Dom Luís I Bridge

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Dom Luís I Bridge is a double-deck iron arch bridge spanning the Douro River in Porto, Portugal, renowned as one of the city’s most iconic landmarks.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf arch bridge
double-deck bridge
iron bridge
rail bridge
road bridge
tourist attraction
carries Porto Metro Line D NERFINISHED
motor vehicles
pedestrians
cityServed Porto NERFINISHED
Vila Nova de Gaia NERFINISHED
completionDate 1886
connects Porto NERFINISHED
Vila Nova de Gaia NERFINISHED
constructionStartDate 1881
country Portugal
crosses Douro River NERFINISHED
deckCount 2
designer Théophile Seyrig NERFINISHED
height about 44.6 metres above water level
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site context (Historic Centre of Porto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar)
length about 385.25 metres
locatedIn Porto NERFINISHED
Vila Nova de Gaia NERFINISHED
locatedInCountry Portugal NERFINISHED
locationOnRiver between Ribeira and Vila Nova de Gaia riverfronts
lowerDeckUsedFor pedestrian traffic
road traffic
mainSpanLength about 172 metres
material wrought iron
municipality Porto NERFINISHED
Vila Nova de Gaia NERFINISHED
name Dom Luís I Bridge NERFINISHED
namedAfter King Luís I of Portugal NERFINISHED
nativeName Ponte de Dom Luís I NERFINISHED
notableFor double-deck iron arch design
iconic views over Porto and Douro River
openingDate 1886
partOf historic centre of Porto urban landscape
previousStructureReplaced Ponte Pênsil do Porto (suspension bridge) NERFINISHED
railwayAdaptation upper deck adapted for light rail (Porto Metro) in early 2000s
region Norte Region NERFINISHED
status in use
structureType metal arch
tourismImportance major landmark of Porto
upperDeckUsedFor metro line
pedestrian traffic

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Porto hasMajorBridge Dom Luís I Bridge
Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal hasTransport Dom Luís I Bridge
subject surface form: Vila Nova de Gaia
this entity surface form: Infante Bridge connection to Porto
John Wolfe Barry notableWork Dom Luís I Bridge
this entity surface form: Ponte do Porto (Portugal)
Porto north bank connectedBy Dom Luís I Bridge