After the analysis of different alternatives by AMB technicians, it was considered that the most suitable alternative to cross the river is the construction of a hanging metal footbridge.
The bridge consists of two 9-meter high pillars, two catenaries or main steel cables, and a 2-meter wide pine wood deck. The 5-meter clear height is bridged with a total span of 84 meters between the piers. The integration of the bridge with the terrain is solved with concrete ramp accesses.
Footbridge over the Ripoll river in the surroundings of the Molí Vermell in Barberà del Vallès. Photograph by Simón García | arqfoto.
The bridge consists of two 9-meter high pillars, two catenaries or main steel cables, and a 2-meter wide pine wood deck. The 5-meter clear height is bridged with a total span of 84 meters between the piers. The integration of the bridge with the terrain is solved with concrete ramp accesses.
Footbridge over the Ripoll river in the surroundings of the Molí Vermell in Barberà del Vallès. Photograph by Simón García | arqfoto.
Project description by AMB
The hanging metal footbridge connects the Molí Vermell wetlands and the urban center on the right bank of the Ripoll river with the Castell de Barberà and the green ring of the municipality on the left. They have a span between pillars of 84 meters, and 2 meters of free width, and the pine wood deck reaches up to 5 meters of free height to the river. With two 9-meter high pillars and two main steel cables (catenaries). The accesses are concrete ramps and are integrated into the vegetation and topography of the environment.
