Puente de Fierro | |
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 The bridge in 2020 | |
| Coordinates | 19°36′06″N 99°02′05″W / 19.60167°N 99.03472°W |
| Crosses | Sewage canal |
| Locale | Ecatepec de Morelos |
| Official name | Puente Ingeniero Ernesto Uriegas |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Bowstring truss |
| Material | Iron |
| Total length | 33 m (108 ft) |
| Width | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Height | 15 m (49 ft) |
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The Puente Ingeniero Ernesto Uriegas, best known as the Puente de Fierro (English: Iron Bridge), is a twin-span bridge found along Vía Morelos Avenue, in San Cristóbal, Ecatepec de Morelos, State of Mexico. The bridge was built to cross the Gran Canal del Desagüe (Grand Sewage Canal) that surrounds Mexico City. The origins of the construction of the bridge tend to differ depending on the source as there are few records of the bridge beyond undated pictures. One of the stories says that it was completed in 1896 to be operated by the National Railroad Company. There is also a persistent legend about its origins that mentions that Gustave Eiffel, at the request of president Porfirio Díaz, designed the bridge in the 1870s. It was later adapted into a provisional vehicle bridge and eventually replaced with an adjacent larger vehicular bridge. In 2000, the local government remodeled the space into a museum, which would last 16 years. Since then, the bridge has been abandoned and has received partial maintenance.