Bridge of Hierro sobre el Segura Monument · Archena, Valle de Ricote, Murcia Image of Archena, not of the place itself. A metal bridge in Archena whose construction, begun in 1933, was interrupted by the Civil War and which was finally opened on 19 November 1942, replacing a ferry boat that was constantly damaged by the river's floods. Photo: Juan José Abenza Moreno (CC BY-SA 3.0) What to see and do in Archena