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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 ...
Vizcaya Bridge: Portugalete: Basque Country: 1217; 2006; i, ii: 19th century: The bridge was designed by Alberto Palacio to cross the Nervion without disrupting maritime traffic to the Port of Bilbao. It was built in 1893 and is the world's first transporter bridge. [61] [62] Teide National Park: Tenerife: Canary Islands: 1258; 2007; vii, viii: N/A
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... Vizcaya Bridge [4] Monument: Ferry Bridge RI-51-0005782: 17 July 1984 ...
The basque word gaztelugatxe [ɡas̻teluɡatʃe] may have two complementary meanings, both using gaztelu ["castle"] as main subject, and differing between the suffix -atx (derived from the ancient noun haitz) ["rock"], forming "the rock castle" (-atx and its derivatives are usual in Basque toponyms related to rocky summits: Aketx, Untzillatx, Atxulo...) on one way, or -gatx ["hard ...
Getxo (Basque:) (Spanish: Guecho) is a town located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, in Spain.It is part of Greater Bilbao, and has 75,430 inhabitants (2023). [2]
Biscay (/ ˈ b ɪ s k eɪ, ˈ b ɪ s k i / BISK-ay, BISK-ee; [1] [2] Basque: Bizkaia; Spanish: Vizcaya [biθˈkaʝa]) or Bizkaia, is a province of the Basque Autonomous Community, heir of the ancient Lordship of Biscay, lying on the south shore of the eponymous bay.
The decision to build a bridge around Millau was taken in September 1986, says Virlogeux, who at the time was head of the large bridges division of the French administration.
This list of bridges in Spain lists bridges of particular historical, scenic, architectural or engineering interest. Road and railway bridges, viaducts, aqueducts and footbridges are included. Road and railway bridges, viaducts, aqueducts and footbridges are included.