8 4 7 . ▁Once ▁finished , ▁it ▁became ▁the ▁third ▁bridge ▁that ▁crossed ▁the ▁river ▁and ▁also ▁became ▁the ▁main ▁connection ▁between ▁Bil ba o ▁and ▁the ▁el iz ate ▁of ▁Ab ando . ▁It ▁had ▁an ▁iron ▁structure ▁( it ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁known ▁Spanish ▁bridge ▁made ▁by ▁casting ) ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁move able ▁bridge . ▁The ▁bridge ▁was ▁named ▁Isabel la ▁II . ▁The ▁Queen ▁Isabel la ▁II ▁herself ▁wanted ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁bridge ▁during ▁her ▁visit ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 5 , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁Prince ▁of ▁Ast ur ias ▁( which ▁later ▁would ▁become ▁the ▁King ▁Alfonso ▁XII ) ▁joined ▁her . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁the ▁internal ▁structure ▁of ▁the ▁bridge , ▁which ▁allowed ▁it ▁to ▁open ▁and ▁close ▁( move able ▁bridge ) ▁stopped ▁working . ▁Until ▁ 1 8 7 0 , ▁a ▁to ll ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁paid ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁cross ▁the ▁bridge . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁following ▁years , ▁several ▁flo ods ▁and ▁other ▁causes ▁dam aged ▁sever ely ▁the ▁bridge . ▁Three ▁of ▁its ▁original ▁arch es ▁were ▁replaced ▁with ▁sections ▁of ▁wood . ▁The ▁bridge ▁suffered ▁more ▁damage ▁on ▁the ▁Car list ▁Wars , ▁when ▁a ▁bomb ard ment ▁fell ▁over ▁the ▁city ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 8 7 4 . ▁Finally , ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 1 ▁and ▁April ▁ 1 2 ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁the ▁bridge ▁was ▁partially ▁destroyed ▁in ▁a ▁flo od . ▁