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11-DEC-2016

Porto. Ponte da Arrabida

The Arrábida Bridge is an arch bridge over the Douro River that connects Porto to Vila Nova de Gaia, in Portugal. It is the most downstream bridge across the Douro River, just a few kilometers from the Atlantic Ocean. It carries 6 lanes of European route E01.At the time of its completion in 1963, the bridge's main span of 270m was the largest of any concrete-arch bridge in the world. The total length of the deck is 493.2m, having a width of 26.5m.The arch has a rise of 52m, and the maximum clearance above river level is 70m above. The cost of construction was 126 million escudos. The engineer responsible for its project and construction was Edgar Cardoso

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MarcViskens20-Feb-2017 20:56
very beautiful José
Julie Oldfield02-Jan-2017 00:39
Marvelous framing. Love the colors. V
Ton T.31-Dec-2016 12:39
Great perspective José! V
Range View 31-Dec-2016 02:30
An excellent composition with the bridge framing the city, beautiful Jose! V
Barbara
Nick Paoni31-Dec-2016 02:03
The arch of the bridge makes a great frame for the city in the background and I like the light reflections in the water.
Walter Otto Koenig31-Dec-2016 01:19
Very nice perspective. I like the way you framed the town with the arch of the bridge. "V"
Frank Tran31-Dec-2016 00:46
Well framed and captured. V+
Fletcher Wildlife Garden31-Dec-2016 00:01
Great use of the bridge to frame the town. V
Don30-Dec-2016 23:34
Excellent low-angle perspective with the bridge framing the city.
janescottcumming30-Dec-2016 23:11
A very sleek looking bridge.
Robbie D7030-Dec-2016 21:56
Super shot of this amazing bridge.
Jim Coffman30-Dec-2016 21:37
This is a real beauty, Jose...
Hank Vander Velde30-Dec-2016 21:18
A beautifully framed cityscape image.
Jean-Gregoire Marin30-Dec-2016 20:40
The 2016 to 2017 bridge ? ;-)
Excellent point of view, V
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