Puente de San Rafael (Córdoba) - Córdoba, Andalucía, España
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N 37° 52.309 W 004° 46.931
30S E 343250 N 4193090
The San Rafael Bridge in Córdoba (Spain) is a bridge over the Guadalquivir River formed by eight arches with a span of 25 meters and a length between abutments of 217 meters.
Waymark Code: WM1890W
Location: Andalucía, Spain
Date Posted: 06/21/2023
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"The width is 18.5 meters between parapets, distributed over 12 meters of paved road for four circulations and two paved cement sidewalks. The Road, Canals and Ports engineer who designed and projected it was Santiago García Gallego, a natural from La Solana (Ciudad Real).
History and description
This bridge was inaugurated on April 29, 1953 by General Francisco Franco while Antonio Cruz Conde was mayor of the city. This bridge was the second bridge that Córdoba had after the Roman bridge joining Corregidor avenue with the square from Andalusia.
In January 2004, the commemorative plaques that the bridge had where it could be read: «H.E. the Head of State and Generalissimo of the Armies, Francisco Franco Bahamonde, inaugurated this Guadalquivir bridge on April 29, 1953", which were at each of the bridge entrances, each in its own direction.
On 29 June 2004, the Ministry of Public Works put out to tender the bridge repair works worth €977,579.75, which will be completed in 2006."
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