Santiago Bridge
The Santiago Bridge (St. James Bridge) crosses the Lérez River in the city of Pontevedra (Spain), where the N-550 road runs alongside it. It connects the city centre with the A Xunqueira area and the O Burgo district.
Santiago Bridge Puente de Santiago | |
|---|---|
 Santiago bridge | |
| Coordinates | 42.434722°N 8.641667°W |
| Carries | Motor vehicles and pedestrians |
| Crosses | Lérez River |
| Locale | Pontevedra, Spain |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Girder |
| Material | Reinforced concrete |
| Total length | 99 m (325 ft) |
| Width | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Longest span | 48 m (157 ft) |
| History | |
| Construction start | 1981 |
| Construction end | 1983 |
| Opened | 11 September 1983 |
| Location | |
History
The project for this bridge, designed to relieve congestion on the Burgo Bridge over which the N-550[1] used to run, was presented in 1980. Construction began in June 1981 and was carried out by the Spanish Government's Ministry of Public Works at a cost of 173 million pesetas.[2]
Inaugurated on 11 September 1983 by the former Minister of Public Works Jesús Sancho Rof,[2] it was not fully operational until the redevelopment of Buenos Aires Avenue and the inauguration of Compostela Avenue on 3 July 1987, which, with four lanes, gave continuity to the Santiago Bridge and offered a new exit to the city from the north towards Santiago de Compostela and A Coruña.[3]
Description
It is a reinforced concrete[4] girder bridge with two decks supported on four pillars. Each of the two decks has three bays. The span of the central bay is 48 metres and that of the side bays is 25 metres.
The bridge is 99 metres long[4] and 17 metres wide. It has four lanes for vehicles, guard rails and two pavements. The bridge ends on the north bank with a wide passage for pedestrians and cyclists.[5] It connects Padre Amoedo Carballo Street to Compostela Avenue.
In its early years of service, it was simply called Tercer Puente (third bridge) until the opening of Compostela Avenue to traffic.[6] As it was the natural exit from the city to Santiago de Compostela, it was renamed Santiago Bridge.[7]
Gallery
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Santiago Bridge with O Burgo and A Caeira in the background.
On the left, from top to bottom, the Tirantes, Santiago and Burgo bridges.
In the foreground the Santiago Bridge, behind the Tirantes Bridge.
References
- "Los puentes de Adolfo Suárez". Pontevedra Viva (in Spanish). 29 March 2014.
- "Apertura del tercer puente sin la avenida de Compostela". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 11 September 2018.
- "Inauguración de la nueva avenida de Compostela". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 3 July 2018.
- "Un plan de 25 millones frente a las grandes crecidas históricas del Lérez". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 15 May 2023.
- "El Puente de Santiago contará con dos pasos de peatones antes del verano". Pontevedra Viva (in Spanish). 27 March 2014.
- "La reforma del viejo puente del tren de Monte Porreiro se hará este año para abrirlo al público". Diario de Pontevedra (in Spanish). 8 February 2021.
- "Pontevedra, la ciudad de los puentes". El Español (in Spanish). 25 March 2021.
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