Frank Gehry Bridge

Frank Gehry Bridge
Frank Gehry Bridge
Coordinates43°16′3.799″N 2°57′16.430″W / 43.26772194°N 2.95456389°W / 43.26772194; -2.95456389
CarriesMotor vehicles, pedestrians and bicycles
Official nameFrank Gehry Zubia (eu)
Puente Frank Gehry (es)
Characteristics
Total length75 m (246.1 ft)
Width28 m (91.9 ft)
History
DesignerGuillermo Capellán
Héctor Beade
Construction start2014 (2014)
Construction end2015 (2016)
OpenedSeptember 14, 2015 (2015-09-14)
Location

The Frank Gehry Bridge (Basque: Frank Gehry Zubia; Spanish: Puente Frank Gehry) is a bridge in Bilbao that connects Deusto and Zorrotzaurre. Its name is a tribute to Canadian-born American architect Frank Gehry, author of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Gehry, "enamorado del pueblo vasco", apadrina la última gran obra de Bilbao" (in Spanish). El Correo. 2014-10-25. Retrieved 2015-09-12.
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