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This sunrise on the emblematic Pont del Petroli in Badalona was special, because it was the last of the year 2023. Now, we can remember it in La Vanguardia's Readers' Photos.
The Pont del Petroli is a pontoon built for the unloading of petroleum products from tankers and, since 2009, it has been remodeled as a space for citizen and scientific use.
It is located on the Pont del Petroli beach, in front of the promenade of the Progrés neighborhood, going into the sea about 250 meters with a height of 14.5 meters.
The Pont del Petroli is a concrete structure that consists of a 235-meter access bridge finished with a 100-square-meter unloading platform supported by metal pylons.
The bridge is made up of two T-shaped concrete beams joined together. In addition, it is supported by 16 groups of pylons separated every 15 centimeters, three of the groups of pylons are located in the sand of the beach and the rest of the water nailed 6 meters into the seabed.
The first Pont del Petroli in Badalona was built in 1879 by the Suari i Canals company, with the aim of unloading oil from ships.
The next one was built by the CAMPSA company and was used as a discharge dock in 1965 and was used until 1990.
After the years and to avoid its dismantling, in 2003 it became the property of the Badalona City Council. The storm that hit the coast in 2020 destroyed part of the bridge.
And, since then, the walkway that goes into the sea has remained closed to the public. The pontoon still offers incredible sunrises. On the entrance platform of the bridge, very close to Anís del Mono, a sculpture by Susana Ruiz dedicated to the history of this factory was inaugurated.
