Vasco da Gama Brig
The Vasco da Gama Brig (Portuguese: Ponte Vasco da Gama; pronounced: [ˈpõt(ɨ) ˈvaʃku dɐ ˈɡɐmɐ]) is a cable-stayed brig flanked bi viaducts an rangeviews that spans the Tagus River in Parque das Nações in Lisbon, the caipital o Portugal.
| Vasco da Gama Bridge | |
|---|---|
 "Merging in the Mist," F Mira | |
| Coordinates | 38°45′32″N 9°02′19″W / 38.7589°N 9.0387°WCoordinates: 38°45′32″N 9°02′19″W / 38.7589°N 9.0387°W |
| Carries | Sax road lanes o IP 1 - A 12 |
| Crosses | Tagus River |
| Locale | Sacavém, north o Lisbon (richt bank) Municipality of Alcochete (left bank) |
| Offeecial name | Ponte Vasco da Gama |
| Mainteened bi | Lusoponte[1] |
| Chairacteristics | |
| Design | cable-stayed, viaducts |
| Tot lenth | 12.3 km (7.7 mi) |
| Width | 30 m (98 ft) |
| Hicht | 155 metre (509 ft) (pylon) |
| Langest span | 420 m (1,378 ft) |
| History | |
| Designer | Armando Rito |
| Construction begin | 1995[2] |
| Construction end | 1998[2] |
| Opened | 1998-03-29 |
| Statistics | |
| Toll | €2.60 per passenger car (up to €10.80 per truck) northbound o |
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References
eedit- ↑ "Vasco da Gama Bridge". Lusoponte. Archived frae the original on 26 August 2013. Retrieved 4 Mairch 2011.
- ↑ a b Vasco da Gama Bridge at Structurae