Puente de Vizcaya

Bridge in Bilbao

Bizkaia Bridge — CC BY-SA 1.2 / Fernando Pascullo

Portugalete Las Arenas Vizcaya Bridge North 001 — CC BY-SA 4.0 / User Spike

Portugaleteko Zubia. Panoramio — CC BY-SA 3.0 / kurtsik

El Puente Vizcaya, Puente De Vizcaya, Puente Colgante, Puente Palacio, Bizkaiko Zubia Panoramio — CC BY-SA 3.0 / Carlos Cunha

The Puente de Vizcaya or Vizcaya Bridge is a transporter bridge that links the towns of Portugalete and Las Arenas, in the mouth of the Ibaizabal estuary, west of Bilbao. More popularly known as the Hanging Bridge it has been a World Heritage Site since 2006.

It was designed by the Basque architect Alberto de Palacio and built in 1893. It was the first bridge in the world to carry people and vehicles on a high suspended gondola and still does so today.

Visiting Puente de Vizcaya

Hours:

Pedestrian walkway – 10:00-14:00 / 16:00-20:00

Audioguide: €2 – Spanish / Basque / English / French

Gondola – 24 Hours

€0.45/Person / €1.60 Vehicle

Duration: 20 minutes

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