▁controvers y ▁that ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁bridge ▁could ▁affect ▁the ▁newly ▁built ▁. ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁started ▁on ▁ 7 ▁June ▁ 1 9 2 6 . ▁It ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁Const ru cciones ▁H id rá ul icas ▁y ▁Civil es ▁SA ▁at ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁ 6 3 8 , 4 3 8 ▁pes et as . ▁The ▁ 1 0 ▁street light s ▁installed ▁on ▁it ▁were ▁bought ▁from ▁Se ville ▁at ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁ 3 , 7 5 0 ▁pes et as . ▁During ▁construction , ▁worker ▁Ben ito ▁Martín ▁González ▁died ▁when ▁he ▁fell ▁from ▁the ▁arch es ▁to ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁rav ine ; ▁there ▁were ▁also ▁other ▁acc idents ▁during ▁construction . ▁ ▁The ▁official ▁opening ▁was ▁at ▁ 5 pm ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁October ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁visit ▁of ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Miguel ▁Pr imo ▁de ▁River a ▁to ▁T ener ife . ▁When ▁it ▁opened , ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁third ▁bridge ▁to ▁cross ▁the ▁Santos ▁rav ine . ▁Its ▁construction ▁enabled ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁neighbourhood s . ▁ ▁Str ucture ▁ ▁The ▁bridge ▁is ▁ ▁long ▁and ▁ ▁tall . ▁While ▁it ▁originally ▁had ▁ ▁tall ▁rail ings , ▁these ▁were ▁replaced ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁with ▁ ▁rail ings ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁a ▁par ap et ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁suic ides ▁from ▁the ▁bridge . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁renov ated ▁in ▁ 2 0 1