An icon of Lisbon! With a central span of over 1km and a total length of 2.3 km it is one of the longest suspended bridges in the world.
25 April Bridge provides the road and rail connection between both banks of the river Tagus in Lisbon.
With a central span of over one kilometer and a total length of 2.3 km it is one of the longest suspended bridges in the world.
1962 - on 5th November, the United States Steel International (New York), Inc. begin the construction of the bridge and road accesses
1966 – it was inaugurated on August 6th
1999 - completion of the work widening the road transport deck, the installation of the rail transport deck and the structural reinforcement the railway crossing on the lower deck and the six road lanes were opened in 1999.
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SUSPENDED BRIDGE |
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1.012,88m |
Length of main span |
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2.227,64m |
Distance between anchorages |
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70,00m |
Head room above water level |
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190,50m |
Height of main pylons above water level |
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58,60cm |
Diameter of main cables |
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11.248 |
Number of steel strips on each main cable |
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4,877mm |
Diameter of each steel strip, main cable |
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54.196km |
Total length of steel strip on main cables |
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35,44cm |
Diameter of secondary cables |
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4.104 |
Number of steel strips on each secondary cable |
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4.98mmm |
Diameter of each steel strip; secondary cable |
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20.000km |
Total length of steel strip on secondary cables |
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80m |
Depth of main pier below water level |
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35m |
Depth of main northern pier below water level |
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