Ronda's New Bridge

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Spain Picture by Zuz
Travel story: Ronda's New Bridge

The New Bridge is, together with the bullring of the Royal Cavalry Order of Ronda, symbol and soul of the city.

There were two great ideas in order to built this bridge. The first of them was thought in 1735, being king Philip V, consisting of a 35 metres diameter arch, and whose works finished only 8 months later. Unfortunately, this bridge did not work, because it collapsed, bringing to death more or less to 50 people.

Few years later the building of a new bridge was... More