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Arrábida Bridge

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Opened
  
1963

Construction started
  
1957

Engineer
  
Edgar Cardoso

Height
  
70 m

Total length
  
493 m

Architect
  
Edgar Cardoso

Arrábida Bridge

Address
  
Via de Cintura Interna, Porto, Portugal

Similar
  
Douro, Dom Luís I Bridge, Maria Pia Bridge, Freixo Bridge, Ponte de São João

Arr bida bridge construction 1958


The Arrábida Bridge is an arch bridge over the Douro River that connects Porto to Vila Nova de Gaia, in Portugal. It is the most downstream bridge across the Douro River, just a few kilometers from the Atlantic Ocean. It carries 6 lanes of European route E01.

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At the time of its completion in 1963, the bridge's main span of 270m was the largest of any concrete-arch bridge in the world. The total length of the deck is 493.2m, having a width of 26.5m. The arch has a rise of 52m, and the maximum clearance above river level is 70m above. The cost of construction was 126 million escudos. The engineer responsible for its project and construction was Edgar Cardoso.

Airborne day 4 arr bida bridge


References

Arrábida Bridge Wikipedia