José León de Carranza Bridge

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José León de Carranza Bridge is a 1400 m steel bridge that connects the city of Cádiz to the mainland. The bridge goes over the Bay of Cádiz. It forms part of the national network of roads with the number N-443. It is the older of the two bridges crossing to the city of Cádiz, the second being La Pepa Bridge to the north. This bridge is also one of the longest bascule bridges in Europe. ()

Local name: Puente José León de Carranza Length: 5 ftWidth: 43 ftHeight: 59 ftCoordinates: 36°30'15"N, 6°14'60"W

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José León de Carranza Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Nuevo Mirandilla, Monument to Moret, Roman Theatre, La Pepa Bridge.

1.3 miW
Sport venue, Sport, Football
Nuevo Mirandilla, Cádiz
33 min walk • Nuevo Mirandilla is a football stadium in Cádiz, Spain. The stadium is the home ground of Cádiz CF. The stadium was originally inaugurated as Estadio Ramón de Carranza on 3 September 1955. It has since then been completely rebuilt twice.
3 miNW
Monuments and statues
Monument to Moret, Cádiz
76 min walk • The Monument to Moret in Cádiz, Spain, is a sculptural tribute to an influential figure in the city's history, José Moreno de Mora, known as Moret. Situated in the picturesque Plaza de San Antonio, this monument is a poignant reminder of Moret's contributions...
2.9 miNW
Site with ruins of huge ancient theater
Roman Theatre, Cádiz
75 min walk • The Roman theatre of Cádiz is an ancient structure in Cádiz, Andalusia, in southern Spain. The remains were discovered in 1980.
1.4 miN
Bridge
La Pepa Bridge, Cádiz
36 min walk • The Constitution of 1812 Bridge, also known as La Pepa Bridge, is a new bridge across the Bay of Cadiz, linking Cadiz with Puerto Real in mainland Spain. Cadiz's first bridge, the Carranza bridge, was inaugurated in 1969, and is now crossed by some 40,000 vehicles per day.
1.9 miS
Beach
Playa de la Cortadura
49 min walk • Beach of the municipality of Cádiz, it is located at the entrance of Cádiz next to the walls of the Cortadura, outer limit of the defenses of the city from the seventeenth to the nineteenth century.
2.9 miNW
Historical place, Arch
Arco de los Blanco, Cádiz
75 min walk • Arco de los Blanco is an archway of the Castillo de la Villa in Cádiz, southern Spain. It has been declared a Bien de Interés Cultural site.
3 miNW
Architecture, Historical place, Arch
Arco del Pópulo, Cádiz
77 min walk • Arco del Pópulo is an archway of the city of Cádiz, southern Spain. It has been declared a Bien de Interés Cultural site. The Arco del Pópulo in the city of Cádiz is the primitive Puerta del Mar, because it accessed the port area, and was flanked by two cubes.
2.8 miNW
Church, Baroque architecture
Convent of Nuestra Señora del Rosario y Santo Domingo, Cádiz
72 min walk • The Convent of Nuestra Señora del Rosario y Santo Domingo is a convent located in Cádiz, Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 2005.
2.8 miNW
36°31'36"N • 6°17'29"W
Casa de Iberoamérica, Cádiz
71 min walk • Museum, Architecture, Historical place
2.6 miNW
Museum
Museo del Títere, Cádiz
67 min walk • The Museo Iberoamericano del Títere is a municipal space dedicated to the culture and history of puppetry, installed in the Bóvedas de Puerta de Tierra in the Bay of Cádiz and inaugurated on August 9, 2012.
2.6 miNW
Museum
Museo Taller Litográfico, Cádiz
68 min walk • The Lithographic Workshop Museum of Cadiz is one of the few museums dedicated to lithography in Spain.