Socorridos Bridge

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Socorridos Bridge
Ponte Socorridos
Câmara de Lobos, Madeira Island, Portugal
394 feet high / 120 meters high
348 foot span / 106 meter span
1993

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One of the highest concrete beam bridges in Spain, the Cuesta da Silva Viaduct has a central pier of 348 feet (106 mtrs). Curving above the rugged coast of the Atlantic Ocean, the span is one of two high bridges on the island of Gran Canaria. The other is the beautiful Guiniguada Viaduct near San José Artesano. Also planned for Gran Canaria Island is the Tenoya Viaduct - a concrete beam bridge that will rise 364 feet (111 meters) above the ground near the town of the same name. Though not as high as the three previous bridges at 230 feet (70 mtrs), a unique cable stayed bridge is planned near the town of Teror, higher up on the slope of a Gran Canaria volcano.


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Socorridos Bridge satellite image.