Ivrea Railway Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 45°27′54″N7°52′22″E / 45.465°N 7.8729°E |
| Carries | Chivasso–Ivrea–Aosta railway |
| Crosses | Dora Baltea |
| Locale | Ivrea, Italy |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | truss bridge |
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The Ivrea Railway Bridge is a truss railway bridge over the Dora Baltea in Ivrea, Italy.
The bridge was constructed as part of the development of the railway line between Ivrea and Aosta, officially inaugurated, along with the bridge, on July 4, 1886. The bridge, originally a lattice truss design, was assembled on-site on the right bank of the Dora Baltea, then moved into its final position using a temporary wooden structure built in the middle of the river as support. [1]
In the night of December 23 to 24, 1944, during the Nazi-Fascist occupation of northern Italy, the bridge was blown up by Italian partisan forces to prevent an Allied air bombing aimed at disrupting the supply of war materials from the Cogne steelworks in Aosta, and which would have severely damaged the town of Ivrea. [2]
A new truss bridge was built after the end of the conflict, being inaugurated on May 25, 1959.
The bridge is located at the last useful point before the bed of the Dora Baltea widens again after being forced through a narrow gorge, just a few dozen meters downstream from the Ponte Nuovo. It is a truss bridge.
Aosta is the principal city of the Aosta Valley, a bilingual region in the Italian Alps, 110 km (68 mi) north-northwest of Turin. It is situated near the Italian entrance of the Mont Blanc Tunnel and the Great St Bernard Tunnel, at the confluence of the Buthier and the Dora Baltea, and at the junction of the Great and Little St Bernard Pass routes.
Ivrea is a town and comune of the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy. Situated on the road leading to the Aosta Valley, it straddles the Dora Baltea and is regarded as the centre of the Canavese area. Ivrea lies in a basin that in prehistoric times formed a large lake. Today, five smaller lakes—Sirio, San Michele, Pistono, Nero and Campagna—are found in the area around the town.
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The Pont d'Aël is a Roman aqueduct located in a village of the same name in the comune of Aymavilles in Aosta Valley, northern Italy. It was built in the year 3BC for irrigation purposes and supplying water for the newly founded colony of Augusta Praetoria, which is now known as Aosta. The water was directed through a neighbouring valley 66 m above the floor of the Aosta valley, through a sophisticated system. The aqueduct is 6 km long in total. In addition to its unusual position, the construction, which was originally thought to be a three-story structure, shows more unique features such as a control corridor below the water line, as well as explicit private funding. Today, the water channel of the aqueduct serves as a public walking trail.
Fort Bard, also known as Bard Fort, is a fortified complex built in the 19th century by the House of Savoy on a rocky prominence above Bard, a town and comune in the Aosta Valley region of northwestern Italy. Fort Bard has been completely restored after many years of neglect. In 2006 it reopened to tourists as the Museum of the Alps, it has additional art exhibitions and galleries. In the summer, the main courtyard is used to host musical and theatrical performances.
Ponte Vecchio may refer to:
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Ivrea railway station is the train station serving the town and comune of Ivrea, in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy. It is the junction of the Chivasso–Aosta railway.
The Chivasso–Ivrea–Aosta railway is a railway line that links the regions of Piedmont and Aosta Valley in Italy. It was inaugurated from 1858 to 1886. The railway was operated by the Italian Armys Ferrovieri Engineer Regiment from 1915 to 1943 and 1949 to 2001.
The Ponte Vecchio is a stone and brick arch bridge over the Dora Baltea in Ivrea, Italy.
The Ivrea Morainic Amphitheatre is a moraine relief of glacial origin located in the Canavese region. Administratively, it encompasses the metropolitan city of Turin and, more marginally, the province of Biella and the province of Vercelli. It dates back to the Quaternary period and was created by the transport of sediment to the Po Valley that took place during the glaciations by the great glacier that ran through the Dora Baltea valley. With an area of more than 500 km2, it is one of the best-preserved geomorphological units of this type in the world. As an extension, it is surpassed in Italy only by the similar formation surrounding Lake Garda. The name amphitheater, usually given to these geomorphological structures, refers to their characteristic elliptical shape that is noticeable when it is shown as a plan on a map.
The Ponte Nuovo is an arch bridge over the Dora Baltea in Ivrea, Italy.
The Camillo Olivetti Fountain is a memorial fountain located in Ivrea, Italy.
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