Iron Bridge Puente de Hierro | |
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Coordinates | 39°57′16″N 4°49′56″W / 39.95444°N 4.83222°W |
Crosses | Tagus |
Locale | Talavera de la Reina, Spain |
Characteristics | |
Design | Multi-span continuous tied-arch |
Total length | 426 m |
Longest span | 41 m |
History | |
Opened | 25 October 1908 |
Location | |
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The Queen Sofía Bridge ( Spanish: Puente Reina Sofía), better known as the Iron Bridge (Puente de Hierro), is a bridge in Talavera de la Reina, Spain. It crosses over the Tagus.
Following an earlier tentative project in 1879, the definitive project for the bridge was approved in 1897. [1] The bulk of the building works took place between 1905 and 1908. [1] Crossing over the Tagus, it displays a total length of 426 m, with 10 stretches with a homogeneous span of about 41 m. [2]
It was opened on 25 October 1908. [3] [4] Following its inauguration it became a symbol of modernity in the city, that previously only had the Old Bridge as way to cross the river. [1]
Originally coloured in bluish-gray, the bridge was painted in red in 1994. [4]
Iron Bridge Puente de Hierro | |
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Coordinates | 39°57′16″N 4°49′56″W / 39.95444°N 4.83222°W |
Crosses | Tagus |
Locale | Talavera de la Reina, Spain |
Characteristics | |
Design | Multi-span continuous tied-arch |
Total length | 426 m |
Longest span | 41 m |
History | |
Opened | 25 October 1908 |
Location | |
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The Queen Sofía Bridge ( Spanish: Puente Reina Sofía), better known as the Iron Bridge (Puente de Hierro), is a bridge in Talavera de la Reina, Spain. It crosses over the Tagus.
Following an earlier tentative project in 1879, the definitive project for the bridge was approved in 1897. [1] The bulk of the building works took place between 1905 and 1908. [1] Crossing over the Tagus, it displays a total length of 426 m, with 10 stretches with a homogeneous span of about 41 m. [2]
It was opened on 25 October 1908. [3] [4] Following its inauguration it became a symbol of modernity in the city, that previously only had the Old Bridge as way to cross the river. [1]
Originally coloured in bluish-gray, the bridge was painted in red in 1994. [4]