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The Vizcaya Bridge (Bizkaiko Zubia in Basque, Puente de Vizcaya in Spanish) 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.
Portugalete is a town lying to the west of Bilbao in the province of Biscay in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country, northern Spain. The town has 45,766 inhabitants (2019 census) and is part of Bilbao's metropolitan area. It is located at the mouth of the Estuary of Bilbao, on the left bank.
storms blowing in from the Bay of Biscay that flooded the river's mouth. The river banks were drained and docks were built, the river's course was straightened, the external port was enclosed, and the Puente Colgante transporter bridge was built. By 1900 Bilbao was Spain's biggest port.
The first transporter bridge, Vizcaya Bridge was built between Las Arenas and Portugalete, Spain, in 1893. The design from Alberto Palacio [ 2 ] inspired others to attempt similar structures. The idea came about in locations where it was seen as impractical to build long approach ramps that would be required to reach a high span, and in places ...
View of Las Arenas from the Vizcaya Bridge Our Lady of Mercy Church, 1947, in Las Arenas, Spain. Areeta ( Las Arenas in Spanish) is a neighbourhood of Getxo ( Biscay , Basque Country , Spain ). It is an affluent residential area that was built over the sands of a beach where the Gobela Creek died into a diffuse delta at the mouth of the Estuary ...
A 26-year-old British man has died after falling from Spain’s tallest bridge during an attempt to climb one of its pylons.. The man fell from the Castilla-La Mancha bridge, which crosses the ...
Tributes have been paid to a “loving and charismatic” sailor who vanished in the Bay of Biscay during a fierce storm.. Charles Todd, 73, is feared dead after rescuers found the wreckage of his ...
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] Getxo is mostly an affluent residential area, as well as being the third largest municipality of Biscay.