Balta Bridge

Balta Bridge

Puente Balta
The bridge in 2009
Coordinates12°02′37″S 77°01′23″W / 12.043609°S 77.02315°W / -12.043609; -77.02315
CrossesRímac river
BeginsJirón Amazonas
EndsAvenida 9 de Octubre
Named forJosé Balta
History
ArchitectFelipe Arancibia
Construction start1869
Construction end1919
Construction costS/. 300,000
Location

Balta Bridge (Spanish: Puente Balta), also known as the Iron Bridge (Spanish: Puente de Fierro) is an iron bridge, the first of its kind in the city of Lima, that crosses the Rímac river, connecting the Jirón Amazonas to the south and the Avenida 9 de Octubre to the north.