The Lezíria Bridge (Portuguese: Ponte da Lezíria) is a box girder bridge[3] flanked by viaducts and rangeviews that spans the Tagus river and the Sorraia River between Carregado and Benavente, north-east of Lisbon, capital of Portugal. It is the third-longest bridge in Europe (including viaducts) with a total length of 12 km. The main bridge spans 972 m over the Tagus and the Sorraia rivers. The span lengths are 95 m - 127 m - 133 m - 4 × 130 m - 95 m.
Lezíria Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 39°00′45″N 8°56′00″W / 39.0125°N 8.933333°W |
| Carries | Six road lanes of IC 11 - A 10 |
| Crosses | Tagus river |
| Locale | Carregado, north of Lisbon (right bank) Municipality of Benavente (left bank) |
| Official name | Ponte da Lezíria |
| Maintained by | Brisa[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | box girder, viaducts |
| Total length | 11,902 m |
| Longest span | 133 m |
| History | |
| Construction start | 2005[2] |
| Construction end | 2007[2] |
| Opened | July 2007 |
| Statistics | |
| Toll | €1.25 per passenger car (up to €3.10 per truck) northbound or southbound |
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The bridge was constructed in 21 months using the balanced cantilever method and opened to traffic in July 2007.[citation needed]
Description
editThe bridge carries six road lanes, with a speed limit of 120 km/h (75 mph), the same as motorways.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Brisa". Brisa. Retrieved 2012-12-24.
- ^ a b Lezíria Bridge at Structurae
- ^ "Ponte da Lezíria (Alenquer, 2007) - Structurae". Structurae.