Chords Bridge
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The Chords Bridge (Hebrew: גשר המיתרים , Gesher HaMeitarim), also called the Bridge of Strings or Jerusalem Light Rail Bridge, is a bridge for the Jerusalem Light Rail. It is at the western entrance to Jerusalem next to the Central Bus Station and the Jerusalem Binyanei HaUma Railway Station. The bridge was designed by the Spanish architect and structural engineer Santiago Calatrava. The bridge was opened in 2008, three years before the new light rail started in the city.
גשר המיתרים | |
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Other name(s) | Bridge of Strings, Jerusalem Light Rail Bridge |
Characteristics | |
Design | Side-spar cable-stayed bridge |
Rail characteristics | |
No. of tracks | 2 |
Electrified | Overhead lines |
History | |
Engineering design by | Santiago Calatrava |
Construction start | 2005 |
Construction end | 2008 |
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Chords Bridge Media
References
- ↑ "Jerusalem Light Rail Project". Jerusalem Municipality. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
- ↑ Lefkovits, Etgar (25 June 2008). Jerusalem landmark inaugurated with gala. http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=105530.
Other websites
Media related to Jerusalem Chords Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
- Bridges, string art and Bézier curves — mathematical analysis of the shape.