Vizcaya Bridge

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Vizcaya Bridge is a historic iron transporter bridge in the Basque Country of Spain, renowned as the world’s oldest of its kind and celebrated for its innovative 19th-century industrial design.

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Vizcaya Bridge canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World Heritage Site
cultural heritage monument
iron bridge
suspension bridge
transporter bridge
alsoKnownAs Bizkaiko Zubia
Puente Colgante
architect Alberto de Palacio y Elissague
connects Getxo
Portugalete
constructionStartDate 1890
country Spain
crosses Nervion River
linked to: Nervión River
designedFor transporting passengers and vehicles across the river without obstructing shipping
engineer Alberto de Palacio y Elissague
Ferdinand Arnodin
gondolaCapacity 6 cars
several dozen passengers
gondolaLength 25 metres
hasTransportMode gondola
pedestrian walkway
height 61 metres
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageStatus protected industrial heritage
inception 1893
languageOfName Basque
Spanish
length 164 metres
locatedIn Basque Country
Biscay
Getxo
Portugalete
locatedInTimeZone CEST
CET
mainSpan 160 metres
materialUsed iron
steel cables
notableFor being the world’s oldest transporter bridge
innovative 19th-century industrial design
officialName Puente Colgante de Vizcaya
linked to: Puente de Vizcaya

Puente de Vizcaya
openingDate 1893-07-28
owner Consorcio del Puente de Bizkaia
partOf industrial heritage of the Basque Country
touristAttraction true
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (i)
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UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion Europe and North America
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 1217
UNESCOWorldHeritageYearInscribed 2006

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World Heritage Sites in Spain hasPart Vizcaya Bridge
Alberto de Palacio notableWork Vizcaya Bridge
Alberto de Palacio designed Vizcaya Bridge
Bizkaia hasNotableBridge Vizcaya Bridge
Bizkaia hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Vizcaya Bridge
Getxo hasLandmark Vizcaya Bridge
Portugalete hasHeritageSite Vizcaya Bridge
Portugalete connectedBy Vizcaya Bridge
Bizkaia Bridge alsoKnownAs Vizcaya Bridge