Prior to the construction of the bridge, these dangerous convoys had to pass periodically through the city of Murcia in order to cross the river by the only existing bridge over the Segura in the vicinity: El Puente de los Peligros.
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Built between 1870 and 1877 in the vicinity of Javalí Viejo and Alcantarilla, in the Región de Murcia (Spain), the bridge was designed by the civil engineers Manuel Pardo Sánchez-Salvador (for the stone structure) and José Caunedo Sánchez (for the metallic structure).
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Until the construction of the bridge, the inhabitants of Murcia complained repeatedly about the risk that those black powder transports meant for the city.
Tito Puente | Puente Alto | La Puente, California | La Puente | West Puente Valley | Puente Piedra | Puente de Piedra | Isaac Puente battalion | The Segura River, at its passage by Murcia city. In the background Murcia's oldest bridge (Puente de los Peligros | Stone bridge (''Puente de piedra'') across the Rímac River | Rafael Puente | Puente Zuazo | Puente de los Peligros | Puente de la Mujer | Puente del Alamillo | Puente Colgante | Omar Puente | El Puente Municipality, Santa Cruz | El Puente del Arzobispo | El Puente Academy for Peace and Justice |