Declared asset of local interest

Declared asset of local interest "el Puente de los Ingleses"

It is the first asset of local interest in El Astillero.

05.04.13 – 17:53 -

EFE | El Astillero

 

The Government of Cantabria has declared the Orconer’as Loading Bridge in El Astillero asset of local interest in the monument category; it is the first award of this kind which our council receives.

Cortina has stated that it is “great” news and, although the neighbours already knew the “value” and “importance” of this structure, this brings a “seal of quality”, apart from guaranteeing its protection and helping it to be known throughout Cantabria and outside our autonomous community as well.

He has emphasized the Orconera’s Bridge is part of the history of El Astillero, “always” linked to the sea, ship building and mining development, as reported by the town council in a press release.

The mayor has explained that the also known as Orconera’s Bridge is a structure which symbolizes the times of mining development in the Bay of Santander and Peña Cabarga Range.

 

It was inaugurated in 1894, it was remodelled in 1902 and it was restored in 1994 because of the Cantabrian dual carriageway works.

The mining businessman José Mac Leman was responsible for its construction, one of the best well-preserved of its kind in the North of Spain and it owes its name to being used, since its construction at the end of the 19^th century, to transport iron ore in ships with Great Britain as its main destination.

Resolución de la Consejería de Educación, Cultura y Deporte.
Boletín Oficial de Cantabria núm. 50, 13 de Marzo de 2013