Vasco da Gama Bridge
The Vasco da Gama Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge across the Tagus River in Parque das Nações in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal.
Vasco da Gama Bridge  | |
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![]() Aerial view of the bridge  | |
| Coordinates | 38.762°N 9.043°W | 
| Carries | Six road lanes of IP 1 A 12 | 
| Crosses | Tagus River | 
| Locale | Sacavém, north of Lisbon (right/north bank) Alcochete and Montijo (left/south bank)  | 
| Official name | Ponte Vasco da Gama | 
| Owner | Portuguese Republic | 
| Maintained by | Lusoponte (1994–2030)[1][2] | 
| Characteristics | |
| Design | cable-stayed, viaducts | 
| Total length | 12.345 kilometres (7.671 mi)[3][4] | 
| Width | 30 metres (98 ft) | 
| Height | 148 metres (486 ft)[5] (pylon) | 
| Longest span | 420 m (1,378 ft) | 
| History | |
| Designer | Armando Rito | 
| Construction start | February 1995[4] | 
| Construction end | March 1998[4] | 
| Opened | 29 March 1998 | 
| Statistics | |
| Toll | Northbound: €2.85–€12.20 Southbound: toll free | 
| Location | |
References
    
- "Vasco da Gama Bridge – Funding". Lusoponte. Archived from the original on 11 February 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
 - "Infraestruturas Rodoviárias > Rede Rodoviária > Concessões" [Road infrastructures > Road network > Concessions] (in Portuguese). Instituto da Mobilidade e dos Transportes. Archived from the original on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
 - "Vasco da Gama Bridge – Construction Statistics". Lusoponte. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
 - Vasco da Gama Bridge at Structurae
 - "Main features". Lusoponte. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
 
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