Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay
40.592433333333 - 122.377575Koordinaten: 40 ° 35 ' 32.8 " N, 122 ° 22' 39.3 " W
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The Sundial Bridge is a cantilever cable-stayed bridge in the California city of Redding. It spans over a length of 213 meters, the Sacramento River and connects the located on both sides of the river parts of the Turtle Bay Exploration Park. Architect of the bridge is the Spaniard Santiago Calatrava. It was opened on July 4, 2004. Construction costs amounted to 23.5 million U.S. dollars.
The name Sundial Bridge chose the local tourism authority, because the inclined rather due north bridge pillars reminiscent of a gnomon of a sundial floor. They even brought Hour Markers on the floor and said that the largest sundial in the world ( as a slogan ) to have created. This clock is, however, for reasons of principle most of the time in not practical because of the pillars does not have the proper slope. He would still be inclined, namely only 40.6 ° ( latitude of Redding ) instead of 49 ° above the horizon. The clock could be set up only for the summer solstice ( would any two days between the solstices no error of principle have been possible in principle ). To display can also be used from the lower part of the 66 -meter pillar only the shadow. The shadow of the upper part out of focus, both of the edge as well as from the top.