PORTUGALETE
País Vasco
Bookmark published by the Oficina de Turismo & Ayuntamiento de Portugalete.
Photo: David de Haro
Traveler's collection.
El cajón del viajero ~ El calaix del viatger ~ Le tiroir du voyageur ~ Il cassetto del viaggiatore
Bookmark published by the Oficina de Turismo & Ayuntamiento de Portugalete.
Photo: David de Haro
Traveler's collection.
The Vizcaya Bridge 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. It was built in 1893, designed by Alberto Palacio, one of Gustave Eiffel's disciples. The Engineer Ferdinand Joseph Arnodin was in charge. The bridge, still in use, is 164 meters long, and its gondola can transport six cars and several dozen passengers in one and a half minutes. On July 13, 2006, the bridge was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Gràcies a en Josep i l'Assumpta.