Maria Pia Bridge

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Maria Pia Bridge is a historic 19th-century iron railway arch bridge spanning the Douro River in Porto, Portugal, renowned for its pioneering engineering and elegant single-span design.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf arch bridge
bridge in Portugal
iron bridge
railway bridge
architecturalStyle 19th-century industrial engineering
cityServed Porto
Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
surface form: Vila Nova de Gaia
completionDate 1877
constructionMethod cantilever assembly
constructionStartDate 1876
continent Europe
country Portugal
crosses Douro River
designer Gustave Eiffel
Théophile Seyrig NERFINISHED
engineer Gustave Eiffel
Théophile Seyrig NERFINISHED
era 19th century
function railway traffic
hasType metal arch bridge
heritageDesignation Imóvel de Interesse Público
heritageProtection protected historic structure
heritageStatus National Monument of Portugal
locatedIn Porto
Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
surface form: Vila Nova de Gaia
material wrought iron
namedAfter Maria Pia of Savoy
namedFor Queen Maria Pia of Portugal
notableFor elegant single-span design
pioneering iron arch engineering
openingDate 1877-11-04
originalUse railway bridge for Porto–Lisbon line
owner Infraestruturas de Portugal
partOf Bridges over the Douro in Porto
railGauge Iberian gauge
railwayLine Lisbon–Porto main line
surface form: Porto–Lisbon railway
railwayOperatorHistoric Companhia Real dos Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses
region Norte Region
replacedBy São João Railway Bridge
riverBank1 Porto
riverBank2 Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
surface form: Vila Nova de Gaia
significance record span for iron arch bridges at time of completion
spanType deck arch
status disused for regular rail traffic
structureType single-span arch
tourism popular sightseeing landmark in Porto

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Gustave Eiffel designed Maria Pia Bridge
Eiffel et Cie notableWork Maria Pia Bridge