Maria Pia Bridge

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arch bridge bridge in Portugal iron bridge railway bridge

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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Maria Pia Bridge canonical 4

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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 ⓘ
engineer Gustave Eiffel ⓘ
Théophile Seyrig ⓘ
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 ⓘ
São João Railway Bridge → replaced → Maria Pia Bridge ⓘ
São João Railway Bridge → replacedFunctionOf → Maria Pia Bridge ⓘ