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Iron Bridge (Talavera de la Reina)

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Iron Bridge

Puente de Hierro
Coordinates39°57′16″N 4°49′56″W / 39.95444°N 4.83222°W / 39.95444; -4.83222
CrossesTagus
LocaleTalavera de la Reina, Spain
Characteristics
DesignMulti-span continuous tied-arch
Total length426 m
Longest span41 m
History
Opened25 October 1908
Location
Map

The Queen Sofía Bridge (Spanish: Puente Reina Sofía), better known as the Iron Bridge (Puente de Hierro), is a bridge in Talavera de la Reina, Spain. It crosses over the Tagus.

History and description

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The 1908 inauguration of the bridge, in Blanco y Negro.

Following an earlier tentative project in 1879, the definitive project for the bridge was approved in 1897.[1] The bulk of the building works took place between 1905 and 1908.[1] Crossing over the Tagus, it displays a total length of 426 m, with 10 stretches with a homogeneous span of about 41 m.[2]

It was opened on 25 October 1908.[3][4] Following its inauguration it became a symbol of modernity in the city, that previously only had the Old Bridge as way to cross the river.[1]

Originally coloured in bluish-gray, the bridge was painted in red in 1994.[4]

References

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Citations
  1. ^ a b c Pacheco Jiménez 2007, p. 307.
  2. ^ Pacheco Jiménez 2007, p. 308.
  3. ^ Rincón, Mario (31 July 2008). "El puente de hierro cumple su primer siglo". La Voz de Talavera. Archived from the original on 31 December 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b "El puente de hierro "Reina Sofía" cumplió ayer cien años". ABC. 26 October 2008.
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