Suspension Bridges of Spain

This is a list of all 74 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory for the country Spain. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.

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1825: Burceña

Barakaldo and Bilbao, Spain
Bridgemeister ID:5690 (added 2021-04-01)
Year Completed:1825
Name:Burceña
Location:Barakaldo and Bilbao, Spain
Use:Vehicular
Status:Removed, c. 1870
Main Cables:Chain
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • May have been completed earlier, in 1824.
  • 1835: Damaged during First Carlist War. Later rebuilt.
  • c. 1870: Bridge collapses due to fire damage.

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1834: Aranjuez

Aranjuez, Spain - Tagus River
Bridgemeister ID:5111 (added 2020-09-05)
Year Completed:1834
Name:Aranjuez
Also Known As:Barcas
Location:Aranjuez, Spain
Crossing:Tagus River
Principals:Pedro Miranda
Use:Vehicular
Status:Removed, 1930
Main Cables:Eyebar (iron)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Sometimes claimed to be built in the 1820s, it appears to have been started in 1829 and completed in 1834. The bridge is attributed to Pedro Miranda who was born in 1808.
Postcard, collection of David Denenberg Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1843: Carandía

Carandía, Cantabria, Spain - Pas River
Bridgemeister ID:5868 (added 2021-05-17)
Year Completed:1843
Name:Carandía
Location:Carandía, Cantabria, Spain
Crossing:Pas River
Coordinates:43.333305 N 3.970370 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Jules Seguin, Federico Malboz
Use:Vehicular
Status:Removed, 1904
Main Cables:Wire (iron)
Main Span:1

External Links:


1844: Santa Isabel

Santa Isabel, Zaragoza, Spain - Gállego River
Bridgemeister ID:7487 (added 2022-12-30)
Year Completed:1844
Name:Santa Isabel
Location:Santa Isabel, Zaragoza, Spain
Crossing:Gállego River
Coordinates:41.670999 N 0.842117 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Jules Seguin
References:JSE
Use:Vehicular
Status:Replaced, 1890
Main Cables:Wire (iron)
Suspended Spans:1

External Links:


1845: Mengibar

Mengibar, Spain - Guadalquivir River
Bridgemeister ID:5688 (added 2021-03-28)
Year Completed:1845
Name:Mengibar
Location:Mengibar, Spain
Crossing:Guadalquivir River
Use:Vehicular
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire (iron)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 108.8 meters (357 feet)

Notes:

  • Replaced c. 1932.

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1846: (suspension bridge)

El Puerto de Santa Maria, Spain - Rio de San Pedro
Bridgemeister ID:5549 (added 2020-12-13)
Year Completed:1846
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:El Puerto de Santa Maria, Spain
Crossing:Rio de San Pedro
Status:Collapsed, 1880
Main Cables:Wire (iron)

1846: San Alejandro

El Puerto de Santa Maria, Spain - Rio Guadalete
Bridgemeister ID:5548 (added 2020-12-13)
Year Completed:1846
Name:San Alejandro
Location:El Puerto de Santa Maria, Spain
Crossing:Rio Guadalete
Principals:Jules Seguin
Use:Vehicular
Status:Collapsed, November 16, 1877
Main Cables:Wire (iron)
Suspended Spans:1

1860: Lascellas

Lascellas, Huesca, Spain - Rio Alcanadre
Bridgemeister ID:4718 (added 2020-06-26)
Year Completed:1860
Name:Lascellas
Location:Lascellas, Huesca, Spain
Crossing:Rio Alcanadre
Coordinates:42.096776 N 0.107794 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1
Characteristics:Partially underspanned

Notes:

  • Deck wrecked circa 1939. Bridge appears to have been replaced soon after.

External Links:


1869: San Francisco

Bilbao, Spain
Bridgemeister ID:3645 (added 2020-01-25)
Year Completed:1869
Name:San Francisco
Also Known As:Fueros
Location:Bilbao, Spain
Principals:Sabino Goicoechea
Status:Destroyed, 1874
Main Cables:Wire (iron)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Destroyed during the siege of Bilbao by Carlist forces in 1874.

