Bridge of Segovia | |
Native Name: | Puente de Segovia |
Native Language: | Spanish |
Coordinates: | 40.414°N -3.723°W |
Location: | Madrid, Spain |
Built: | 1582-1584 |
Architect: | Juan de Herrera |
Designation1: | Spain |
Designation1 Offname: | Puente de Segovia |
Designation1 Type: | Non-movable |
Designation1 Criteria: | Monument |
Designation1 Date: | 1996 |
Designation1 Number: | RI-51-0009278 |
The Bridge of Segovia (Spanish: Puente de Segovia) is a bridge located in Madrid, Spain, crossing the Manzanares river.[1] It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1996.[2]
Designed by Juan de Herrera under commission of King Philip II of Spain, it was built from 1582 to 1584 with a total of nine spans. It cost 200,000 ducats. The bridge is composed of bricks of granite.
Decreto 84/1996, de 6 e junio por el que se declara Bien de Interés Cultural en la categoría de Monumento el Puente de Segovia de la Villa de Madrid. Boletín Oficial del Estado. 153. 28 June 1996. 0212-033X. 16.