Puente Colgado (Aranjuez)

Puente Colgado de Aranjuez 1834 Pharamond Blanchard

The Puente Colgado (''Hanged Bridge'') or Puente Colgante was a bridge on the Tagus river located in the town of Aranjuez, in the Community of Madrid, Spain. This replaced the

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, an ancient bridge that never became the main access to Aranjuez. It was built in the 1820s by Pedro Miranda. It had Classical style statues It could be considered a door to the city of a dignity that did not demean to its surroundings, as well as an attractive element. It was replaced due to the urgencies of the heavy traffic of an entire national highway running more practical solutions than beautiful. File:Puende Colgante de Aranjuez 1830 Bambrilla.jpg, Puente Colgante of Aranjuez in 1830 by Fernando Bambrila File:Section of the Puente Colgado, Aranjuez.jpg, Section of the Puente Colgado {{Coord, 40.0367, -3.6050, type:landmark, display=title Aranjuez Neoclassical architecture in Spain Bridges completed in the 1820s Bridges in the Community of Madrid Demolished bridges Demolished buildings and structures in Spain Buildings and structures demolished in the 20th century 20th-century disestablishments in Spain