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(Redirected from Puente de Castilla-La Mancha) Bridge in Talavera de la Reina, Spain
Castilla–La Mancha Bridge
Puente de Castilla-La Mancha
Coordinates39°57′2″N 4°48′22″W / 39.95056°N 4.80611°W / 39.95056; -4.80611
Carries2 lanes of motor vehicles on each side
CrossesTagus
LocaleTalavera de la Reina, Spain
Preceded byPuente de la TO-1262
Followed byPuente del Príncipe
Characteristics
DesignCable-stayed bridge
Total length730 m
Width43.50 m
Height192 m
Longest span318 m
History
ArchitectFrancisco Sánchez de León
Engineering design byRamón Sánchez de León
Constructed bySacyr, Aglomancha and J. Bárcenas
Opened17 October 2011
Location

The Castilla–La Mancha Bridge (Spanish: Puente de Castilla-La Mancha) is a cable-stayed bridge in Talavera de la Reina, Spain.

History and description

Promoted by the Regional Government of Castile-La Mancha, the foundation stone was laid in November 2007. It was opened on 17 October 2011. The building companies were Sacyr, Aglomancha and J. Bárcenas.

Standing 192 m high, it was the tallest cable-stayed bridge in Spain upon the time of its inauguration. It features 152 wire ropes.

With a total cost of nearly €74M, it was widely considered a waste of money in the media. With the opening of the so-called Variante Suroeste of the N-502 [es] in March 2015, the bridge—via the Ronda del Tajo—is expected to finally help to drive the heavy-duty vehicle traffic out of the city center.

As the bridge carried little traffic, it was often referred to as "the bridge to nowhere." While it is strictly prohibited, since 2016, multiple incidents related to illegal climbers have been reported. On October 13, 2024, a 26-year-old English man died after while attempting to climb the bridge. The deceased was accompanied by a 24-year-old compatriot, both had reportedly traveled to Talavera to create content for social media.

In the third decade of the 21st century, it was often used as a drinking place or a place for illegal automobile racing.

References

Citations
  1. ^ "Castilla La Mancha Bridge Staying Process". Mc2 Estudio de Ingeniería.
  2. ^ Santacruz Sánchez de Rojas 2016, p. 356.
  3. ^ Berenguer, Rafa (28 April 2018). "La variante sur de Talavera, atascada en la Plaza del Pan". Ahora CLM.
  4. ^ Simón, Pedro (28 September 2014). "Un puente a ningún sitio". El Mundo (Spain) (in Spanish).
  5. "Fomento abrió ayer al tráfico sin inauguración la Variante Suroeste". La Tribuna de Toledo. 31 March 2015.
  6. ^ Curiel, María (9 October 2024). "El puente más alto de España no lleva a ninguna parte: «Lo usan los chavales para carreras ilegales»". El Debate (Spain) (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 October 2024. muchísima gente se iba allí a hacer botellón. Ahora, aun estando abiertas las discotecas, la gente va allí a beber porque es un sitio que está apartado, en el que prácticamente no pasan coches
  7. "¡Temerarias blogueras desafían la suerte al escalar el puente atirantado de Talavera sin protección!". Cover. 16 November 2023."Dos jóvenes escalan sin protección el puente atirantado de Talavera". elDiario. 6 January 2016."Vuelven a escalar el puente atirantado de Talavera". La Tribuna de Ciudad Real. 29 September 2020.
  8. "Fallece un joven de 26 años al caerse del puente de Castilla-La Mancha". Ayuntamiento de Talavera. 12 October 2024."British man dies after falling from Spanish bridge". BBC News. 14 October 2024.
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