Thursday, February 12, 2009

Viaducto de Segovia


As we were walking back to our hostel, we climbed to the top of the Viaducto de Segovia, a huge bridge towering 23 meters which extends Calle Bailen in Madrid.

As you can see from this picture, the bridge is pretty high up, which might explain why so many have taken advantage of the bridge to commit suicide by leaping to their death. Because there have been several incidents of this nature, the government installed a series of panels of clear plexiglass, making it impossible for anyone to climb over the railing.

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