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08-SEP-2015 Konrad Busslinger

Ponte 25 de Abrill in Lissabon

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The 25 de Abril Bridge (Ponte 25 de Abril "25th of April Bridge", Portuguese pronunciation:is a suspension bridge connecting the city of Lisbon, capital of Portugal, to the municipality of Almada on the left (south) bank of the Tejo river. It was inaugurated on August 6, 1966, and a train platform was added in 1999. Because it is a suspension bridge and has similar coloring, it is often compared to the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, US. It was built by the American Bridge Company which constructed the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, but not the Golden Gate. With a total length of 2,277 m, it is the 27th largest suspension bridge in the world. The upper deck carries six car lanes, while the lower deck carries two train tracks electrified at 25 kV AC. Until 1974, the bridge was named Salazar Bridge. The name "25 de Abril" commemorates the Carnation Revolution.

Die Ponte 25 de Abril (deutsch: Brücke des 25. April) ist ein 3,2 Kilometer langer Brückenzug in Portugal mit einer 2278 Meter langen Hängebrücke über den Tejo. Sie ist weltweit, nach der Tsing-Ma-Brücke, die zweitlängste Hängebrücke mit kombiniertem Straßen- und Eisenbahnverkehr. Sie verbindet in Nord-Süd-Richtung den Lissabonner Stadtteil Alcântara mit der Stadt Almada. Über die Brücke führt in sechs Spuren die Autobahn. Unter den Einheimischen wird sie schlicht Ponte genannt.


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Ton T.02-Nov-2015 20:48
Great view! V+