Crosses Tagus River Maintained by Brisa Address A10, Carregado, Portugal Total length 12,000 m Bridge type Viaduct Construction end 2007 | Official name Ponte da Lezíria Design box girder, viaducts Opened July 2007 Location Carregado Body of water Tagus | |
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Carries Six road lanes of IC 11 - A 10 Locale Carregado, north of Lisbon (right bank)
Municipality of Benavente (left bank) Similar Tagus, Vasco da Gama Bridge, 25 de Abril Bridge, Guadiana International Bridge, Manchac Swamp Bridge | ||
The Lezíria Bridge (Portuguese: Ponte da Lezíria) is a box girder bridge flanked by viaducts and rangeviews that spans the Tagus River and the Sorraia River between Carregado and Benavente, northeast of Lisbon, capital of Portugal. It is the second longest bridge in Europe (including viaducts) and the ninth in the world, with a total length of 12 km. The main bridge spans 972 m over the Tagus River and the Sorraia River. The span lengths are 95 m - 127 m - 133 m - 4 x 130 m - 95 m.
The bridge was constructed in 21 months using the balanced cantilever method and opened to traffic on July 2007.
Description
The bridge carries six road lanes, with a speed limit of 120 km/h (75 mph), the same as motorways.
References
Lezíria Bridge Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA