Pasarela del Malecón, Pedestrian bridge in Murcia, Spain.

Pasarela del Malecón is a pedestrian bridge spanning the Segura River with a distinctive steel mast and cable design. It connects the Carmen district to the city center and serves as a major crossing point along Murcia's renovated riverside.

Completed in 1997, the footbridge closed the channeling of a new urban stretch of the Segura between the A-30 bridge and the Malecón weir, allowing the urbanization of the Carmen bank. It was designed by engineer Javier Manterola to link that new area with the city centre. The bridge passes over the old weir that fed the San Francisco and Los Álamos mills, whose ruins stand beside it.

Locals call it the pasarela de Manterola after its designer, the engineer Javier Manterola. The 15-metre steel mast and its 30 cables are lit at night, and the bridge crosses above the old Malecón weir, whose water once fed the San Francisco and Los Álamos mills; their ruins lie beside the crossing.

The bridge offers a flat, open crossing with good visibility and room for pedestrians and cyclists. Visit in early morning or late afternoon to enjoy a less crowded experience of the riverside.

The steel mast is anchored to an artificial island with concrete foundations sunk into the dry riverbed. This engineering solution allowed for the slender cable design without disrupting the river system.