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On 13 July 2006, the Vizcaya Bridge was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. In Spain, it is the only monument in the Industrial Heritage category. UNESCO considers the bridge to be a perfect combination of beauty and functionality. It was the first to use a combination of iron technology and new steel cables which began a new form of ...
This bridge is part of the Interoceanic Highway which provides a link between Brazil and Peru. [15] [16] The company SIMA (Shipyard Marine Industrial Services) specialized in shipbuilding, has an important activity in the construction of bridges in Peru, it has produced nearly 300 metal bridges across the country (2013). [17]
Ausangate or Auzangate [1] (in Hispanicized spellings) is a mountain of the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru. With an elevation of 6,384 metres, it is situated around 100 kilometres southeast of Cusco in the Cusco Region , Canchis Province , Pitumarca District , and in the Quispicanchi Province , Ocongate District .
The bridge is part of a federal highway project to connect Iquitos, in Peru's northeast, to the El Estrecho district on the Colombian border, in total some 188 kilometers (117 miles). It faces ...
Puente Colgante literally means "hanging bridge", which is the term used for suspension bridges in Spanish.. Puente Colgante may refer to: Vizcaya Bridge, a bridge commonly called Puente Colgante, which spans the Nervion River in the Biscay province of Spain.
St. Rose Bridge (Spanish: Puente Santa Rosa) is one of the main bridges located in the historic centre of Lima, Peru. It connects Lima with Rímac District and follows the path of Tacna Avenue . It is named after the Sanctuary of Saint Rose of Lima , located next to its southern entrance.
The Francoists built a temporary bridge using barges and soon they started the work to rebuild the bridge. It was reopened in 1941 as "General Mola's Bridge". In 1983, the bridge regained its original name. [2] In 2021, the bridge was subject to a technical inspection by the Bilbao City Council, verifying the structural integrity of the bridge. [3]
Bodies hanging from bridges is a near daily occurrence, a display that dates to the early 2000s, when it first astonished the population of a small town in central Mexico. Other times, the shows ...