Spatial Limits for Bridges and Suspended Infrastructures
Verified from official sourcesReal Decreto 517/2024, art. 39Version 1Effective -Verified 23 August 2026
In plain language
If the infrastructure is a bridge or has suspended parts, the restricted zone extends 10 meters downwards from the underside of the bridge deck, and 10 meters horizontally/vertically around any pillars, arches, or supports.
Requirement as structured
For bridges or suspended infrastructures, the geographical zone extends 10 meters downwards from the base of the structure, and 10 meters from any of its pillars, arches, or supports.
Original regulatory text
c) En el caso de que las infraestructuras o instalaciones... consistan en puentes o tengan partes o tramos colgantes... las distancias horizontales... se extenderán hasta 10 metros en dirección al suelo por debajo de la base de la infraestructura... y más abajo de esta distancia, hasta 10 metros de cualquiera de sus pilares, arcos o soportes.
Applies when
- country
- Spain
- regulatory category
- General