General Information
Other name(s): | Puente de Piedra; Trujillo Bridge |
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Completion: | 1608 |
Status: | in use |
Project Type
Structure: |
Semi-circular arch bridge |
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Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
Material: |
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Location
Technical Information
Dimensions
arches | span | 10 m |
deck | width | 9.6 m |
piers | width | 6 m |
Materials
piers |
stone
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arches |
stone
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Excerpt from Wikipedia
Puente de Piedra (The Bridge of Stone), is a bridge in Lima, Peru in South America. It was built in 1608 by the architect Juan del Corral to link Lima with Rímac. It was the only link between the two banks of the Rímac River until President José Balta's construction programme starting in 1868.
Construction
The bridge gets its name from the stone masonry mortar which was believed to have been mixed with egg whites from sea birds to improve its consistency.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Puente de Piedra" and modified on July 23, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
Architecture
- Juan del Corral (architect)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2016): Box Tunnel under XVII-th century arch Trujillo bridge at Lima (Peru). Presented at: IABSE Congress: Challenges in Design and Construction of an Innovative and Sustainable Built Environment, Stockholm, Sweden, 21-23 September 2016, pp. 2130-2137.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20033999 - Published on:
09/01/2008 - Last updated on:
28/05/2021