
The Puente Nuevo (“New Bridge”) is the newest and largest of three bridges that span the 120-metre-deep (390 ft) chasm that carries the GuadalevΓn River and divides the city of Ronda, in southern Spain. Completed in 1793, the architect was JosΓ© Martin de Aldehuela and the chief builder was Juan Antonio DΓaz Machuca.
Construction of the previous bridge started in 1735; this was the first attempt to span the gorge at this height. The architects Jose Garcia and Juan Camacho completed the bridge with a single arch design. This bridge was quickly and poorly built; the entire bridge collapsed in 1741, killing 50 people. The construction of the newest bridge (the one standing as of 2017) was started in 1759 and took 34 years.
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