The “Pont de Ferro” bridge connects the Mercadal a rea with the “Pla9a de les Cols”, now “Rambla de la Llibertat”. It is also known as the red bridge, due to the characteristic color of the old wooden bridge called “les Palanques Vermelles”, which was often washed away by the floods. The current bridge was built in 1877 by the Eiffel & Cia. from Paris, some years before the famous Parisian tower. They won the tender called by the city council presenting the lowest budget with a final cost of 22,500 pesetas.