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The 25 de Abril Bridge (translation: 25th of April Bridge, in Portuguese: Ponte 25 de Abril, pron. IPA: } is a suspension bridge connecting the city of Lisbon, capital of Portugal, to the left bank of the Tagus river (municipality of Almada). It was inaugurated on August 6, 1966 and enlarged in 1999. It is often compared to the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, USA, due to their similarities and same construction company. With a total length of 2,277 m, it is the 17th largest suspension bridge in the world. The upper platform carries six car lanes, the lower platform two train tracks.
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25 of April Bridge
Made by pedro vidigal
The 25 de Abril Bridge (translation: 25th of April Bridge, in Portuguese: Ponte 25 de Abril, is a suspension bridge connecting the city of Lisbon, capital of Portugal, to the left bank of the Tagus river (municipality of Almada). It was inaugurated on August 6, 1966 and enlarged in 1999. It is often compared to the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, USA, due to their similarities and same construction company. With a total length of 2,277 m, it is the 17th largest suspension bridge in the world. The upper platform carries six car lanes, the lower platform two train tracks. The 25 de Abril Bridge is often compared to the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, USA and not just because it was built by the same company. The American Society of Civil Engineers says that Like its sister bridge, the Golden Gate in San Francisco, the Tagus River Bridge is located in an area with a long history of earthquakes and seismic data had to be taken into account in its construction. Soon after the Carnation Revolution in 1974, the bridge was renamed the 25 de Abril Bridge, the day the revolution had occurred. A symbol of those times was captured on film, with populars removing the big Salazar brass sign from one of the main pillars of the bridge and painting a provisional 25 de Abril in its place. NUMBERS In 2006, a daily average of 150,000 cars cross the bridge, including 7,000 on the peak hour. Train traffic is also intensive, with a daily average of 157 trains. In all, around 380,000 people cross the bridge daily (190,000 if considering return trips). Other numbers: * 1012,88 m - length of main span * 2277,64 m - length of truss * 70 m - height from water to upper-platform * 190,47 m - height of main towers (second tallest structure in Portugal) * 58,6 cm - diameter of each of the two sets of main cables * 11,248 - number of steel wire strand cables, each 4,87 mm in diameter, in each set of main cables * 54,196 km - length of steel wire strand cables making up the two sets of main cables * 79,3 m - depth (below water-level) of the foundation of the south pillar * 30 km - length of access roads * 32 - viaducts in the access roads from wikipedia
From a secluded and scary place
Made by pedro vidigal
I used the built in flash to light the foreground in this long exposure. My first attempt with this kind of thing. From a secluded and scary place I saw the 25 of April bridge in a different way thousands of people see daily. This was the discription that my friend Luís made of the place where this picture was taken __________________________________________________________________ Usei o flash integrado da câmara para iluminar o foreground da foto nesta longa exposição. De um local recôndito, isolado e assustador consegui uma visão da ponte 25 de Abril diferente da que milhares de pessoas têm diariamente. Esta foi a descrição que o meu amigo Luís fez do local onde foi feita esta fotografia.
Project 365 - Day 100 - Bad weather
Made by tiguh
%%%pt: O dia hoje esteve mau demais para celebrar o dia 100. Ficará para dias melhores :) Aqui uma foto da Ponte 25 de Abril. %%%en: Today the weather was too bad to celebrate the day 100. I'm postponing it to a better day. Here a photo of the 25th of April bridge. %%%fr: Aujourd'hui le temps était trop mauvais pour célébrer le jour 100. Donc je vais ajourner l'occasion pour un jour plus sympa. Ici, une photo du pont 25 d'avril.
Transtejo
Made by Gerard Girbes
Transtejo es la compañía que se encarga, a diferentes niveles, del transporte de personas y mercancias en la desembocadura del Tajo. Es frecuente ver pasar todo tipo de embarcaciones en ambas direcciones del curso fluvial. Gerard Girbes Berges (2007)
Ponte 25 de Abril sobre o Tejo
Made by Brian Aslak
View from the top of the Padrão dos Descobrimentos in Lisboa en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponte_25_de_Abril
Train view in the 25 de Abril Bridge - Lisbon - Portugal
The 25 de Abril Bridge (translation: 25th of April Bridge, in Portuguese: Ponte 25 de Abril, pron. IPA: is a suspension bridge connecting
Ponte 25 de Abril (Lisboa)
crossing the bridge by train...Ponte 25 de Abril
Lisbon Afternoon Mood with View to the Bridge
Lisbon afternoon mood with view to the bridge "Ponte 25 de Abril" seen from the hills of Santo Amaro. More moods on: www.artspacehotel.
Sunrise by the Docas in Lisbon
to marvel at the Ponte 25 de Abril, a magnificent bridge built by the same folks who gave San Francisco the Golden Gate Bridge. You also get to
Under Vasco da Gamma Bridge, Lisboa
Under "25 de Abril"'s brigde, Lisboa, Mai 2006...warship lisboa bridge europe water
Ponte 25 de Abril
De uit 1966 daterende brug die Lissabon verbindt met de Outra Banda, de zuidoever van de Taag, is later Ponte 25 de Abril genoemd ter ere van de
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Lisbon Ponte 25 de Abril from Cristo Rei statue
25 de Abril in Lisbon, Portugal. Taken from Cristo Rei statue....lisbon lisboa lissabon lisbonne bridge "Ponte 25 Abril" fabrietsche de Ponte Abril
LISBON CAPARICA restaurante Borda D'agua
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LISBON PANORAMA 180º by artspacehotel
. SEEN FROM ALMADA.....artspacehotel PORTUGAL Kai-Vieweg Lisbon bridge hotel art artists inspiration travel Lissabon Lisboa Ponte 25-de-Abril
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