1879: Azuqueca

Azuqueca de Henares, Guadalajara, Spain - Henares River
Bridgemeister ID:7625 (added 2023-05-27)
Year Completed:1879
Name:Azuqueca
Location:Azuqueca de Henares, Guadalajara, Spain
Crossing:Henares River
Coordinates:40.555941 N 3.246655 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Derelict (last checked: 2022)
Suspended Spans:1

External Links:


1881: Jánovas

Boltaña vicinity, Jánovas, Spain - Rio Ara
Bridgemeister ID:3367 (added 2019-12-21)
Year Completed:1881
Name:Jánovas
Location:Boltaña vicinity, Jánovas, Spain
Crossing:Rio Ara
Coordinates:42.465717 N 0.001747 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

External Links:


1890: Santa Isabel

Santa Isabel, Zaragoza, Spain - Gállego River
Bridgemeister ID:7488 (added 2022-12-30)
Year Completed:1890
Name:Santa Isabel
Location:Santa Isabel, Zaragoza, Spain
Crossing:Gállego River
Coordinates:41.670978 N 0.841962 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:JSE
Use:Vehicular
Status:Demolished, c. 1930
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1893: Viscaya

Portugalete and Las Arenas, Spain - Nervión River (Ibaizabal River)
Bridgemeister ID:422 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1893
Name:Viscaya
Also Known As:Biscay, Portugalete, Bizkaia
Location:Portugalete and Las Arenas, Spain
Crossing:Nervión River (Ibaizabal River)
Coordinates:43.32376 N 3.01655 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Ferdinand Arnodin, Alberto Palacio
Use:Transporter
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1897: Vapor Nou

Rubí, Barcelona, Spain - Riera de Rubí
Bridgemeister ID:8197 (added 2024-02-05)
Year Completed:1897
Name:Vapor Nou
Location:Rubí, Barcelona, Spain
Crossing:Riera de Rubí
Coordinates:41.491722 N 2.028167 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Ribas Brothers
Use:Footbridge
Status:Destroyed, 1962
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Destroyed by flood, 1962.

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1903: Passera de la Riera de Torrelles

Sant Vicenç dels Horts, Spain - Riera de Torrelles
Bridgemeister ID:8164 (added 2024-02-03)
Year Completed:1903
Name:Passera de la Riera de Torrelles
Location:Sant Vicenç dels Horts, Spain
Crossing:Riera de Torrelles
Coordinates:41.386417 N 2.015944 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Demolished, 1967
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • The pillars from one of the towers has been preserved as a monument at the coordinates provided here. Unclear if this was the exact location of the bridge.
Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1921: Amposta

Amposta, Spain - Ebro River
Bridgemeister ID:935 (added 2003-10-25)
Year Completed:1921
Name:Amposta
Also Known As:Penjant
Location:Amposta, Spain
Crossing:Ebro River
Coordinates:40.714866 N 0.581695 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:José Eugenio Ribera
Use:Vehicular (two-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Damaged during Spanish Civil War, restored 1941.

External Links:

Postcard, collection of David Denenberg Photo courtesy of www.amposta.info Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1935: Vizcainos

Arroyo Morote, Spain - Fuensanta Reservoir
Bridgemeister ID:3075 (added 2019-10-26)
Year Completed:1935
Name:Vizcainos
Location:Arroyo Morote, Spain
Crossing:Fuensanta Reservoir
Coordinates:38.415262 N 2.276515 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:


1935: Vizcainos

Yeste, Spain - Fuensanta Reservoir
Bridgemeister ID:3074 (added 2019-10-26)
Year Completed:1935
Name:Vizcainos
Location:Yeste, Spain
Crossing:Fuensanta Reservoir
Coordinates:38.346582 N 2.284406 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2018)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:


1941: Ebro

Zaragoza, Spain - Ebro River
Bridgemeister ID:8171 (added 2024-02-04)
Year Completed:1941
Name:Ebro
Location:Zaragoza, Spain
Crossing:Ebro River
Coordinates:41.658694 N 0.881194 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1970: Cangas del Narcea

Cangas del Narcea, Asturias, Spain
Bridgemeister ID:1456 (added 2004-08-14)
Year Completed:1970
Name:Cangas del Narcea
Location:Cangas del Narcea, Asturias, Spain
Coordinates:43.176488 N 6.552357 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2023)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1984: (suspension bridge)

