Gorsexio Viaduct

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Gorsexio Viaduct

Viadotto Gorsexio
Coordinates44°27′05″N 8°44′31″E / 44.451336°N 8.74192°E / 44.451336; 8.74192
CarriesMotor vehicles
CrossesGorsexio Valley
LocaleGenoa and Mele, Italy
Characteristics
MaterialReinforced concrete
Total length672 metres (2,205 ft)
Height172 metres (564 ft)
Longest span144 metres (472 ft)
No. of lanes6
History
DesignerSilvano Zorzi, Giorgio Grasselli, Enrico Faro
Constructed byCooperativa Muratori e Cementisti
Construction start1972
Construction end1978
Location
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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.

It was projected by Silvano Zorzi, Giorgio Grasselli and Enrico Faro, and built between 1972 and 1978 by the Cooperativa Muratori e Cementisti.

Bibliography[edit]

  • 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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