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Lusitania Bridge

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Lusitania Bridge
Coordinates38°55′00″N 6°21′14″W / 38.916753°N 6.3538°W / 38.916753; -6.3538
CrossesGuadiana
LocaleMérida, Spain
Official nameLusitania Bridge
Characteristics
Total length465 m (1,525.6 ft)[1]
Width11 m (36.1 ft)
Longest span189 m (620.1 ft)
History
Opened10 December 1991; 32 years ago (1991-12-10)
Statistics
TollFree on both sides
Location
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The Lusitania Bridge is a bridge in Mérida, Spain.

History

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Lusitania bridge was built over the Guadiana River in 1991 by a Spanish consortium, in order to take the road traffic off from the nearly 2000 years old Romano bridge. The architect was Santiago Calatrava. The bridge takes its name from the fact that Emerita Augusta (present day Merida) was the former capital of Lusitania, an ancient Roman province.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Lusitania Bridge". Retrieved 17 April 2018.