Oliana and Peramola, Lleida, Spain - El Segre
Bridgemeister ID:4649 (added 2020-06-17)
Year Completed:1984
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Oliana and Peramola, Lleida, Spain
Crossing:El Segre
Coordinates:42.064619 N 1.296664 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2015)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 102 meters (334.6 feet)

External Links:


1988: (suspension bridge)

San Fernando de Henares, Madrid, Spain - Rio Jarama
Bridgemeister ID:4717 (added 2020-06-26)
Year Completed:1988
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:San Fernando de Henares, Madrid, Spain
Crossing:Rio Jarama
Coordinates:40.413190 N 3.511548 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge and Pipeline
Status:In use (last checked: 2018)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1
Side Spans:2

External Links:


1988: Lago

Seville, Spain
Bridgemeister ID:3211 (added 2019-11-10)
Year Completed:1988
Name:Lago
Location:Seville, Spain
Coordinates:37.405481 N 6.002739 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (three-lane), with walkway
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

External Links:


1997: Colores

Málaga, Spain
Bridgemeister ID:7867 (added 2023-09-17)
Year Completed:1997
Name:Colores
Location:Málaga, Spain
Coordinates:36.767059 N 4.426405 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2023)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 17 meters (55.8 feet) estimated
Side Spans:2

External Links:


2000: Ronda Norte

Elche, Valencia, Spain - Vinalopó River
Bridgemeister ID:889 (added 2003-09-06)
Year Completed:2000
Name:Ronda Norte
Also Known As:Vinalopó River
Location:Elche, Valencia, Spain
Crossing:Vinalopó River
Coordinates:38.279305 N 0.702661 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (major highway)
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 164.5 meters (539.7 feet)
Deck width:23 meters

Notes:

  • Unusual asymmetrical structure with one tower.

External Links:


2007: (footbridge)

Madrid, Spain - R-3 Motorway
Bridgemeister ID:5086 (added 2020-09-04)
Year Completed:2007
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Madrid, Spain
Crossing:R-3 Motorway
At or Near Feature:Parque de la Maceta and Parque de la Cuña Verde de Vicalvaro
Coordinates:40.413714 N 3.615467 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Carlos Fernández Casado S.L.
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 110 meters (360.9 feet)
Side Spans:2

Notes:

External Links:


2007: (footbridge)

Madrid, Spain - M-40 Motorway
Bridgemeister ID:5087 (added 2020-09-04)
Year Completed:2007
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Madrid, Spain
Crossing:M-40 Motorway
At or Near Feature:Parque de la Cuña Verde de Vicalvaro
Coordinates:40.416779 N 3.614191 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Carlos Fernández Casado S.L.
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2007)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

External Links:


2007: Polvorines

Toledo, Spain - Tagus River
Bridgemeister ID:2965 (added 2019-10-12)
Year Completed:2007
Name:Polvorines
Location:Toledo, Spain
Crossing:Tagus River
Coordinates:39.862785 N 4.041083 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

External Links:


2008: (footbridge)

Guadalajara, Spain - Autovía A-2
Bridgemeister ID:4734 (added 2020-06-27)
Year Completed:2008
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Guadalajara, Spain
Crossing:Autovía A-2
Coordinates:40.622582 N 3.164038 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2020)
Suspended Spans:2

External Links:


2008: Delicias

Zaragoza, Spain
Bridgemeister ID:4735 (added 2020-06-27)
Year Completed:2008
Name:Delicias
Location:Zaragoza, Spain
Coordinates:41.659190 N 0.908191 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

External Links:


2010: Orbazai

Lugo, Spain - Minho River
Bridgemeister ID:3032 (added 2019-10-13)
Year Completed:2010
Name:Orbazai
Also Known As:San Lázaro
Location:Lugo, Spain
Crossing:Minho River
Coordinates:43.001063 N 7.572099 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

External Links:


2012: (footbridge)

Nájera, La Rioja, Spain - Río Najerilla
Bridgemeister ID:4774 (added 2020-07-03)
Year Completed:2012
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Nájera, La Rioja, Spain
Crossing:Río Najerilla
Coordinates:42.419783 N 2.732036 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

