Rio–Antirrio Bridge
Rio–Antirrio Bridge Γέφυρα Ρίου–Αντιρρίου | |
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The bridge on a windy day | |
| Coordinates | 38°19′17″N 21°46′22″E / 38.32139°N 21.77278°E |
| Carries | A5 motorway, (E55/E65) 4 lanes, (2 lanes each way) |
| Crosses | Gulf of Corinth |
| Locale | |
| Official name | Charilaos Trikoupis Bridge |
| Owner | Government of Greece |
| Maintained by | Gefyra SA |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cable-stayed bridge by Berdj Mikaelian |
| Total length | 2,880 meters (9,450 ft) |
| Width | 27.2 meters (89 ft) |
| Longest span | 560 meters (1,840 ft) |
| History | |
| Constructed by | Vinci SA-led consortium |
| Fabrication by | Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company |
| Opened | 12 August 2004 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | Expected: 11,000 vehicles/day |
| Toll | Cars: €14.70 Motorcycles: €2.00 Coaches: €32.00–69.00 Lorries: €21.00–43.00 |
| Location | |
The Rio–Antirrio Bridge (Greek: Γέφυρα Ρίου–Αντιρρίου), officially the Charilaos Trikoupis Bridge, is one of the world's longest multi-span cable-stayed bridges and longest of the fully suspended type. It crosses the Rion Strait between the Gulf of Corinth and Gulf of Patras, linking the town of Rio on the Peloponnese peninsula to Antirrio on mainland Greece by road. It opened one day before the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics, on 12 August 2004, and was used to transport the Olympic flame.