Puente de Segovia
The Bridge of Segovia is a bridge located in Madrid, Spain, crossing the Manzanares river. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1996. Designed by Juan de Herrera under commission of King Philip II of Spain, it was built from 1582 to 1584 with a total of nine spans.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Zaqarbal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Zaqarbal, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: bridge over river Manzanares in Madrid
- Also known as: “Bridge of Segovia” and “Puente de Segovia, Madrid”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Palacio Real de Madrid and Mercado de Tirso de Molina.
Palacio Real de Madrid
Museum
Photo: Fernando, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Royal Palace of Madrid is the official residence of the Spanish royal family and is used primarily for state ceremonies. With over 135,000 m2 and 3,418 rooms, the Royal Palace of Madrid is the largest royal palace in Europe and one of the largest in the world. Palacio Real de Madrid is situated 1 km east of Puente de Segovia.
Mercado de Tirso de Molina
Marketplace
Photo: Tamorlan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mercado de Tirso de Molina is a marketplace, which is situated 300 metres southwest of Puente de Segovia.
Chapel of the Virgen del Puerto
Church
Photo: Barcex, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Chapel of the Virgen del Puerto is a chapel located in Madrid, Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1946. Chapel of the Virgen del Puerto is situated 220 metres northeast of Puente de Segovia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Palacio and La Latina-Austrias.
Palacio
Quarter
Photo: FDV, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Palacio is an administrative ward of Madrid, Spain, belonging to the district of Centro. It contains the historic neighborhoods of La Latina and El Madrid de los Austrias.
La Latina-Austrias
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
La Latina and Austrias are neighbourhoods in central Madrid. They can be labelled as the old town of the Spanish capital.
Imperial
Quarter
Photo: Dmitry Dzhus, CC BY 2.0.
Imperial is an administrative neighborhood of Madrid belonging to the district of Arganzuela. It is 0.967500 km2 in size.
Puente de Segovia
- Categories: road bridge, footbridge, arch bridge, bridge, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Latina, Madrid, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
40.414° or 40° 24′ 50″ northLongitude
-3.72285° or 3° 43′ 22″ westElevation
584 metres (1,916 feet)Named after
Bridge of SegoviaOpen location code
8CGRC77G+JVOpenStreetMap ID
way 380275213OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesGeoNames ID
8660583Wikidata ID
Q2838423
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Puente de Segovia” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Segoviako zubia”
- Chinese: “塞哥维亚桥”
- Czech: “Puente de Segovia”
- Dutch: “Bridge of Segovia”
- Esperanto: “Ponto Segovio”
- Galician: “Ponte de Segovia”
- Italian: “Ponte di Segovia”
- Panjabi: “ਸੇਗੋਵੀਆ ਪੁੱਲ”
- Polish: “most Segovia”
- Polish: “Puente de Segovia”
- Slovenian: “Most Segovia, Madrid”
- Slovenian: “Most Segovia”
- Spanish: “Puente de Segovia (Madrid)”
- Spanish: “Puente de Segovia”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Puente de Segovia”. Photo: Zaqarbal, CC BY-SA 3.0.