General Serrador Bridge
Template:Wikidata Infobox General Serrador Bridge (Spanish: Puente General Serrador) is a bridge across the Barranco de Santos in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, Spain.
History
The bridge was designed in 1942,[1] and was ordered by the Captain General of the Canary Islands, Ricardo Serrador Santes, and was completed under his successor, Francisco García Escámez, in 1943. Serrador died in 1942, and the bridge was named after him.[2]
It was renovated in 2004, at the cost of €1.7 million, but by 2010 it was starting to decay again, with cracks in tiles caused by oxidised metal nails.[2]
Structure
The bridge is 13 metres (43 ft) wide, carrying a two-lane road, pavements, and parking. It has a central arch over the ravine that is around 30 metres (98 ft) in length. It has light granite verticals, with reinforced concrete railings, and precast moldings. There are two access viaducts on one side of the central arch, and four on the other, both with closed masonry walls. There are matching 3 metres (9.8 ft) wide staircases on each end of the bridge that connect the top to the bottom level.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Puente General Serrador". gestorpatrimoniocultural.cicop.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Las heridas del Serrador - El Día - Hemeroteca 28-06-2010". eldia.es. 28 June 2010. Retrieved 7 April 2020.