The Centenario Bridge (

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: ** Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Ca ...

: ''Puente del Centenario'') is a

cable-stayed bridge A cable-stayed bridge has one or more ''towers'' (or ''pylons''), from which cables support the bridge deck. A distinctive feature are the cables or stays, which run directly from the tower to the deck, normally forming a fan-like pattern ...

Seville Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsul ...

, Spain. It crosses over the left branch of

Guadalquivir The Guadalquivir (, also , , ) is the fifth-longest river in the Iberian Peninsula and the second-longest river with its entire length in Spain. The Guadalquivir is the only major navigable river in Spain. Currently it is navigable from the Gu ...

History and description

Programmed as part of the infrastructures for the Expo '92, building works took place from 1989 to 1991. Part of the ring-road, it displays a total length of 565 m, with a main span of 265 m and a maximum height of 102 m. It crosses the river near the Batán harbour of the

Port of Seville The Port of Seville is a river port in Spain, located on the lower reaches of the Guadalquivir, in the city of Seville. It is the only commercial river port in the country. History In the Early Modern Period Seville was chosen by the Catholic Mo ...

. The 5 spans are as follows: (48 – 102 – 265 – 102 – 48) m. The bridge has 88 strap cables. The bridge opened on 15 November 1991. Only featuring 2 lanes of motor vehicles on each side, it soon became a

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;Citations ;Bibliography * {{authority control Bridges in Seville Cable-stayed bridges in Spain Road bridges in Spain Bridges over the Guadalquivir River Bridges completed in 1991