Triana Bridge
Nineteenth-century iron arch bridge that ended seven centuries of paying to cross the river.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Triana Bridge in Seville follows seven centuries of a river crossing run as a private toll business, from the chain-linked boat bridge of the 1400s through a break in 1551 and a catastrophic flood in 1784 that finally forced the crossing under municipal control. It traces the long road toward the iron bridge that French engineers eventually raised in its place.
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