Bizkaia Bridge
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Bizkaia Bridge is a historic transporter bridge in northern Spain, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and notable for being the world’s oldest bridge of its kind.
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Heritage Site
ⓘ
steel bridge ⓘ suspension bridge ⓘ transporter bridge ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Puente Colgante
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Puente Colgante de Portugalete NERFINISHED ⓘ Vizcaya Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
Getxo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portugalete NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1893 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1890 ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| crosses | Nervion River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designer | Alberto de Palacio y Elissague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineer | Ferdinand Arnodin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
carries passengers
ⓘ
carries vehicles ⓘ crosses river without obstructing shipping ⓘ |
| gondolaCapacity |
6 cars
ⓘ
several dozen passengers ⓘ |
| gondolaLength | 25 meters ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
steel cables
ⓘ
suspended gondola ⓘ towers ⓘ upper horizontal deck ⓘ |
| hasTransportMode |
pedestrian traffic
ⓘ
road traffic ⓘ |
| height | 61 meters ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected monument ⓘ |
| inception | 1893 ⓘ |
| length | 164 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Basque Country
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Biscay NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Spain ⓘ |
| locatedInMunicipality |
Getxo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portugalete NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Bilbao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSpan | 160 meters ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
iron
ⓘ
steel ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the world’s oldest transporter bridge
ⓘ
influencing design of later transporter bridges worldwide ⓘ innovative use of iron technology in the late 19th century ⓘ |
| officialName |
Puente Colgante de Vizcaya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Puente de Vizcaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1893-07-28 ⓘ |
| owner | Consorcio del Puente de Bizkaia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Greater Bilbao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(i)
ⓘ
(ii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 2006 ⓘ |
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