Puente de Bizkaia Monument · Getxo, Bilbo Handia / Gran Bilbao, Bizkaia Image of Getxo, not of the place itself. Transporter bridge opened on 28 July 1893, the oldest of its kind still standing in the world, linking Getxo with Portugalete over the Bilbao estuary. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2006. 28 de julio de 1893 (inauguración); 2006 (Patrimonio Mundial UNESCO) Photo: Jessica Dominguez (CC BY-SA 4.0) What to see and do in Getxo