Top 10 Bridges in Basque Country, Spain

July 16, 2021 Emerita Lamoureux

Discover the best top things to do in Basque Country, Spain including Viaducto De Ormaizegi, Puente Colgante Vizcaya, Puente de la Muza, Rio Urumea, Puente Zubizuri, Maria Kristina Zubia, Puente de Navarra, San Anton Bridge, Zurriolako zubia, La Salve zubia.
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1. Viaducto De Ormaizegi

Gabirialde Kalea Calle Zumarralde, 20216 Ormaiztegi Spain http://www.zumalakarregimuseoa.eus/es/informacion-practica/que-ver
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5.0 based on 1 reviews

Viaducto De Ormaizegi

2. Puente Colgante Vizcaya

Puente de Vizcaya Zubia, Getxo Spain +34 944 80 10 12 [email protected] https://puente-colgante.com/
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4.5 based on 1,768 reviews

Puente Colgante Vizcaya

Reviewed By tek_m_l - Melbourne, Australia

We took the metro from the city to Areeta station and took the the Gondola over to Portugalete. It is a 35 minute ride on the metro from the city to Areeta and then another 7 minute walk from the station to the bridge. It is an engineering marvel considering this was built back in 1893 and was the first mechanical transporter bridge in the world. The ingenuity of Alberto de Palacio to design this transporter to join both banks of the river while still allowing transport ships to pass through unhindered to the port of Bilbao is just brilliant. Portugalate is a nice quaint town to visit as well. It is also quite a hilly town and sections of it had escalators to assist the residents in navigating their daily activities around town. Very cool.

3. Puente de la Muza

Balmaseda Spain
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4.5 based on 32 reviews

Puente de la Muza

4. Rio Urumea

Paseo del Urumea, 20002 San Sebastian - Donostia Spain
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4.5 based on 24 reviews

Rio Urumea

Reviewed By johnhp702 - Derby, United Kingdom

River that separates the old/new town with various crossing points just watch the water ebb and flow and the waves crashing into the entrance of the river.

5. Puente Zubizuri

48001 Bilbao Spain http://www.bilbaoturismo.net/BilbaoTurismo/en/new-bridges/-zubizuri-footbridge
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4.0 based on 1,765 reviews

Puente Zubizuri

Reviewed By KarlsChilling - Tokyo, Japan

Great place for sunrise and sunset viewing Location separates Guggenheim museum and Artxanda shopping area from Old Town Gets windy and slippy so hang on tightly to that traditional Basque beret you just bought...

6. Maria Kristina Zubia

M 612-km 2,1 Carretera Fuencarral al Pardo, 20002 San Sebastian - Donostia Spain http://www.sansebastianturismoa.eus/en/to-do/culture-art-architecture/bridges
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4.0 based on 419 reviews

Maria Kristina Zubia

Reviewed By JohnBishop3 - Auckland Central, New Zealand

Was half way through restoration when we were there and had amazing statues, lamp posts, railings. Will look even better when completed.

7. Puente de Navarra

Tolosa Spain
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4.0 based on 4 reviews

Puente de Navarra

8. San Anton Bridge

San Antongo Zubia, 48003 Bilbao Spain
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4.0 based on 146 reviews

San Anton Bridge

9. Zurriolako zubia

Caneel Bay, San Sebastian - Donostia Spain http://www.sansebastianturismoa.eus/en/to-do/culture-art-architecture/bridges
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4.0 based on 277 reviews

Zurriolako zubia

Reviewed By LightPacker-atvoss - Cupertino, United States

Mesmerizing view of the Ocean water rushing in kept us standing in the middle of this beautiful bridge; every time we walked by, day or night!

10. La Salve zubia

Bilbao Spain +34 944 79 57 60 http://www.bilbaoturismo.net/BilbaoTurismo/en/nuevos-puentes/la-salve-bridge
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4.0 based on 136 reviews

La Salve zubia

Reviewed By VadimM67 - Murmansk, Russia

After visiting Bilbao, I asked myself why did La Salve like more than the Calatrava bridge? Probably because it doesn`t look like a separate bridge, but as a single complex with the Guggenheim Museum. But this is an illusion. The bridge was built a quarter of a century earlier than the Museum - in 1972, to relieve automobile traffic. Engineer Juan Batanero.used advanced solutions for the first bridge in Bilbao built after the Civil war. He used a system of steel cables to distribute the load and a huge metal Board. A difficult task for Batanero was to maintain the navigability of the Nervión river at this point. The engineer raised the bridge for this purpose by 23 meters, building an Elevator on the right Bank so that pedestrians could descend to the embankment. By the way, the efforts of the engineer were completely in vain, ships now do not come here, unloading at the mouth of the river Nervion. But there is a memory of how they came here and at the site of the bridge said "Salve!", referring to the Madonna de Begogna visible from here on the hill. IInterestingly, but the bridge was renamed recently in 2016. It used to be called the bridge of the Spanish princes. The illusion of an organic connection with the Museum was achieved by the French architect Daniel Bouren, who proposed in 2006 to build a curved portico of scarlet color on the site of the metal arch. The scarlet color of the object called arches emotionally unloads the center of Bilbao. This is not Spain, not only in the sense that supporters of independence write, but also in the sense of the weather. The Bay of Biscay casts leaden clouds over the city. It is constantly overcast, humid and windy. Unlike Catalonia, Castile, and especially Andalusia. But looking at the scarlet arch of Bouren, you feel like you are in Andalusia... Somewhere in Granada.

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