External Links:


2020: El Saltillo

Canillas de Aceituno, Málaga, Spain - Rio Almanchares
Bridgemeister ID:6786 (added 2021-10-29)
Year Completed:2020
Name:El Saltillo
Location:Canillas de Aceituno, Málaga, Spain
Crossing:Rio Almanchares
Coordinates:36.875376 N 4.061988 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 54 meters (177.2 feet)

(footbridge)

Aribe, Spain - Rio Irati
Bridgemeister ID:5547 (added 2020-12-13)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Aribe, Spain
Crossing:Rio Irati
Coordinates:42.941963 N 1.270251 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire

(footbridge)

Barruera, Vall de Boí, Lleida, Spain - Noguera de Tor
Bridgemeister ID:8553 (added 2024-04-06)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Barruera, Vall de Boí, Lleida, Spain
Crossing:Noguera de Tor
Coordinates:42.502111 N 0.799333 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2023)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 34 meters (111.5 feet) estimated

Notes:


(footbridge)

Caño, Asturias, Spain - Sella River
Bridgemeister ID:6401 (added 2021-07-27)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Caño, Asturias, Spain
Crossing:Sella River
Coordinates:43.327392 N 5.140429 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use

(footbridge)

Castellar de Tost vicinity, Lleida, Spain - Segre River
Bridgemeister ID:3198 (added 2019-11-10)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Castellar de Tost vicinity, Lleida, Spain
Crossing:Segre River
Coordinates:42.264975 N 1.357872 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2018)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

External Links:


(footbridge)

Ceneya, Asturias, Spain - Sella River
Bridgemeister ID:4134 (added 2020-04-06)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Ceneya, Asturias, Spain
Crossing:Sella River
Coordinates:43.235895 N 5.092046 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Extant (last checked: 2014)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

(footbridge)

Chayofa, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Bridgemeister ID:5821 (added 2021-04-14)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Chayofa, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
At or Near Feature:Jungle Park
Coordinates:28.078989 N 16.696127 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Rope
Suspended Spans:1

(footbridge)

Cuevas, Spain - Sella River
Bridgemeister ID:4133 (added 2020-04-06)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Cuevas, Spain
Crossing:Sella River
Coordinates:43.426687 N 5.074758 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

(footbridge)

Illano vicinity, Spain
Bridgemeister ID:1307 (added 2004-04-10)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Illano vicinity, Spain
Use:Footbridge

(footbridge)

Pravia, Spain - Nalón River
Bridgemeister ID:4733 (added 2020-06-27)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Pravia, Spain
Crossing:Nalón River
Coordinates:43.497565 N 6.095404 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2008)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:2

External Links:


(footbridge)

Rupit I Pruit, Spain - Riera de Rupit
Bridgemeister ID:2905 (added 2019-09-14)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Rupit I Pruit, Spain
Crossing:Riera de Rupit
Coordinates:42.024739 N 2.464887 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Photo by Dave Cooper Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

(footbridge)

Sant Esteve de la Sarga vicinity, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
Bridgemeister ID:515 (added before 2003)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Sant Esteve de la Sarga vicinity, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
At or Near Feature:Mont-rebei Gorge
Coordinates:42.088969 N 0.685679 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

(footbridge)

Santianes de Tornín, Spain - Sella River
Bridgemeister ID:4132 (added 2020-04-06)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Santianes de Tornín, Spain
Crossing:Sella River
Coordinates:43.307162 N 5.131203 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Extant (last checked: 2014)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

(footbridge)

Santillán, Asturias, Spain - Sella River
Bridgemeister ID:6383 (added 2021-07-27)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Santillán, Asturias, Spain
Crossing:Sella River
Coordinates:43.273513 N 5.143758 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Extant (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1

(footbridge)

Torrelavega, Cantabria, Spain - Besaya River
Bridgemeister ID:5776 (added 2021-04-08)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Torrelavega, Cantabria, Spain
Crossing:Besaya River
Coordinates:43.345117 N 4.064800 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

(footbridge)

