Maria Pia Bridge
E75438
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.
Statements (46)
| 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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