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, 1957
Catanzaro 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 spans
Barranquilla Bridge,
Magdalena River, Colombia, 1974
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