Rio–Antirrio Bridge

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The Rio–Antirrio Bridge is a landmark multi-span cable-stayed bridge in western Greece that dramatically links the Peloponnese peninsula with mainland Central Greece.

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Rio–Antirrio Bridge canonical 6
Charilaos Trikoupis Bridge 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cable-stayed bridge
landmark
multi-span bridge
road bridge
carries European route E55
Motorway 5 (A5)
category Bridges in Greece
Cable-stayed bridges in Greece
concessionaire Gefyra S.A.
connects Antirrio
central Greece
surface form: Central Greece

Peloponnese
Rio
constructedBy Gefyra S.A.
constructionEnd 2004
constructionStart 1998
country Greece
crosses Gulf of Corinth
design cable-stayed
designer Bureau d’études Greisch
Jean-François Klein NERFINISHED
hasFeature central reservation
pedestrian walkway
locale Antirrio, Aetolia-Acarnania
Rio, Achaea
locatedIn western Greece
locatedOn Rio–Antirrio Strait
surface form: Strait of Rio–Antirrio
mainContractor Vinci Construction
surface form: VINCI Construction
mainSpanLength approximately 560 metres
material reinforced concrete
steel
namedAfter Charilaos Trikoupis
nearCity Patras
notableFor crossing a seismically active strait
deep-water foundations
seismic-resistant design
numberOfLanes 2 lanes per direction
numberOfPylons 4
numberOfSpans 4 main spans
officialName Rio–Antirrio Bridge self-linksurface differs
surface form: Charilaos Trikoupis Bridge
opened 7 August 2004
openingOccasion 2004 Summer Olympics
owner Greece
surface form: Hellenic Republic
partOf Patras–Athens railway line
surface form: Patras–Athens–Thessaloniki–Evzonoi corridor
pylonHeight approximately 164 metres
region central Greece
surface form: Central Greece

Peloponnese
toll yes
totalLength approximately 2880 metres

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Gulf of Corinth hasMajorBridge Rio–Antirrio Bridge
Gulf of Patras crossedBy Rio–Antirrio Bridge
Gulf of Patras hasNearbyInfrastructure Rio–Antirrio Bridge
Corinthian Gulf crossedBy Rio–Antirrio Bridge
Olympia Odos motorway hasStructure Rio–Antirrio Bridge
Rio–Antirrio Strait crossedBy Rio–Antirrio Bridge
Rio–Antirrio Bridge officialName Rio–Antirrio Bridge self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Charilaos Trikoupis Bridge