Riccardo Morandi

Riccardo Morandi (1 September 1902 - 25 December 1989) was an important Italian civil and structural engineer. Amongst his best known works was the General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge, an 8km crossing of Lake Maracaibo incorporating seven cable-stayed bridge spans with unusual piers.Following graduation in 1927, Morandi gained experience in Calabria, designing churches and, after his return to Rome, cinemas. He was later appointed as a professor in bridge design both in Florence and Rome.Other key works include:Ponte Amerigo Vespucci, Florence, Italy, 1957Catanzaro Viaduct, Catanzaro, Italy, 1960Kinnaird Bridge, Canada, 1960Polcevera Viaduct, Genoa, Italy, 1968, four cable-stayed spans (maximum 280 m)Wadi Kuf bridge, Libya, 1971, three cable-stayed spans (for 7 years, its 281 m central span was the longest concrete cable-stayed bridge span in the world)Carpineto Bridge, Poetenza, Italy, 1973, three cable-stayed spansBarranquilla Bridge, Magdalena River, Colombia, 1974
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