General Information
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
|---|---|
| Structure: |
Through truss bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Talavera de la Reina, Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: | 39° 57' 20" N 4° 49' 56" W |
Technical Information
There currently is no technical data available.
Excerpt from Wikipedia
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
Following an earlier tentative project in 1879, the definitive project for the bridge was approved in 1897. The bulk of the building works took place between 1905 and 1908. Crossing over the Tagus, it displays a total length of 426 m, with 10 stretches with a homogeneous span of about 41 m.
It was opened on 25 October 1908. 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.
Originally coloured in bluish-gray, the bridge was painted in red in 1994.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Iron Bridge (Talavera de la Reina)" and modified on August 13, 2020 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
Currently there is no information available about persons or companies having participated in this project.
Relevant Web Sites
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20063436 - Published on:
06/08/2012 - Last updated on:
05/02/2016
