Rfo Huerva (Zaragoza, Spain) False Tunnel Cover Being Dismantled
Rfo Huerva (Zaragoza, Spain) False Tunnel Cover Being Dismantled
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280 m of cover of the river Huerva in Zaragoza, Spain, are being dismantled to be replaced by new beams and slab. The original work has been in service for 80 years and the always seeking nice works council according to its profligacious customs of these days has decided its substitution more on age than anything, for no actual distress signal has there been. Hope the new work is able to stand as much (many would bet not). The walls are retained to sustain the new cover. Even more length of false tunnel for the river remains downstream (might be some years more younger).
The works are framed in the construction of a 27 km long surface tramway, other quite discussed political push of the council, since tramways were discarded about the seventies or so.
Also ... there's talk of deviating the river itself through a pipe ... that would place the interesting question of the new trace of the tubed river ... and would create an around 1 km long void under maybe the most important artery through the center of the town. Real state, mall? Refuge (quite weak a roof)? Parking?
This kind of deviation was made in Valencia and I remember at least a museum was placed in the vacated bed of the river. But normally a significant length of river allows for more than a museum.
Nor deviating rivers is a recent practice. I think it was Nimrod, a king of the antiquity, but might be other, who made him be buried under the banks of a river that was to the purpose deviated. Then, the waters were allowed to return to their bed. More romantical times. Yet surely there were by then richistus (those that had works contract with the council) that were happy with the idea. Like now.
280 m of cover of the river Huerva in Zaragoza, Spain, are being dismantled to be replaced by new beams and slab. The original work has been in service for 80 years and the always seeking nice works council according to its profligacious customs of these days has decided its substitution more on age than anything, for no actual distress signal has there been. Hope the new work is able to stand as much (many would bet not). The walls are retained to sustain the new cover. Even more length of false tunnel for the river remains downstream (might be some years more younger).
The works are framed in the construction of a 27 km long surface tramway, other quite discussed political push of the council, since tramways were discarded about the seventies or so.
Also ... there's talk of deviating the river itself through a pipe ... that would place the interesting question of the new trace of the tubed river ... and would create an around 1 km long void under maybe the most important artery through the center of the town. Real state, mall? Refuge (quite weak a roof)? Parking?
This kind of deviation was made in Valencia and I remember at least a museum was placed in the vacated bed of the river. But normally a significant length of river allows for more than a museum.
Nor deviating rivers is a recent practice. I think it was Nimrod, a king of the antiquity, but might be other, who made him be buried under the banks of a river that was to the purpose deviated. Then, the waters were allowed to return to their bed. More romantical times. Yet surely there were by then richistus (those that had works contract with the council) that were happy with the idea. Like now.





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Besides, the only river I really worry about in Spain is Rioja.
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Yet you are wrong with the old bridge ... it is truly as old, certainly, but had to be partly rebuilt (lost spans) several times, I think both of natural and war causes. Will see if I can find some history about and post.
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Will try to scan that part of the book and post.
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Nice read. It didn't say it wasn't any older, just that first recorded mention of it is in 827.
When did the name of the city change from Caesaraugustus to Zaragoza?
I have seen old Roman maps in other places where it is shown as Caesaraugustus as well.
It was the first city I ever visited in Spain (if you don't count landing in Madrid and getting on the Talgo there.) But that was going on 30 years ago, by now.
The year I visited there first was the year that the National Guard (Guarda Civil??) Officer shot up the national assembly with his pistol. That was all the talk then.
rmw
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I think you have the year just about right.
rmw
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