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bridge in [[Lima]], [[Peru]] in [[South America]]. It was built in 1608 by the [[architect]] [[Juan del Corral]] to link Lima with [[Rímac]]. It was the only link between the two banks of the Rimac River until President [[José Balta]]'s contructive programme starting in 1868.
The '''Bridge of ''Eggs''' known as ''El Puente de Piedra'' (Bridge of Stone) is a
bridge in [[Lima]], [[Peru]] in [[South America]]. It was built in 1608 by the [[architect]] [[Juan del Corral]] to link Lima with [[Rímac]]. It was the only link between the two banks of the Rimac River until President [[José Balta]]'s contructive programme starting in 1868.


==Construction==
==Construction==

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'Puente de Piedra the (Bridge of Stone) in Spanish but known as the Bridge of Eggs is a bridge in Lima, Peru in South America. It was built in 1608 by the architect Juan del Corral to link Lima with Rímac. It was the only link between the two banks of the Rimac River until President José Balta's contructive programme starting in 1868.

Construction

The Bridge gets it s name from the stone masonry mortar which was believed to have been mixed with the whites of 10,000 sea birds' eggs used in the construction. Arches and buttresses also support the bridge construction.