Vasco da Gama Bridge
bridge in Portugal
The Vasco da Gama Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge across the Tagus River in Parque das Nações in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal.
Vasco da Gama Bridge | |
|---|---|
 Aerial view of the bridge | |
| Coordinates | 38°45′43″N 9°02′35″W / 38.762°N 9.043°W |
| Carries | Six road lanes of IP 1 A 12 |
| Crosses | Tagus River |
| Locale | Sacavém, north of Lisbon (right/north bank) Alcochete and Montijo (left/south bank) |
| Official name | Ponte Vasco da Gama |
| Owner | Portuguese Republic |
| Maintained by | Lusoponte (1994–2030)[1][2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | cable-stayed, viaducts |
| Total length | 12.345 kilometres (7.671 mi)[3][4] |
| Width | 30 metres (98 ft) |
| Height | 148 metres (486 ft)[5] (pylon) |
| Longest span | 420 m (1,378 ft) |
| History | |
| Designer | Armando Rito |
| Construction start | February 1995[4] |
| Construction end | March 1998[4] |
| Opened | 29 March 1998 |
| Statistics | |
| Toll | Northbound: €2.85–€12.20 Southbound: toll free |
| Location | |
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References
change- ↑ "Vasco da Gama Bridge – Funding". Lusoponte. Archived from the original on 11 February 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- ↑ "Infraestruturas Rodoviárias > Rede Rodoviária > Concessões" [Road infrastructures > Road network > Concessions] (in Portuguese). Instituto da Mobilidade e dos Transportes. Archived from the original on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- ↑ "Vasco da Gama Bridge – Construction Statistics". Lusoponte. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Vasco da Gama Bridge at Structurae
- ↑ "Main features". Lusoponte. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
