Avenida de Europa в Calp

Description

Avenida Europa is a long residential street in the Morello district. It is almost flat, and the traffic layout changes along different sections.

Location and terrain

The street is about 1.2 km long and runs from west to east. Its elevation above sea level ranges from 1.4 to 7.7 m, with a difference of 6.3 m. The average gradient is about 1%; by this measure, the street is practically flat.

Buildings and street character

There are 27 buildings on the street, mostly residential. Buildings here are typically around eight stories tall, while the tallest building has 32 stories. Building heights vary: most are noticeably shorter than the tallest building.

Road and traffic

The street has one carriageway, usually with two traffic lanes. It has a hard surface— asphalt or another paved road surface, not dirt. Some sections are one-way and others are two-way; the direction of travel varies on the one-way sections.

Flood zones

These are modeled areas of potential marine flooding shown on official maps, not descriptions of events that have occurred. Under a scenario with an annual probability of about 1%, around 102 m of the street falls within the zone—8.4% of its length. Under a rarer scenario with an annual probability of about 0.2%, the zone covers around 174 m, or 14.4% of the street's length.

What to keep in mind

The practically flat gradient does not create a noticeable burden during ordinary walking. Since the traffic layout changes, drivers should pay attention to it on each specific section. For a particular home, check whether its address falls within the modeled flood zone: it covers only part of the street.