Vasco da Gama Bridge

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The Vasco da Gama Bridge is a modern cable-stayed bridge in Lisbon, Portugal, and one of the longest bridges in Europe, spanning the Tagus River.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bridge in Portugal
cable-stayed bridge
road bridge
carries motor vehicle traffic
connects north bank of Tagus
south bank of Tagus
constructionStartDate 1995-02-01
country Portugal
crosses Tagus River estuary
surface form: Tagus Estuary

Tagus River
crossesBetween Montijo area
Sacavém
design cable-stayed
designedFor road transport
hasFeature cable-stayed central section
viaduct sections
hasToll yes
isOneOf longest bridges in Europe
locatedIn Lisbon
Lisbon
surface form: Lisbon metropolitan area

Tagus River estuary
mainSpanLength about 420 meters
maintainedBy Lusoponte
material concrete
steel
namedAfter Vasco da Gama
surface form: Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama

Vasco da Gama
numberOfLanes 6
openedInConnectionWith Expo 98
openedToTraffic 1998
openingDate 1998-03-29
partOf A12 motorway
purpose to relieve traffic on the 25 de Abril Bridge
region Lisbon District
surface form: Greater Lisbon
tollDirection towards Lisbon
totalLength about 12.3 kilometers
about 12345 meters
width about 30 meters

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Tagus River hasBridge Vasco da Gama Bridge
Lisbon hasLandmark Vasco da Gama Bridge