José Leon de Carranza Bridge

Jose Leon de Carranza Bridge
Coordinates	Coordinates: 36°29′59″N 6°15′17″W / 36.49972°N 6.25472°W / 36.49972; -6.25472
Carries	N-443
Crosses	Bay of Cádiz
Locale	Cádiz Puerto Real
Characteristics
Design	Bascule bridge
Total length	1.400 m
Width	13 m
Height	18 m (over the sea)
Longest span	90 m
History
Opened	October 28, 1969
Statistics
Daily traffic	40,000

José Leon de Carranza Bridge (also referred to as the Carranza Bridge) is a 1400 m bridge that connects the city of Cadiz to the mainland.^[1] The bridge goes over the Bay of Cádiz. It forms part of the national net of roads with the number N-443. It is the older of the two bridges crossing to the city of Cadiz, the second being La Pepa bridge to the north. This bridge is also one of the longest bascule bridges in Europe.

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