Puente de los Franceses (Madrid)

The Puente de los Franceses (Bridge of the Frenchmen) railway viaduct is located in Madrid, Spain. Comprising five semi-circular brick skew arches, it was built in the second half of the 19th century to carry the railway line from the north (Madrid - Venta de Baños - Irun) across the River Manzanares.

Puente de los Franceses
South side of the bridge
Coordinates	40°26′01″N 3°44′09″W
Carries	Commuter rail
Crosses	Manzanares
Locale	Madrid, Spain
Next upstream	Puente de San Fernando
Next downstream	Puente de la Reina Victoria (Madrid)
Characteristics
Design	Arch bridge
Material	Brick and granite
No. of spans	5
History
Constructed by	Compañía de los Caminos de Hierro del Norte de España
Built	1860-1862
Location

Puente de los Franceses, across the River Manzanares.

Construction of Puente de los Franceses, 1859.

Toponymy

The bridge is named after the nationality of the engineers who devised the project, who were of French origin. The bridge is also known as the French Bridge.

History

The bridge was built between 1860 and 1862, along with other construction work on the railway line to the north, which began in 1856, by the Compañía de los Caminos de Hierro del Norte de España.