Mosteiro da Serra do Pilar and Dom Luís I Bridge, Porto, Portugal looking across the river from Porto towards Gaia
The Dom Luís I (or Luiz I) Bridge (Portuguese: Ponte Luís I or Luiz I) is a double-decked metal arch bridge that spans the Douro River between the cities of Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia in Portugal. At the time of construction its span of 172 m was the longest of its type in the world. The government held a competition for the construction of a metallic bridge over the Douro River on a site that was adjacent to an existing bridge that it would replace. Téophile Seyrig had engineered the D. Maria Pia Bridge project nearby, whilst working as a partner of Gustave Eiffel. He now took sole responsibility for the new, major Luís I Bridge. The construction was begun in 1881 and the bridge opened on 31 October 1886 (the upper deck; the lower deck opened in 1887). Total length m Weight 3045 tons The arch measures 172 m in length and m in height
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Location: R. do Ouro, Porto, Portugal
Photo credit: © Jonathan Harbourne / Alamy / Afripics
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