Vélez de Benaudalla, Spain - Guadalfeo River
Bridgemeister ID:2732 (added 2019-06-22)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Vélez de Benaudalla, Spain
Crossing:Guadalfeo River
Coordinates:36.838276 N 3.517984 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2018)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

(footbridge)

Xabariz vicinity, Spain - Rio Eume
Bridgemeister ID:3132 (added 2019-11-02)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Xabariz vicinity, Spain
Crossing:Rio Eume
At or Near Feature:Fragas do Eume
Coordinates:43.416476 N 8.103553 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

(suspension bridge)

Barruera, Vall de Boí, Lleida, Spain - Noguera de Tor
Bridgemeister ID:8554 (added 2024-04-06)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Barruera, Vall de Boí, Lleida, Spain
Crossing:Noguera de Tor
Coordinates:42.503528 N 0.803889 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:In use (last checked: 2023)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:


(suspension bridge)

Santaliestra y San Quílez, Spain - Ésera
Bridgemeister ID:4732 (added 2020-06-27)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Santaliestra y San Quílez, Spain
Crossing:Ésera
Coordinates:42.304996 N 0.361542 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Restricted to foot traffic (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

(suspension bridge)

Seo de Urgel, Spain - El Segre
Bridgemeister ID:6834 (added 2021-12-31)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Seo de Urgel, Spain
Crossing:El Segre
Coordinates:42.352397 N 1.459815 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Removed
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

(suspension bridge)

Vilaller, Lleida, Spain - Noguera Ribagorzana
Bridgemeister ID:8552 (added 2024-04-06)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Vilaller, Lleida, Spain
Crossing:Noguera Ribagorzana
Coordinates:42.483861 N 0.716139 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Restricted to foot traffic (last checked: 2013)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Calvelo

Calvelo, Spain - Rio Lérez
Bridgemeister ID:3641 (added 2020-01-23)
Name:Calvelo
Location:Calvelo, Spain
Crossing:Rio Lérez
Coordinates:42.461338 N 8.570086 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1

Caminito del Rey

El Chorro vicinity, Spain
Bridgemeister ID:3057 (added 2019-10-26)
Name:Caminito del Rey
Location:El Chorro vicinity, Spain
Coordinates:36.916111 N 4.772482 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Chulilla

Chulilla, Valencia, Spain - Turia
Bridgemeister ID:3226 (added 2019-11-11)
Name:Chulilla
Location:Chulilla, Valencia, Spain
Crossing:Turia
Coordinates:39.668803 N 0.894004 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Colònia Sedó

Esparreguera, Barcelona and Olesa de Montserrat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain - Llobregat River
Bridgemeister ID:8169 (added 2024-02-03)
Name:Colònia Sedó
Location:Esparreguera, Barcelona and Olesa de Montserrat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Crossing:Llobregat River
Coordinates:41.546694 N 1.873694 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Derelict (last checked: 2023)
Main Cables:Wire
Main Span:1

Notes:

  • The sequence of bridges at this location through the 1800s is unclear, but the current (as of 2023) derelict suspension system appears to date to the 1890s (possibly 1892 or 1896).
Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

Colgante

Manganeses de la Polvorosa and Villabrázaro, Zamora, Spain - Eria River
Bridgemeister ID:7607 (added 2023-05-19)
Name:Colgante
Location:Manganeses de la Polvorosa and Villabrázaro, Zamora, Spain
Crossing:Eria River
Coordinates:42.054829 N 5.749975 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2023)
Main Cables:Wire (iron)
Suspended Spans:1

Colgante

Toledo, Spain - Tagus River
Bridgemeister ID:8170 (added 2024-02-03)
Name:Colgante
Location:Toledo, Spain
Crossing:Tagus River
Coordinates:39.862583 N 4.041194 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

Figols

Organyà and Figols, Lleida, Spain - Segre River
Bridgemeister ID:3216 (added 2019-11-11)
Name:Figols
Location:Organyà and Figols, Lleida, Spain
Crossing:Segre River
Coordinates:42.211103 N 1.333711 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2015)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

External Links:


Figols

Organyà and Figols, Lleida, Spain - Segre River
Bridgemeister ID:8581 (added 2024-05-18)
Name:Figols
Location:Organyà and Figols, Lleida, Spain
Crossing:Segre River
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Removed
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

