Opened 1380 Phone +34 925 25 40 30 Body of water Tagus | Province Province of Toledo Bridge type Arch bridge Architect Pedro Tenorio | |
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Address Paseo Recaredo, s/n, 45002 Toledo, Spain Similar Monastery of San Juan de l, Synagogue of El Transito, Mirador Del Valle, Iglesia de Santo Tomé - Tol, Sephardic Museum | ||
The Puente de San Martín (English: St Martin's Bridge) is a medieval bridge across the river Tagus in Toledo, Spain.
History
The bridge was constructed in the late 14th century by archbishop Pedro Tenorio to provide access to the old town from the west, complementing the older Puente de Alcántara linking to the east. Both sides of the bridge were heavily fortified with towers, the more recent dating from the 16th century.
The Puente de San Martín features five arches, with the largest in the middle reaching an impressive span length of 40 m. Only very few bridges in the world had reached that mark until then.
References
Puente de San Martín (Toledo) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA