A Hanger _4217
The Vizcaya Bridge was inaugurated on 28 July 1893, becoming the first transporter bridge in the world built of metal. The design was the work of Alberto Palacio y Elissague, also known for his part in the construction of the Crystal Palace in the Retiro Park in Madrid.
Declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2006, the Vizcaya Bridge is a structure made up of four iron towers 61 meters high, linked by a cross beam 160 feet in length, located 45 meters above the sea. The transport of vehicles and passengers is carried out by a hanging carriage or gondola, which is suspended from a 36 wheel trolley that is 25 meters long and travels along the rails of the horizontal section.
Recently, the Vizcaya Bridge, known to locals as the Puente Colgante and a link between Portugalete and Getxo, abandoned the black color that characterized its stylized iron body, and was painted 'Somorrostro Vein Red', a tone that recalls the mining past of the area and that will gradually age to resemble other iconic pieces of architecture such as the Euskalduna Palace in Bilbao.
A Hanger _4217
The Vizcaya Bridge was inaugurated on 28 July 1893, becoming the first transporter bridge in the world built of metal. The design was the work of Alberto Palacio y Elissague, also known for his part in the construction of the Crystal Palace in the Retiro Park in Madrid.
Declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2006, the Vizcaya Bridge is a structure made up of four iron towers 61 meters high, linked by a cross beam 160 feet in length, located 45 meters above the sea. The transport of vehicles and passengers is carried out by a hanging carriage or gondola, which is suspended from a 36 wheel trolley that is 25 meters long and travels along the rails of the horizontal section.
Recently, the Vizcaya Bridge, known to locals as the Puente Colgante and a link between Portugalete and Getxo, abandoned the black color that characterized its stylized iron body, and was painted 'Somorrostro Vein Red', a tone that recalls the mining past of the area and that will gradually age to resemble other iconic pieces of architecture such as the Euskalduna Palace in Bilbao.