World Heritage Identification Number: 1217
World Heritage since: 2006
Category: Cultural Heritage
Transboundary Heritage: No
Endangered Heritage: No
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain
Continent: Europe
UNESCO World Region: Europe and North America
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Transforming Transportation: The Vizcaya Bridge - A Pioneering Feat of Engineering
The Vizcaya Bridge, nestled between the towns of Portugalete and Las Arenas in the Biscay province of Spain, stands as a testament to human ingenuity and the spirit of innovation during the Industrial Revolution. This remarkable structure, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2006, offers a unique blend of traditional ironworking techniques and cutting-edge technology, making it a significant milestone in the annals of engineering history.
More to come…UNESCO Description of the World Heritage Site
Vizcaya Bridge straddles the mouth of the Ibaizabal estuary, west of Bilbao. It was designed by the Basque architect Alberto de Palacio and completed in 1893. The 45-m-high bridge with its span of 160 m, merges 19th-century ironworking traditions with the then new lightweight technology of twisted steel ropes. It was the first bridge in the world to carry people and traffic on a high suspended gondola and was used as a model for many similar bridges in Europe, Africa and the America only a few of which survive. With its innovative use of lightweight twisted steel cables, it is regarded as one of the outstanding architectural iron constructions of the Industrial Revolution.
Encyclopedia Record: Vizcaya Bridge
The Vizcaya Bridge is a transporter bridge that links the towns of Portugalete and Las Arenas in the Biscay province of Spain, crossing the mouth of the Nervion River.Additional Site Details
Area: 0.8595 hectares
(ii) — Significant interchange of human values
Coordinates: 43.323175 , -3.0168333333
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