Hacho Bridge
Hacho Bridge Puente del Hacho | |
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Hacho Bridge | |
| Coordinates | 37°35′05″N 3°18′11″W / 37.58464°N 3.3031°W |
| Locale | Guadahortuna, Granada, Spain. |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Continuous under-deck truss bridge |
| Material | Wrought iron |
| Total length | 624.6 metres (2,049 ft) |
| Width | 4.7 metres (15 ft) |
| Height | 49.85 metres (163.5 ft) |
| No. of spans | 11 |
| History | |
| Designer | Students of Gustav Eiffel |
| Construction start | 1893 |
| Construction end | 1897 |
| Opened | 22 March 1898 |
| Location | |
Hacho Bridge (Spanish: Puente del Hacho; English translation: Bridge of the Torch) is a former railway bridge in Granada which was part of the Linares Baeza–Almería railway through the Sierra Nevada, Spain. It remains the longest iron viaduct on the Spanish rail network. The bridge is maintained by Renfe.