Gorsexio Viaduct
Bridge in Genoa and Mele, Italy
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The Gorsexio Viaduct (Italian pronunciation: [ɡorˈsɛːzjo]) is located on the A26 motorway (European route E25) between Genoa and Mele, in Italy.
Gorsexio Viaduct Viadotto Gorsexio | |
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| Coordinates | 44°27′05″N 8°44′31″E |
| Carries | Motor vehicles |
| Crosses | Gorsexio Valley |
| Locale | Genoa and Mele, Italy |
| Characteristics | |
| Material | Reinforced concrete |
| Total length | 672 metres (2,205 ft) |
| Height | 172 metres (564 ft) |
| Longest span | 144 metres (472 ft) |
| No. of lanes | 6 |
| History | |
| Designer | Silvano Zorzi, Giorgio Grasselli, Enrico Faro |
| Constructed by | Cooperativa Muratori e Cementisti |
| Construction start | 1972 |
| Construction end | 1978 |
| Location | |
 Interactive map of Gorsexio Viaduct | |
It was projected by Silvano Zorzi, Giorgio Grasselli and Enrico Faro, and built between 1972 and 1978 by the Cooperativa Muratori e Cementisti.
Bibliography
- Viadotto sul torrente Gorsexio per l'autostrada Voltri-Alessandria, in L'Industria Italiana del Cemento, anno XLVIII, nº 4, Roma, AITEC, April 1978, pp. 214–219, ISSN 0019-7637
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