Vizcaya

Biscay (Basque: Bizkaia, Spanish: Vizcaya) is a province in the Basque country, Spain located just south of the Bay of Biscay.[1]

## Contents

* 1 Vizcaya Bridge
* 2 See also
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Vizcaya Bridge[edit]

Vizcaya Bridge straddles the mouth of the Ibaizabal estuary, west of Bilbao. It was designed by the Basque architect Alberto de Palacio and completed in 1893. The 45-m-high bridge with its span of 160 m, merges 19th-century ironworking traditions with the then new lightweight technology of twisted steel ropes. It was the first bridge in the world to carry people and traffic on a high suspended gondola and was used as a model for many similar bridges in Europe, Africa and America only a few of which survive. With its innovative use of lightweight twisted steel cables, it is regarded as one of the outstanding architectural iron constructions of the Industrial Revolution.[2]

## See also[edit]

* List of World Heritage Sites in Europe and North America

## References[edit]

1. ↑ https://www.britannica.com/place/Vizcaya-province-Spain
2. ↑ http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1217

## External links[edit]

* Official website of the province of Biscay
* Website of the province of Biscay