It was designed by French architect Gustavo Steinacher and Fernando Bernadet who were inspired in the Parisian Caroussel bridge.
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In 1174, Almohad Caliph Abu Yaqub Yusuf ordered the construction of a bridge over the Guadalquivir River which consisted of a series boats tied to each other over which large wooden boards were arranged. Several projects were drawn to replace it but nothing was done until 1852, when the Isabel II, or Triana bridge, was built. It was the first engineering work in iron carried out in Seville and one of the first in Spain. It was designed by French architect Gustavo Steinacher and Fernando Bernadet who were inspired by the Parisian Caroussel bridge. The construction of the Triana bridge was part of a series of measures which were aimed at modernising the city under Isabel II's reign. These included the laying of railway lines in 1859. Although the railway system revolutionised transport, it gave rise to a serious urban problem: railway lines strangled the city preventing good communication between the centre and the periphery. This problem was finally solved with the works undertaken in 1992, which included the construction of the new Santa Justa station. |