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LocationSpain
Aragon
Candasnos
A2 (E90), Barcelona-Saragosa motorway (between J3&4)
Distance (S) from Greenwich
WGS84 lat/long41.511400, -0.001300
TypeArch | Sculpture
Marking dateUnknown
AccessUnrestricted
Greenwich Meridian Marker; Spain; Aragon; Candasnos
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Currently viewing images from 28 Aug 2011
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28 Aug 2011
13 Jun 2004

Additional picture credits
Muro de Aguas (13 Jun 2004) & Meiga72 (28 Aug 2011).

Of all the Meridian markings, this has to be the grandest of all. Signs warning of its presence are located on either side at distances of 500 and 1,500 metres. By contrast, the UK authorities declined to allow the Meridian to be marked on any motorway in Britain on health and safety grounds.

Image: view from below (18 Aug 2006)
Image: view from side (30 Jul 2008)
Image: advance warning sign at 1,500 m (30 Jul 2008)