Los primeros botes que se dedicaron a cruzar a personas de una margen a otra de la ría de Bilbao a remo, datan de 1757, con capacidad para 7 personas.
En 1893 se inaugura el Puente Colgante, hoy Puente Bizkaia, fue el primer puente transbordador construido en el mundo de estructura metálica, facilitó las comunicaciones entre las dos poblaciones balnearias veraniegas sin interrumpir la navegación de uno de los puertos fluviales con más activo tráfico naval de Europa. Destruido en la guerra Civil en 1937, quedando inhabilitado hasta 1941.
El 13 de julio de 2006, el Comité Mundial de la UNESCO decidió declarar al Puente Bizkaia PATRIMONIO DE LA HUMANIDAD siendo el primer monumento en Euskadi en recibir este reconocimiento.
CONDICIONES PARA LOGEAR:
Este virtual es un homenaje a lo que los Bizkainos llevan haciendo tantos años, cruzar la ria, así que estas son las condiciones para logearlo
Debes subir una foto con tu log donde aparezca tu alias y la fecha de la visita desde el centro de la ria en la zona de las coordenadas, sea desde el bote, desde la barquilla del puente, la pasarela, en barco, a remo o cualquier otro medio. Puede estar enfocada hacia la desembocadura de la ria como hacia Bilbao
No serán validas las fotos desde los márgenes, por lo que el log será eliminado.
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ENGLISH TRANSLATION
The first boats dedicated to take people from one side to the other in Bilbao river were moved by row, dating from 1757, with capacity for 7 people.
In 1893 the "Puente Colgante", today Bizkaia Bridge, was the first transporter bridge built in the world as a metallic structure and improved a lot the communication between the two coastal recreational locations, without stopping the navigation to one of the most active river ports in Europa. Destroyed during Spanish War in 1937, it was re-built in 1941.
On 13th July 2006, UNESCO's World Committee decided to declare the bridge World Heritage site, being the first monument in the Basque Country to the been recognised like that.
LOGGING REQUIREMENTS.
This virtual cache is a tribute to something that people from Bizkaia have been doing for so many years, that is, crossing the river, so conditions to log this cache are as follows.
You need to upload a picture with you log where it is appearing your nickname and the visit date, made from the center of the river near the indicated coordinates. You can achieve that from the boat that crosses the river (just go directly to the small green boat and pay there the small fee), from the transporter bridge (take ticket at the site), from the upper corridor of the bridge (great views), by your own boat, by paddling, or as you like ;), You can shoot towards the sea or towards Bilbao, as you like more.
Pictures taken from the sides of the river will not be valid and the log will be deleted without further notice.
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Virtual Rewards 2.0 - 2019/2020
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