyse the different types of arch which have a span of between 2 and 20 metres. We highlight the building processes for this infrastructure, which is unique in terms of its characteristics and environmental value. Lastly we argue that abandoning many parts of theGardesana Occidentalemay lead to the degradation of the historical bridges and indeed of the whole road, which for years has represented a very good example of the relationship between road, territory and local economy. |
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| Keywords: |
arch bridges cultural heritage landscape historical infrastructure
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