Rayitos de Sol Bridge (Spanish: Puente Rayitos de Sol) is a pedestrian bridge in the historic centre of Lima, Peru. It crosses the Rímac river, connecting the Vía de Evitamiento with the Alameda Chabuca Granda.
Rayitos de Sol Bridge Puente Rayitos de Sol | |
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 The bridge in 2016 | |
| Coordinates | 12°02′29″S 77°01′59″W / 12.04133°S 77.03297°W |
| Crosses | Rímac river |
| Begins | Vía de Evitamiento |
| Ends | Al. Chabuca Granda |
| History | |
| Construction cost | S/. ≈2,500,000 |
| Inaugurated | 2006 |
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History
editThe bridge was inaugurated on November 7, 2006, and cost S/. two and a half million (US$ 780,000).[1][2] Then, a lighting system was installed, consisting of nearly 7,000 LED lights, placed on the 1,500 m of cable-stayed structures that support the bridge, at a cost of S/. 381,000.[3]
In 2011 it was reported that the bridge was oscillating. Flaws in the design were identified and the structure was reinforced. In March 2013 it was temporarily closed,[2] and the same thing happened in April 2017, coinciding in both cases with Holy Week.[4]
Overview
editThe bridge has an extension of over 216 m and is divided into two sections, one suspension and the other fixed. The hanging part, at one end, is anchored in the fixed section of the pedestrian bridge and attached to the concrete structure by forty steel cables.[1][2]
Gallery
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View from neighbouring Tacna bridge -
View from the alameda -
View at night
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Puente Peatonal Rayos del Sol". Bitácora Arquitectura Peruana. 2006-11-08.
- ^ a b c "Emape: Puente Rayitos de Sol será cerrado porque se balancea". El Popular. 2013-03-30.
- ^ "Municipalidad de Lima gastó S/. 381 mil en iluminación de puente Rayito de Sol". El Comercio. 2016-05-11.
- ^ "Transeúntes fastidiados por cierre del puente Rayito de Sol". Perú 21. 2017-04-15. Archived from the original on 2017-04-18.