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Pedro de Valdivia Bridge
Pedro de Valdivia Bridge is an arch bridge spanning Valdivia River, that separates downtown Valdivia from Isla Teja island a residential area.
Together with Rio Cruces Bridge (built in 1987) it allows connection from Valdivia to the coastal town Niebla.
Pedro de Valdivia Bridge is named in honour of the founder of Valdivia the Spanish conquistador Pedro de Valdivia. It was opened in 1954 and survived the Great Chilean Earthquake, the greatest earthquake ever recorded, while nearby buildings collapsed. After the earthquake it survived the effects of the Rinihuazo, a flooding caused by the earthquake.
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