Vizcaya Bridge
World Heritage
Spain
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The Vizcaya Bridge spans the Ibaizabal Estuary west of Bilbao. The bridge was designed by Basque architect Alberto de Palacio and completed in 1893. Standing 45 metres high and spanning 160 metres, the bridge combines 19th century ironwork traditions with the then-new technology of light, twisted steel cables. It was the first bridge in the world to carry passengers and vehicles via a high-suspended cable car and was copied by many similar bridges in Europe, Africa and America, only a few of which have survived. The bridge is considered one of the most outstanding iron structures of the Industrial Revolution due to its innovative use of light, twisted steel cables.
# Industrial Revolution
# Bilbao
# Alberto de Palacio
# 1893
# Lightweight twisted steel rope
# High suspension cable car
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| image | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bizkaia%20zubia%20-%20Puente%20Bizkaia.jpg |
| architect | Tuchoměřice |
| located in the administrative territorial entity | Getxo |
| made from material | iron |
| main building contractor | Ferdinand Arnodin |
| executive body | Transporter bridge of Biscay |
| location of creation | Puente Transbordador de Vizcaya |
| external data available at | http://www.euskadi.eus/app/ondarea/eraikita-ondarea/vizcaya-zubia/zubi-transbordadorea/getxo/areeta-las-arenas/fichaconsulta/5663 |
| external data available at | http://www.euskadi.eus/app/ondarea/patrimonio-construido/puente-vizcaya/puente-transbordador/getxo/areeta-las-arenas/fichaconsulta/5663 |
| ELSTAT geographical code | vizcaya-bridge |
| number of rooms | viaf-316735476 |
| office held by head of the organization | http://g.co/kg/m/0cf8x4 |
| part of | San Miguel de Allende |
| Commons category | Transporter bridge of Biscay |
| coordinate location | Point(-3.016944444 43.323055555) |
| structural engineer | Ferdinand Arnodin |
| point in time | 1937-06-17T00:00:00Z |
| point in time | 1893-07-28T00:00:00Z |
| point in time | 1941-06-19T00:00:00Z |
| Bien de Interés Cultural (BIC) code | RI-51-0005163 |
| official website | https://puente-colgante.com/ |
| topic's main category | Abric de les Llibreres |
| Commons gallery | Puente Transbordador de Vizcaya |
| start time | 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| date of official opening | 1893-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| native label | Bizkaiko Zubia |
| height | 45 |
| World Heritage criteria | World Heritage selection criterion (i) |
| World Heritage criteria | World Heritage selection criterion (ii) |
| longest span | 160 |
| Atlas Obscura identifier | vizcaya-bridge |
| significant event | construction |
| point in time | 1887-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| external data available at | http://www.euskadi.eus/app/ondarea/patrimonio-construido/puente-vizcaya/puente-transbordador/getxo/areeta-las-arenas/fichaconsulta/5663 |
| language of work or name | Spanish |
| external data available at | http://www.euskadi.eus/app/ondarea/eraikita-ondarea/vizcaya-zubia/zubi-transbordadorea/getxo/areeta-las-arenas/fichaconsulta/5663 |
| language of work or name | Basque |
| inventory number | 291 |
| heritage designation | Siege of Salvador |