Vizcaya Bridge
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Vizcaya Bridge is a historic iron transporter bridge in the Basque Country of Spain, renowned as the world’s oldest of its kind and celebrated for its innovative 19th-century industrial design.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Heritage Site
ⓘ
cultural heritage monument ⓘ iron bridge ⓘ suspension bridge ⓘ transporter bridge ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bizkaiko Zubia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Puente Colgante NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architect | Alberto de Palacio y Elissague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
Getxo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portugalete NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1890 ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| crosses | Nervion River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor | transporting passengers and vehicles across the river without obstructing shipping ⓘ |
| engineer |
Alberto de Palacio y Elissague
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ferdinand Arnodin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gondolaCapacity |
6 cars
ⓘ
several dozen passengers ⓘ |
| gondolaLength | 25 metres ⓘ |
| hasTransportMode |
gondola
ⓘ
pedestrian walkway ⓘ |
| height | 61 metres ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected industrial heritage ⓘ |
| inception | 1893 ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Basque
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| length | 164 metres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Basque Country
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Biscay NERFINISHED ⓘ Getxo NERFINISHED ⓘ Portugalete NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
CEST
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
CET ⓘ |
| mainSpan | 160 metres ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
iron
ⓘ
steel cables ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the world’s oldest transporter bridge
ⓘ
innovative 19th-century industrial design ⓘ |
| officialName |
Puente Colgante de Vizcaya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Puente de Vizcaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1893-07-28 ⓘ |
| owner | Consorcio del Puente de Bizkaia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | industrial heritage of the Basque Country NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(i)
ⓘ
(ii) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion | Europe and North America ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 1217 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageYearInscribed | 2006 ⓘ |
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