Puente de la Barqueta

Puente de la Barqueta

The Puente de la Barqueta, viewed from the left side of the Guadalquivir river
Coordinates 37°24′16″N 5°59′50″W / 37.40444°N 5.99722°W / 37.40444; -5.99722
Carries Motor vehicles, pedestrians, and bicycles
Crosses Guadalquivir river
Locale Seville (AndalusiaSpain)
Official name Puente Mapfre
Preceded by Puente del Alamillo
Followed by Pasarela de la Cartuja
Characteristics
Total length 214 m.
Width 21,4 m.
History
Designer Juan J. Arenas & Marcos J. Pantalerón
Construction start 1989
Construction end 1992

The Puente de la Barqueta (literally "bridge of the barges", in reference to the formerly present "Barqueta Gate"), officially named Puente Mapfre, is a bridge in the city of Seville (Andalusia, Spain), which spans the Alfonso XII channel of the Guadalquivir river. It constituted one of the main means of access to the Isla de la Cartuja ("Cartuja island").[1]

It was built between 1989 and 1992, on the occasion of the Universal Exposition Expo'92, and conceived as the main gate for this.

References

  1. http://www.sevillainfo.com/sevilla/monumentos/sevilla_puente_barqueta.php
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