General Information
| Completion: | 1833 |
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| Status: | destroyed (1944) |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Single-span two-tower suspension bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Plan view: |
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Location
| Location: |
Poggio a Caiano, Prato, Tuscany, Italy |
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| Crosses: |
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| Replaced by: |
Ponte Leopoldo II (2019)
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| Coordinates: | 43° 49' 29.40" N 11° 2' 51.17" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| width | 4.75 m | |
| sag | 2.90 m | |
| span | 34.89 m | |
| sag:span | 1:12 | |
| number of cables | 12 |
Materials
| cables |
iron wire
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Chronology
| August 1944 | Destroyed by retreating German troops. |
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Notes
First wire suspension bridge to be built in Italy.
Participants
Design
- Alessandro Manetti (designer)
Relevant Web Sites
There currently are no relevant websites listed.
Relevant Publications
- (2003): Analisi storica e ricostruzione del ponte sospeso "Leopoldo II" a Poggio a Caiano. In: Il bollettino degli ingegneri, n. 6 (June 2003).
- (2005): Historical analysis and reconstruction of the suspension bridge Leopoldo II in Poggio a Caiano, Italy. Presented at: Footbridge 2005 (Second International Congress), Venezia, 06-08 December 2005.
- (2003): Reconstruction of the oldest cable wire suspension bridge in Italy «Leopoldus II». Presented at: First International Congress on Construction History, Madrid, 20-24.01.2003.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20007969 - Published on:
03/02/2003 - Last updated on:
08/01/2024
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