The Freixo Bridge ( pt, Ponte do Freixo) which was inaugurated in 1995 is a
Portuguese
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bridge over the
Douro river
The Douro (, , ; es, Duero ; la, Durius) is the highest-flow river of the Iberian Peninsula. It rises near Duruelo de la Sierra in Soria Province, central Spain, meanders south briefly then flows generally west through the north-west part of ...
, connecting
Vila Nova de Gaia
Vila Nova de Gaia (; cel-x-proto, Cale), or simply Gaia, is a city and a municipality in Porto District in Norte Region, Portugal. It is located south of the city of Porto on the other side of the Douro River. The city proper had a population of ...
and
Porto
Porto or Oporto () is the second-largest city in Portugal, the capital of the Porto District, and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Porto city proper, which is the entire municipality of Porto, is small compared to its metropol ...
. The purpose of its construction was to create an alternative to
Arrábida and D. Luis I bridges. The designers of the bridge are António Reis and Daniel de Sousa. The bridge with total length of 705 m has 8 spans.
[http://www.helloguideoporto.com/en/places-to-see/historical-cultural-attractions/freixo-bridge, Freixo Bridge]
Gallery
Ponte do Freixo (Porto).jpg, Ponte do Freixo (Porto)
Ponte do Freixo (34011316175).jpg, Ponte do Freixo (34011316175)
Trânsito na Ponte do Freixo.JPG, Trânsito na Ponte do Freixo
FrEixo (4386401013).jpg, FrEixo (4386401013)
Ponte do Freixo - Porto.jpg
References
External links
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Bridges in Porto
Bridges over the Douro River
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