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Ponte de São João

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Carries
  
railway

Locale
  
Porto, Portugal

Address
  
Porto, Portugal

Location
  
Porto

Inaugurated
  
24 June 1991

Crosses
  
river Douro

Construction end
  
1991

Total length
  
1,140 m

Body of water
  
Douro

Architect
  
Edgar Cardoso

Ponte de São João

Similar
  
Maria Pia Bridge, Douro, Puente do Infante, Freixo Bridge, Arrábida Bridge

The Ponte de São João or St John's Bridge, designed by engineer Edgar Cardoso is a railway bridge in Portugal. It replaced the functionality of the still standing Gustav Eiffel wrought iron Maria Pia Bridge in 1991.

References

Ponte de São João Wikipedia