Puente de Santiago, Girder bridge in Pontevedra, Spain.
Puente de Santiago is a reinforced concrete girder bridge over the Lérez in Pontevedra, 99 metres long and 17 metres wide. It has two decks, each with three bays, carried on four pillars; the central span measures 48 metres and the side spans 25 metres. Four vehicle lanes, guard rails and two pavements run across it, and it links Padre Amoedo Carballo Street to Compostela Avenue.
The Spanish Ministry of Public Works finished constructing this bridge in 1983 to connect the city center with the A Xunqueira and O Burgo districts. This project significantly reduced traffic pressure on older river crossings in the area.
The bridge took its name because it served as the main exit route toward Santiago de Compostela, a change from its original title as Third Bridge.
The bridge connects the city center to outlying districts using the N-550 road and carries heavy traffic flow across multiple lanes. Pedestrians have dedicated walkways on both sides separated from vehicle lanes.
In its first years the bridge was simply called Tercer Puente (Third Bridge); it was renamed Santiago only after Compostela Avenue opened to traffic on 3 July 1987, giving the city a new northern exit toward Santiago de Compostela and A Coruña.
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