La Pepa bridge
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La Pepa Bridge, officially "La Pepa" and also named the second bridge to Cadiz or new access to Cadiz. It will cross the Bay of Cadiz
linking Cadiz
with Puerto Real
in mainland Spain. When the bridge is finished it will be the longest bridge in Spain
and the longest span cable-stayed in this country.
The pylons of sustentation measure 180 meters. One of them is on the sea, and the other in the Cabezuelas Harbour.
In 1969 it was inaugurated the first bridge of Cadiz, the Carranza bridge. Since 1982 Spain's government accepts the need to build a new bridge. Nowadays 40,000 vehicles per day across the bay by the first bridge.
Bay of Cadiz
Bay of Cadiz may refer to:*Bay of Cádiz, a body of water off the province of Cádiz, Spain*Bay of Cádiz , a comarca in the province of Cádiz, Spain*Gulf of Cádiz, the arm of the Atlantic Ocean stretching from the waters south of Portugal...
linking Cadiz
Cádiz
Cadiz is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is the capital of the homonymous province, one of eight which make up the autonomous community of Andalusia....
with Puerto Real
Puerto Real
Puerto Real is a seaport in southern Spain, in the province of Cádiz and the autonomous region of Andalusia. , it had a population 40,667....
in mainland Spain. When the bridge is finished it will be the longest bridge in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
and the longest span cable-stayed in this country.
The pylons of sustentation measure 180 meters. One of them is on the sea, and the other in the Cabezuelas Harbour.
In 1969 it was inaugurated the first bridge of Cadiz, the Carranza bridge. Since 1982 Spain's government accepts the need to build a new bridge. Nowadays 40,000 vehicles per day across the bay by the first bridge.