CRATI BRÜCKE

The new bridge on Crati River is an iconic project that underlines the contemporary architectural trend of the city of Cosenza, one of the most avant-garde cities in the Calabria region. The new bridge is not only a piece of functional infrastructure that aims to connect and bring together two very socially and structurally different urban areas, but it also aims, with its audacious architecture, to become a symbolic and distinguishing monument of the city.

Designed by architect Dr. Santiago Calatrava, it is a stay cable bridge with a single 85m high pylon which is inclined at 40° from the vertical plane of the bridge. The main span is 110m with a total length of the bridge of 140m. The bridge is visible from every part of the city even from the old town, located over the adjacent hill. Teufelberger-Redaelli’s contribution to this land marking structure includes cables supply, engineering of cable installation and tensioning and all related site activities.