Fuente Dé cable car

Fuente Dé cable car (in Spanish teleférico de Fuente Dé) is an aerial lift line of Cantabria (Spain).

History
The idea of connecting a high-mountain area in the heart of Picos de Europa with Fuente Dé was firstly developed by José Antonio Odriozola, former president of the Federación Española de Montañismo (Spanish Mountaineering Federation'' ), whose family was from comarca of Liébana. The line was designed by engineer José Calavera Ruiz and architect Ángel Hernández Morales. Its construction started in November 1962 and the opening ceremony was held on August 21, 1966.

Features
The line covers a 753 m vertical drop. Its bottom station is located at 1090 m and the upper one at 1850 m. Cabins transport capacity is of 20 people and the trip, which does not have intermediate stops, lasts 3'40". The line has a single span and two independent sections with one cabin each, that can be operated separately. Cables length is 1450 m and the speed of cabins is usually 10 m/s Fuente Dé ropeway is the longest single-span aerial lift of Europe.