Arrábida Bridge
Arrábida Bridge Ponte de Arrábida | |
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A view of the bridge as seen of the southern margin of Vila Nova de Gaia near the mouth of the Douro River | |
| Coordinates | 41°08′51″N 8°38′25″W / 41.147558°N 8.640343°W |
| Carries | General traffic; pedestrian transit |
| Crosses | Rio Douro |
| Locale | Porto, between the City of Porto proper and Vila Nova de Gaia |
| Official name | Ponte da Arrábida |
| Other name(s) | Arrábida Highway Bridge |
| Named for | Arrábida escarpment |
| Heritage status | National Monument Monumento Nacional, Decree 13/2013, Diário da República, Série 1, 119 (24 junho 2013) |
| SIPA Identification | IPA.00005507/PT011312070105 |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Arch bridge |
| Material | Reinforced concrete |
| Trough construction | Asphalt |
| Pier construction | Iron |
| Total length | 493.2 metres (1,618 ft) |
| Width | 26.5 metres (87 ft) |
| Height | 70 metres (230 ft) |
| Longest span | 270 metres (890 ft) |
| No. of lanes | 6 vehicular; 2 pedestrian |
| History | |
| Designer | Edgar António Mesquita Cardoso |
| Construction start | May 1957 |
| Construction end | June 1963 |
| Construction cost | 126 million escudos |
| Opened | 22 June 1963 |
| Inaugurated | 22 June 1963 |
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The Arrábida Bridge is an arch bridge of reinforced concrete which carries six lanes of traffic over the Douro River, between Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia, in the Norte region of Portugal.