Reg.Nr. HA-2006/SP/09

Pont Trencat, Sant Celoni and Santa Maria de Palautordera

Restoration of a bridge built in the Middle Ages and destroyed in 1811, during the Napolenic War. The contribution of the present project lies in the originality of the taken solution and the way it fits with the existing remains of the old bridge. Moreover, the idea of raising ...
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Project details

Title:Pont Trencat, Sant Celoni and Santa Maria de Palautordera
Entr. year: 2006
Result:Medal
Country: Spain
Town: Sant Celoni and Santa Maria de Palautordera (Catalonia)
Category type: architectural heritage
Building type/ Project type: industrial heritage
Former use:Bridge
Actual use:Pedestrian bridge
Built: Middle Ages
The Jury's citation: For the graceful outline of the ancient arches of the bridge over the river Tordera brilliantly embodied in the new steel spans, thanks to the altruistic efforts of a grassroots movement.
GPS:41°40'46,7"N; 2°29'13,3"E
Web, Links:

[www.santceloni.cat/8048]

www.smpalautordera.cat/pl71/municipi/tur

Description:
Restoration of a bridge built in the Middle Ages and destroyed in 1811, during the Napolenic War. The contribution of the present project lies in the originality of the taken solution and the way it fits with the existing remains of the old bridge. Moreover, the idea of raising funds came from a group of citizens, which worried about the state of the remains of the bridge and its surroundings, managed to mobilize several local, regional and european governmental agencies as well as from private institutions to recover the site.