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Completed in 1960, Biscione Bridg is a concrete arch along the Bologna to Firenze A1 motorway in Northern Italy. Like all of Italy's large concrete arch bridges, the main rib was built on top of a beautiful temporary timber support structure composed of several elaborate fan arrangements. | Completed in 1960, Biscione Bridg is a concrete arch along the Bologna to Firenze A1 motorway in Northern Italy. Like all of Italy's large concrete arch bridges, the main rib was built on top of a beautiful temporary timber support structure composed of several elaborate fan arrangements. | ||
| − | In 2015 an upgrade of the Barberino di Mugello section of the A1 motorway was completed with an entirely new | + | In 2015 an upgrade of the Barberino di Mugello section of the A1 motorway was completed with an entirely new route to the West that bypassed the Biscione Bridge. The old A1 route with the Biscione arch is now called the E35. At some point during this time period the Biscione Bridge was widened to accommodate emergency pull over lanes. |
Revision as of 01:36, 13 April 2020
Biscione Bridge
Viadotto Biscione
Bruscoli, Tuscany, Italy
(262) feet high / (80) meters high
427 foot span / 130 meter span
1960
Completed in 1960, Biscione Bridg is a concrete arch along the Bologna to Firenze A1 motorway in Northern Italy. Like all of Italy's large concrete arch bridges, the main rib was built on top of a beautiful temporary timber support structure composed of several elaborate fan arrangements.
In 2015 an upgrade of the Barberino di Mugello section of the A1 motorway was completed with an entirely new route to the West that bypassed the Biscione Bridge. The old A1 route with the Biscione arch is now called the E35. At some point during this time period the Biscione Bridge was widened to accommodate emergency pull over lanes.
Biscione Bridge satellite image.
Biscione Bridge location map.
