Bridge of Pollo Rubio (Barca d'Alva-Fregeneda) - Spain
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member tmob
N 40° 57.432 W 006° 51.752
29T E 679886 N 4536205
Puente de (Bridge of) Pollo Rubio is one of the 13 bridges on the abandoned line from Barca d'Alva (Portugal) to Fregeneda (Spain)
Waymark Code: WMAWPM
Location: Castilla y León, Spain
Date Posted: 03/04/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
Views: 3

«The connection to Spain for Barca d'Alva was considered of vital economic interest at the end of the nineteenth century, and its construction (including the Spanish side) was financed by a bank syndicate port. A series of 20 tunnels and 13 bridges took the train to La Fregeneda (to 17 kms) from Barca d'Alva, which went to Salamanca. In 1988 the movement is interrupted between Pocinho and Barca d'Alva following the Spanish decision (1985) to abandon this connection border.»

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Bridge Type: Truss

Bridge Usage: Abandoned/Not Active

Moving Bridge: This bridge is static (has no moving pieces)

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