Puente Eiffel
The Eiffel Bridge originally allowed passage over the Genil River by train, and later by road traffic, until its final closure in 2006. It was designed by the school of the Frenchman, Gustave Eiffel (architect of the Eiffel Tower), and is considered the last vestige of the Industrial Revolution in the Vega of Granada.
The bridge was built in 1897 by order of Don Julio Quesada-Cañaveral, Eighth Duke of San Pedro de Galatino, to connect the Íllora station by train with two important factories the nobleman owned in Láchar, thus becoming the second railway in the province of Granada. The Duke owned the lands that occupy almost the entire municipality.
The area around Láchar and several sugar refineries in the Vega region saw a decline in cultivation, the railway disappeared, and the bridge was used decades later by cars as a means of communication between Láchar, Daimuz Bajo, Valderrubio, Fuente Vaqueros, and Escóznar. It was not until 2006 that it became unusable after a vehicle accident caused a small part of the support structure to break, leading to the subsequent collapse of the entire structure. Currently, there is another bridge of better proportions built next to the old one. It is currently in a state of disrepair, with no remodelling or adaptation work having been carried out to allow its use as a platform for pedestrians and cyclists. This sometimes causes the bridge to act as a dam or barrier during river floods.