The Vizcaya Bridge (Bizkaiko Zubia in Basque, Puente de Vizcaya in Spanish) is a transporter bridge that links the towns of Portugalete and Las Arenas (part of Getxo) in the Biscay province of Spain, crossing the mouth of the Nervion River.

Jul 31, 2023 · Thanks to its unique construction, the Vizcaya Bridge was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Vizcaya Bridge connects Portugalete & Getxo, two pleasant port towns along the Bay of Biscay.

Declared a World Heritage site on 13th July 2006, it is the oldest shuttle bridge in world and bears direct witness to Bizkaia’s most recent history. For the UNESCO it is “an exceptional expression of creativity, perfectly blending its functionality and aesthetic beauty”.

Jan 12, 2023 · The Vizcaya Bridge in Bilbao, or Puente Colgante (Hanging Bridge in Spanish) as it’s popularly known, is an impressive structure well worth a visit on a trip to the city. Standing high above the estuary of the River Nervión, the bridge is one of …

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.

Puente de Vizcaya, very close to Bilbao, is the world's oldest transporter bridge, and fully functional to this day: six million people use it to cross the estuary every year.

Also known as the "Hanging Bridge", the Bizkaia Bridge is an architectural jewel which reflects the industrial and maritime character of the Basque Country and something you’ll love to photograph. The Bizkaia Bridge was the first ferry bridge built in the world with a metal structure.

The transporter bridge linking Las Arenas (Getxo) and Portugalete, declared a heritage monument by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, is more than 125 years old. Designed by the architect, Alberto Palacio, a disciple of Gustave Eiffel, it was opened in 1893.

Discover the Vizcaya Bridge, the world's first steel-structured ferry bridge.

Popularly known as the “Puente Colgante” (hanging bridge), it is a spectacular iron structure that links the towns of Portugalete and Getxo, on either side of the estuary. The Bizkaia Bridge has been the only monument of Euskadi since July 13, 2006 included in …