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Introduction
The Sant Pere footbridge, also known as Seo de Égara footbridge or Vallparadís footbridge, is a pedestrian bridge located in the Vallparadís park in Tarrasa (Barcelona). It crosses the Monner torrent and gives access to the monumental complex of the churches of San Pedro de Terrasa. At the time of its inauguration in 2004, it was the brightest Tesa band in Spain, until in 2014, when the Pedro Gómez Bosque de .
History
The Vallparadís park is formed by the torrent of the same name and the two that feed it: “les Bruixes” and Monner. At the vertex of the confluence and straddling the two generating torrents is the monumental complex of the Churches of San Pedro de Terrassa, a sacred place with a historical record of human population without interruption since the century AD. C..
Since the century, access to the churches from the urban center has been through the Sant Pere Bridge, a magnificent series of masonry arches, over the “les Bruixes” torrent. The footbridge serves to connect over the Monner torrent.
In 1995, the City Council called a competition for ideas on the urban articulation of the entire area, a competition that included the treatment of the monumental-archaeological complex, the creation of a new museum and, among other pieces, the solution of the pedestrian crossing over the torrent that had not been resolved. This multidisciplinary competition was won by a multidisciplinary team formed by Enginyeria Reventós, SL and RGA architects.
Description of the work
The solution using a tesa band perfectly resolves the respect for the Park since it did not require any action on it, the walkway passes between plane trees up to 40 m high without touching them.
The board of the walkway is wide and the railings are formed exclusively by vertical uprights of unequal heights to allow the user's views of the Park; The beacon-lighting is integrated at the foot of the railing. At the ends there are pivoting doors that allow the walkway to be closed.