General Information
| Name in local language: | Ponte de Dom Luís |
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| Beginning of works: | 1881 |
| Completion: | 31 October 1886 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Material: |
Iron bridge |
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| Structure: |
Truss arch bridge Deck arch bridge Through arch bridge |
| Support conditions: |
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| Function / usage: |
upper deck: Tramway, light or metro rail bridge lower deck: Road bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Porto, Porto, Portugal Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal |
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| Crosses: |
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| Part of: | |
| See also: |
Maria Pia Bridge (1877)
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| Coordinates: | 41° 8' 24.05" N 8° 36' 33.98" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 385.25 m | |
| weight | 3 045 t | |
| arch span | 172 m |
Cost
| cost of construction | Portuguese escudo 369 000 |
Materials
| arch |
wrought iron
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Chronology
| 31 October 1886 | Opening. |
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Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1997): L'architecture et les ingénieurs. Deux siècles de réalisations. Moniteur, Paris (France), pp. 104.
- (1993): Bridges. Macmillan Publishing Company, New York (USA), pp. 88-89.
- (2007): The New Metro of Oporto: A variety of bridge projects. Presented at: IABSE Symposium: Improving Infrastructure Worldwide, Weimar, Germany, 19-21 September 2007, pp. 278-279.
- (1999): Le Passage. 1st edition, Everest Communication, Luxembourg (Luxembourg), pp. 150-153.
- (1884): Pont d. Luiz I. à Porto. Montage de l'arche principale. Librairie centrales des chemins de fer, Paris (France).
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20000666 - Published on:
09/04/2000 - Last updated on:
19/11/2024
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