Centenario Bridge

The Centenario Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge in Seville, Spain. It crosses over the left branch of Guadalquivir.

History and description

Programmed as part of the infrastructures for the Expo '92, building works took place from 1989 to 1991. Part of the ring-road, it displays a total length of, with a main span of and a maximum height of. It crosses the river near the Batán harbour of the Port of Seville. The 5 spans are as follows: m. The bridge has 88 strap cables.
The bridge opened on 15 November 1991. Only featuring 2 lanes of motor vehicles on each side, it soon became a bottleneck.
In July 2018, the Ministry of [Public Works (Spain)|Ministry of Public Works] presented a project to expand the bridge to 6 lanes. On September 1, 2020, the government opened the bidding for the replacement of the cables, which were at the end of their service life, and the expansion to 6 lanes. It is expected that after several years of delay, the works will be completed in 2025.