Vizcaya Bridge

Vizcaya Bridge
Wide view from downriver, in Areeta.
Coordinates43°19′23″N 3°01′01″W / 43.3231°N 3.0169°W / 43.3231; -3.0169
CrossesNervión
LocalePortugalete-Getxo (Biscay), Spain
Characteristics
DesignTransporter bridge
MaterialIron
Total length160 m (520 ft)
Height45 m (148 ft)
History
ArchitectAlberto Palacio
Engineering design byFerdinand Arnodin
Construction end1893
Official nameVizcaya Bridge
CriteriaCultural: (i), (ii)
Designated2006 (30th session)
Reference no.1217
RegionEurope and North America
Official namePuente de Vizcaya
TypeNon-movable
CriteriaMonument
Designated17 July 1984
Reference no.RI-51-0005163
Location
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The Vizcaya Bridge (Bizkaiko Zubia in Basque, Puente de Vizcaya in Spanish) is a transporter bridge that links the towns of Portugalete and Las Arenas (part of Getxo) in the Biscay province of Spain, crossing the mouth of the Nervion River.

People in the area, and even the official website, commonly call it the Puente Colgante (literally "hanging bridge", used for suspension bridge in Spanish), although its structure is quite different from a suspension bridge.