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{{Zone
|name = PuenteVizcaya
|image = [[File:PuenteVizcaya.jpg|350px]]
|imagetext = Photo [[Användare:allinug|allinug]]
|symbol = [[File:Zontyp01.png|60px]]
|symboltext = [[World Heritage Site]]
|difficulty = [[File:Difficulty3.png|frameless|90px]]
|placement = [[Country:Spain|Spain]]
|surface = [[Paving stone]]
|created = 2015-03-19 16:35:06
|trivia = [https://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=31&id_site=1217 #1217] on [https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A4rldsarv Unesco's World Heritage list]
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'''PuenteVizcaya''' is a [[zone|turfzone]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilbao Bilbao], a city in northern [[Country:Spain|Spain]]. This zone is counted as a [[World Heritage Site]].
==Vizcaya Bridge==
The Vizcaya Bridge (Bizkaiko Zubia in Basque, Puente de Vizcaya in Spanish) is a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transporter_bridge transporter bridge] that links the towns of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugalete Portugalete] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Arenas Las Arenas] (part of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getxo Getxo]) in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biscay Biscay] province of [[Country:Spain|Spain]], crossing the mouth of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nervi%C3%B3n Nervion River].
The Vizcaya Bridge was built to connect the two banks which are situated at the mouth of the Nervion River. It is the world's oldest transporter bridge and was built in 1893, designed by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Palacio Alberto Palacio], one of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustave_Eiffel Gustave Eiffel's] disciples. The Engineer Ferdinand Joseph Arnodin was in charge, and the main financier of the project was Santos Lopez de Letona. It was the solution given by the engineer to the problem of connecting the towns of Portugalete and Getxo without disrupting the maritime traffic of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_of_Bilbao Port of Bilbao] and without having to build a massive structure with long ramps. Palacio wanted to design a bridge which could transport passengers and cargo, and that could allow ships to go through. Palacio's shuttle bridge was adequate and could be built for a reasonable price.
The service was only interrupted once, for four years, during the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Civil_War Spanish Civil War], when the upper section was dynamited. From his house in Portugalete, Palacio saw his masterpiece partially destroyed just before his own death.
On 13 July 2006, the Vizcaya Bridge was declared a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Heritage_Site World Heritage Site] by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNESCO UNESCO]. In [[Country:Spain|Spain]], it is the only monument in the Industrial Heritage category. UNESCO considers the bridge to be a perfect combination of beauty and functionality. It was the first to use a combination of iron technology and new steel cables which began a new form of constructing bridges which was later imitated throughout the world.
The bridge, still in use, is 164 meters long, and its gondola can transport six cars and several dozen passengers in one and a half minutes.
== External links ==
* [http://warded.se/turf/zones.php?zone=PuenteVizcaya PuenteVizcaya (Warded)]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vizcaya_Bridge Vizcaya Bridge (Wikipedia)]
[[Category:Zones]]
[[Category:World Heritage Sites]]
[[Category:Spain]]
[[Category:2015]]
[[sv: Zon:PuenteVizcaya]]
|name = PuenteVizcaya
|image = [[File:PuenteVizcaya.jpg|350px]]
|imagetext = Photo [[Användare:allinug|allinug]]
|symbol = [[File:Zontyp01.png|60px]]
|symboltext = [[World Heritage Site]]
|difficulty = [[File:Difficulty3.png|frameless|90px]]
|placement = [[Country:Spain|Spain]]
|surface = [[Paving stone]]
|created = 2015-03-19 16:35:06
|trivia = [https://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=31&id_site=1217 #1217] on [https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A4rldsarv Unesco's World Heritage list]
}}
'''PuenteVizcaya''' is a [[zone|turfzone]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilbao Bilbao], a city in northern [[Country:Spain|Spain]]. This zone is counted as a [[World Heritage Site]].
==Vizcaya Bridge==
The Vizcaya Bridge (Bizkaiko Zubia in Basque, Puente de Vizcaya in Spanish) is a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transporter_bridge transporter bridge] that links the towns of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugalete Portugalete] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Arenas Las Arenas] (part of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getxo Getxo]) in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biscay Biscay] province of [[Country:Spain|Spain]], crossing the mouth of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nervi%C3%B3n Nervion River].
The Vizcaya Bridge was built to connect the two banks which are situated at the mouth of the Nervion River. It is the world's oldest transporter bridge and was built in 1893, designed by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Palacio Alberto Palacio], one of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustave_Eiffel Gustave Eiffel's] disciples. The Engineer Ferdinand Joseph Arnodin was in charge, and the main financier of the project was Santos Lopez de Letona. It was the solution given by the engineer to the problem of connecting the towns of Portugalete and Getxo without disrupting the maritime traffic of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_of_Bilbao Port of Bilbao] and without having to build a massive structure with long ramps. Palacio wanted to design a bridge which could transport passengers and cargo, and that could allow ships to go through. Palacio's shuttle bridge was adequate and could be built for a reasonable price.
The service was only interrupted once, for four years, during the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Civil_War Spanish Civil War], when the upper section was dynamited. From his house in Portugalete, Palacio saw his masterpiece partially destroyed just before his own death.
On 13 July 2006, the Vizcaya Bridge was declared a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Heritage_Site World Heritage Site] by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNESCO UNESCO]. In [[Country:Spain|Spain]], it is the only monument in the Industrial Heritage category. UNESCO considers the bridge to be a perfect combination of beauty and functionality. It was the first to use a combination of iron technology and new steel cables which began a new form of constructing bridges which was later imitated throughout the world.
The bridge, still in use, is 164 meters long, and its gondola can transport six cars and several dozen passengers in one and a half minutes.
== External links ==
* [http://warded.se/turf/zones.php?zone=PuenteVizcaya PuenteVizcaya (Warded)]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vizcaya_Bridge Vizcaya Bridge (Wikipedia)]
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[[Category:World Heritage Sites]]
[[Category:Spain]]
[[Category:2015]]
[[sv: Zon:PuenteVizcaya]]
