Puente Nuevo | |
|---|---|
 Puente Nuevo in El Tajo gorge | |
| Coordinates | 36°44′26.69″N5°9′57.25″W / 36.7407472°N 5.1659028°W /36.7407472; -5.1659028 |
| Carries | Vehicular traffic |
| Crosses | Guadalevín River in El Tajo gorge |
| Locale | Ronda |
| Characteristics | |
| Material | Stone |
| Total length | 66 meters |
| Height | 105 meters |
| No. of spans | 3 |
| History | |
| Designer | Domingo Lois de Monteagudo |
| Construction start | 1759 |
| Construction end | 1793 |
| Location | |
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ThePuente Nuevo (Spanish pronunciation:[ˈpwenteˈnweβo], "New Bridge") is the newest and largest of three bridges that span the 120-metre-deep (390 ft)chasm that carries theGuadalevín River and divides the city ofRonda, in southern Spain. Completed in 1793, the architect wasJosé Martin de Aldehuela and the chief builder was Juan Antonio Díaz Machuca.
The construction of the newest bridge (the one standing as of 2024) was started in 1759 and took 34 years.[1] There is a chamber above the central arch that was used for a variety of purposes, including as a prison. During the 1936–1939civil war both sides allegedly used the prison as a torture chamber for captured opponents, killing some by throwing them from the windows to the rocks at the bottom of the El Tajo gorge.[2] The chamber is entered through a square building that was once the guard-house. It now contains an exhibition describing the bridge's history and construction.
Construction of the previous bridge started in 1735; this was the first attempt to span the gorge at this height. The architects Jose Garcia and Juan Camacho completed the bridge with a single arch design. This bridge was quickly and poorly built; the entire bridge collapsed in 1741, killing 50 people.
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