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Construction—EMEA—Spain—Bridges The Karabel Bridge in Northern Spain: Pillarless Construction thanks to Hangers The Karabel Bridge is a new bridge in the Basque Region in northern Spain that crosses the Urumea River in the town of Hernani in the Karabel neighborhood. It replaces an old bridge with 4 massive stone pillars that often caused flooding because they narrowed the river bed. The new bridge crosses the river without any pillars so that future high water can flow freely through the area. The new arch bridge has a free span of approximately 51.5m and was planned as a steel concrete composite structure. The bridge frame consists of steel, and the two arches that are inclined towards the outs