Puente de la Barqueta

The Puente de la Barqueta (literally "bridge of the barges", in reference to the formerly present "Barqueta Gate"), officially named Puente Mapfre, is a bridge in the city of Seville (Andalusia, Spain), which spans the Alfonso XIII channel of the Guadalquivir river. It constituted one of the main means of access to the Isla de la Cartuja ("Cartuja island").^[1]

Puente de la Barqueta
The Puente de la Barqueta, viewed from the left side of the Guadalquivir river
Coordinates	37°24′16″N 5°59′50″W
Carries	Motor vehicles, pedestrians, and bicycles
Crosses	Guadalquivir river
Locale	Seville (Andalusia–Spain)
Official name	Puente Mapfre
Preceded by	Puente del Alamillo
Followed by	Pasarela de la Cartuja
Characteristics
Total length	214 m.
Width	21,4 m.
History
Designer	Juan J. Arenas & Marcos J. Pantalerón
Construction start	1989
Construction end	1992
Location

It was built between 1989 and 1992, on the occasion of the Universal Exposition Expo'92, and conceived as the main gate for this.