Insua de Seivane

Piago, Spain - Minho River
Bridgemeister ID:3369 (added 2019-12-21)
Name:Insua de Seivane
Location:Piago, Spain
Crossing:Minho River
Coordinates:43.074855 N 7.637281 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Lacort

Lacort, Huesca, Spain - Rio Ara
Bridgemeister ID:6809 (added 2021-11-26)
Name:Lacort
Location:Lacort, Huesca, Spain
Crossing:Rio Ara
Coordinates:42.472622 N 0.028726 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1

Leiro

Leiro, Ourense, Spain - Rio Avia
Bridgemeister ID:8168 (added 2024-02-03)
Name:Leiro
Location:Leiro, Ourense, Spain
Crossing:Rio Avia
Coordinates:42.371000 N 8.123528 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2023)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1 x 90 meters (295.3 feet) estimated

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

Montañana

Puente de Montañana, Huesca, Aragon, Spain - Noguera Ribagorzana
Bridgemeister ID:8166 (added 2024-02-03)
Name:Montañana
Location:Puente de Montañana, Huesca, Aragon, Spain
Crossing:Noguera Ribagorzana
Coordinates:42.150722 N 0.694056 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2023)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Appears to have been largely reconstructed at least twice, once in 1938 and again in 2018.
Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

Rasines

Rasines, Cantabria, Spain - Rio Asón
Bridgemeister ID:8884 (added 2024-11-03)
Name:Rasines
Location:Rasines, Cantabria, Spain
Crossing:Rio Asón
Coordinates:43.292194 N 3.442472 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (iron)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:


Rasines

Rasines, Cantabria, Spain - Rio Asón
Bridgemeister ID:8885 (added 2024-11-03)
Name:Rasines
Location:Rasines, Cantabria, Spain
Crossing:Rio Asón
Use:Footbridge
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

Siegue

Corçà, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain - Canelles Reservoir
Bridgemeister ID:5350 (added 2020-11-15)
Name:Siegue
Location:Corçà, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
Crossing:Canelles Reservoir
At or Near Feature:Pasarelas de Montfalcó
Coordinates:42.068133 N 0.673781 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Soutomaior

Soutomaior vicinity, Spain - Verdugo River
Bridgemeister ID:3301 (added 2019-11-27)
Name:Soutomaior
Location:Soutomaior vicinity, Spain
Crossing:Verdugo River
Coordinates:42.344887 N 8.559087 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Suert

El Pont de Suert, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain - Noguera Ribagorzana
Bridgemeister ID:8167 (added 2024-02-03)
Name:Suert
Location:El Pont de Suert, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
Crossing:Noguera Ribagorzana
Coordinates:42.407444 N 0.739222 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Removed
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Coordinates provided reflect the approximate location of the bridge. A detailed interpretive sign located 40 meters south of the coordinates appears to explain the location of the former suspension bridge in detail but I haven't been able to find a clear image of the text.
Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

Valiña

Valiña, Spain - Sil
Bridgemeister ID:5337 (added 2020-11-12)
Name:Valiña
Location:Valiña, Spain
Crossing:Sil
Coordinates:42.513924 N 6.807337 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Damaged, June 2022 (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Notes:

  • 2022, June: Deck is heavily damaged by a windstorm. The bridge is unusable.

Villadepalos

Villadepalos, León, Spain - Sil
Bridgemeister ID:8077 (added 2023-12-24)
Name:Villadepalos
Location:Villadepalos, León, Spain
Crossing:Sil
Coordinates:42.526333 N 6.762861 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2023)
Main Cables:Wire (iron)
Suspended Spans:1

Xirimbao

Galicia, Spain - Rio Ulla
Bridgemeister ID:3120 (added 2019-11-02)
Name:Xirimbao
Location:Galicia, Spain
Crossing:Rio Ulla
Coordinates:42.745833 N 8.556606 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Xuntanza

Oleiros, Galicia, Spain
Bridgemeister ID:1519 (added 2004-10-10)
Name:Xuntanza
Location:Oleiros, Galicia, Spain
Coordinates:43.339540 N 8.358455 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Antonio González Serrano
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2017)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

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