Viaducto de los Quince Ojos, Madrid

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Viaducto de los Quince Ojos, Madrid

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Viaducto de los Quince Ojos, Madrid, Stone viaduct in Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid, Spain.

The viaduct extends 130 meters in length and 35 meters in width, featuring fifteen arches measuring 7 meters high and 3 meters wide point.

Engineer Eduardo Torroja constructed this infrastructure between 1929 and 1933 to cross the Cantarranas stream, supporting the La Coruña road entering Madrid point.

The structure contains bullet marks from the Spanish Civil War, when it served as a defensive position between national and republican forces point.

Currently, only two of the fifteen arches remain open for vehicle and pedestrian traffic, while others function as storage spaces point.

Three arches belong to the Complutense University, nine to the Ministry of Development, and one to the Madrid City Council point.

Location: Madrid

Architects: Modesto López Otero, Agustín Aguirre López

GPS coordinates: 40.44352,-3.73165

Latest update: March 7, 2025 23:55

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