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THE BRIDGE OF THE WOMAN

Puerto Madero Buenos Aires Argentina

Donated by Alberto L. Gonzales and his family to this city of Buenos Aires, Santiago Calatrava's
Puente De La Mujer (Bridge Of The Woman) is the architect's only work in South America.

The bridge is made of steel, with twisted pearlitic steel wires for suspension.

The 335-foot-long suspension pedestrian bridge is broken up into three

sections, two static and one mobile. The central portion of the bridge
was designed to rotate 90 degrees to allow water traffic to pass, with
the two static portions connecting to pedestrian streets on either side
of the dam. Most of the bridge's weight rests upon its central support, in
which motors are located allowing the bridge to rotate.
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THE BRIDGE OF THE WOMAN

Puerto Madero Buenos Aires Argentina

Calatrava is said to have requested examples of Argentina's typical music

upon receiving this commission. As a result, the bridge is abstractly meant
to illustrate a couple dancing Tango, the man towering over the woman
who is leaning back horizontally. This, along with the fact that the
surrounding neighborhood has streets primarily named after women
accounts for the name of the bridge.
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THE BRIDGE OF THE WOMAN

Puerto Madero Buenos Aires Argentina

MATERIALS:
Steel, reinforced concrete

TOTAL LENGTH:
170 metres

WIDTH:

6.20 metres

HEIGHT:

34 metres

LONGEST SPAN:

102.5 metres
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Puerto Madero Buenos Aires Argentina CONSTRUCTION DETAIL :

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THE BRIDGE OF THE WOMAN

Puerto Madero Buenos Aires Argentina

GLOSSARY:

steel approach span :

cast-concrete tramo de aproximación
Steel Pylon : pilar elements:Eleme de acero : steel n(noun)
Steel Deek :
Cubierta/piso de de acero : steel ntos de
(metal) acero nm,
approach: aproximarse
acero : steel n(noun) n(noun) (metal) hormigón vi: intransitive verb
(metal) acero nm, acero nm, moldeado span:periodo n: (noun)
Deek n (noun) pylon n(noun)

pedestrian:peat
twisted
onaln as adj
Galvanize cables: pearlitic steel :
(noun as
cables galvanizados : acero perlítico
adjective )
galvanized adj retorcido
(adjective), cable
:twisted adj.
n(noun)

bibliografia : http://www.galinsky.com/buildings/mujer/index.htm
https://www.gpsmycity.com/attractions/the-puente-de-la-mujer---the-womans-bridge-
21278.html
https://www.phase-trans.msm.cam.ac.uk/2008/Woman/Woman.html