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The Mayor and the President of the CHS report the recovery of an inscription notes that the arches were completed on 15 August 1740. Ballesta recalled that the environmental recovery works undertaken by the basin organization and project design Murcia River Segura allow return to the backbone and leading role in the life of Murcia.
The Old Bridge or the hazards, one of the most iconic, distinctive and beloved symbols of the city, turns 275 years next week.
This reveals the commemorative inscription found upon the work of documentation commissioned by the Hydrographic Confederation of Segura during the work of dredging the river.
The Mayor, José Ballesta, together with the President of the basin organization, Miguel Angel Rodenas, today presented the size, indicating that the arcs of that bridge was completed on August 15, 1740 and the plaque was placed by order of architect Jaime Bort in the key northern dome arc.
The most surprising discovery was that, although the inscription has been exposed to public view, no one had noticed it until now.
In the legend can be read:
LADY DAY NVESTRA
THE ASVMCION SE PVSO LA
VLTIMA 1740 YEAR STONE
So with that date as symbolic completion of the arches of the bridge marks.
The plaque was placed there by order of the director of the play, at the time, Jaime Bort, who had been hired to finish the bridge, after the death of Toribio Martinez de la Vega.
The inscription in capital letter square signs and abbreviations typical of the era, is taxed on two consecutive blocks of 0.84 and 0.72 m long, respectively, and 0.41 m in height.
Generally good condition but it has shown in some places erosion by dissolution and calcareous concretions affecting some letters, being necessary to conduct a thorough study and evaluation, prior to its restoration.
The old bridge was destroyed in 1701 as a result of the numerous floods which over the years devastated Murcia, forcing them to substitute another more consistent work.
The solution presented by the architect Toribio Martinez de la Vega was to build a structure with two eyes, instead of three, giving it a noticeable rise today remains visible, as clearly appreciate the slopes at the end of the Gran Vía and towards the Camachos square.
The works were auctioned in 1704, but did not begin to run until 1717. The bridge construction is not completed, after several lengthy interruptions and some modifications, until 1742, with the participation of Jaime Bort (1739-1742), baroque architect whose work more important was the facade of the cathedral, Plaza del Marqués de Camacho, the altarpiece of the Church of Mercy or intervention on the facade of the Sanctuary of the Fuensanta, working the central niche with the image of the Virgin flanked by San Patricio and San Fulgencio.
Dredging works undertaken by the CHS have enabled complete an important field work of the archaeologists and deepen the full recovery of water heritage of the city.
Not only it has produced the discovery of this interesting inscription, but has also served to meet the existing dam under the bridge and delve into the historical evolution of Murcia through its water infrastructure.
The heart of Murcia and Murcia
The Mayor, José Ballesta, has referred to the importance of finding produced that goes far beyond the grave itself given the significance for Murcia everything related to Bridge the Dangers, which has said that "no other most emblematic and wake deepest feelings in the men and women of our land site;
in fact, it is the place where is the heart of Murcia and Murcia. "
Also Ballesta recalled that one of the most important commitments in the coming years will be the development of the project design and Murcia Rio, one of the strategic actions plans to carry out the City and will boost the revitalization of the Safe around its passing through the city center, by creating a green lung for the use of all Murcia.
New gardens and green areas, more than 2,000 new trees, children's and family areas, sports courts and entertainment for young people, jetties and canoes equipped with skids, artistic spaces for events and concerts, three new kilometers of bike lanes, bars and panoramic restaurants and a new car park for 1,400 vehicles, are some of the elements included in the project.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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