List of bridges in Portugal explained

This list of bridges in Portugal lists bridges of particular historical, scenic, architectural or engineering interest. Road and railway bridges, viaducts, aqueducts and footbridges are included.

Historical and architectural interest bridges

Image	scope=col	Name	scope=col width="200"	Distinction	scope=col	Length	scope=col	Type	scope=col	Carries Crosses	scope=col	Opened	scope=col	Location	scope=col	District	Ref.
	Roman Bridge of Vila Formosa	National monument	116m (381feet)			1st century	Alter do Chão	Portalegre	[1] [2]
		National monument				1st century	Ponte de Lima	Viana do Castelo	[3] [4]
	Roman Bridge of Chaves	National monument	140m (460feet)			2nd century	Chaves	Vila Real	[5] [6]
	Segura Bridge		41m (135feet)			2nd century	Segura - Piedras Albas	Castelo Branco	[7]
						15th century	Vale Longo	Guarda	[8]
	Pegões crossing	National monument Supplies water to the Convent of Christ				1614	Tomar	Santarém	[9] [10] [11]
	Amoreira Aqueduct Elvas crossing					1622	Elvas	Portalegre District	[12] [13]
	Águas Livres Aqueduct Alcántara crossing	National monument Height : 62m (203feet) Span : 33.7m (110.6feet)	941m (3,087feet)			18th century	Lisbon	Lisbon District	[14] [15]
	Poço de São Tiago Bridge	Height : 28.5m (93.5feet) Span : 53m (174feet)	165m (541feet)			1913	Pessegueiro do Vouga	Aveiro	[16] [17]

Major road and railway bridges

This table presents the structures with spans greater than 100 meters (non-exhaustive list).

Image	scope=col	Name	scope=col	Span	scope=col	Length	scope=col width="115"	Type	scope=col width="115"	Carries Crosses	scope=col	Opened	scope=col	Location	scope=col	District	Ref.
	25 de Abril Bridge	1013m (3,323feet)	3173m (10,410feet)			1966	Lisbon - Almada	Lisbon District Setúbal	[18] [19]
	Third Tagus Crossing project	540m (1,770feet)	7200m (23,600feet)				Lisbon - Barreiro	Lisbon District Setúbal	[20] [21]
	under construction	430m (1,410feet)	835m (2,740feet)			2026[22]	Porto - Vila Nova de Gaia	Porto District	[23]
	Vasco da Gama Bridge	420m (1,380feet)	12345m (40,502feet)[24]			1998	Lisbon - Montijo	Lisbon District Setúbal	[25] [26] [27]
	Guadiana International Bridge	324m (1,063feet)	666m (2,185feet)			1991	Castro Marim - Ayamonte	Faro	[28]
	Vila Real Bridge	300m (1,000feet)	2796m (9,173feet)			2013	Vila Real	Vila Real	[29]
	Infante Dom Henrique Bridge	280m (920feet)	371m (1,217feet)			2002	Porto - Vila Nova de Gaia	Porto District	[30]
	Arrábida Bridge	270m (890feet)	493m (1,617feet)			1963	Porto - Vila Nova de Gaia	Porto District	[31]
		256m (840feet)	842m (2,762feet)			1991	Portimão	Faro	[32] [33]
	Ponte de São João	250m (820feet)	1140m (3,740feet)			1991	Porto - Vila Nova de Gaia	Porto District	[34]
	Ceira River Highway Bridge	250m (820feet)	930m (3,050feet)			2014	Coimbra	Coimbra	[35]
		246m (807feet)	4308m (14,134feet)			2000	Santarém	Santarém	[36] [37]
		225m (738feet)	1421m (4,662feet)			1982	Figueira da Foz	Coimbra	[38] [39]
	Zêzere River Bridge	224m (735feet)	245m (804feet)			1993	Ferreira do Zêzere - Vila de Rei	Santarém Castelo Branco	[40]
	Tua River Bridge	220m (720feet)	500m (1,600feet)			2014	Carlão e Amieiro - Pinhal do Norte	Vila Real Bragança	[41] [42]
	Rainha Santa Isabel Bridge	186m (610feet)	329m (1,079feet)			2003	Coimbra	Coimbra	[43]
		185m (607feet)	385m (1,263feet)			2011	Nordeste (São Miguel Island)	Azores	[44]
	Pedrógão Grande Bridge	180m (590feet)	480m (1,580feet)			1995	Pedrógão Grande	Leiria	[45]
	Miguel Torga Bridge	180m (590feet)	900m (3,000feet)			1997	Peso da Régua	Vila Real Viseu	[46]
	Dom Luís I Bridge	172m (564feet)	385m (1,263feet)			1886	Porto - Vila Nova de Gaia	Porto District	[47]
	Maria Pia Bridge	160m (530feet)	563m (1,847feet)			1877	Porto - Vila Nova de Gaia	Porto District	[48]
	Sado River Railway Bridge	160m (530feet)(x3)	2735m (8,973feet)			2010	Alcácer do Sal	Setúbal	[49]
	Freixo Bridge	150m (490feet)	705m (2,313feet)			1995	Porto - Vila Nova de Gaia	Porto District	[50] [51]
	Marão River Highway Bridge	148m (486feet)	910m (2,990feet)			2016	Amarante	Porto District	[52]
	Corgo Viaduct (A24)	145m (476feet)(x3)	625m (2,051feet)			2004	Peso da Régua	Vila Real	[53]
	Sordo River Highway Bridge	140m (460feet)	412m (1,352feet)			2016	Vila Real	Vila Real	[54]
	Ribeira Funda Bridge	135m (443feet)	280m (920feet)			2004	Estreito da Calheta	Madeira	[55]
	Sado River Highway Bridge	135m (443feet)	1754m (5,755feet)			1999	Alcácer do Sal	Setúbal	[56]
	Lezíria Bridge	133m (436feet)	11902m (39,049feet)			2007	Carregado - Benavente	Lisbon District Santarém	[57] [58]
	Vila Pouca de Aguiar Viaduct	130m (430feet)(x5)	1349m (4,426feet)			2007	Vila Pouca de Aguiar	Vila Real	[59]
	João Gomes Bridge	125m (410feet)	274m (899feet)			1994	Funchal	Madeira	[60] [61]
	Águeda International Bridge	115m (377feet)				2000	Barca de Alva - La Fregeneda	Guarda	[62] [63]
	Mosteirô Bridge	110m (360feet)				1972	Ancede - Cinfães	Porto District Viseu	[64]
	Socorridos Bridge	106m (348feet)	331m (1,086feet)			1993	Câmara de Lobos	Madeira	[65]
	Varosa Bridge	100m (300feet)	460m (1,510feet)			1998	Lamego	Viseu	[66]
	Balsemão Bridge	100m (300feet)				1998	Lamego	Viseu	[67]

List of bridges by region

Alentejo

Name	Locality	Date	Image	Notes
Lower Guadiana International bridge	Pomarão	2009		Connects Portugal and Spain across Chança river.
Ponte de Alcácer	Nossa Senhora da Vila, Nossa Senhora do Bispo e Silveiras, Montemor-o-Novo
	Crato e Mártires, Flor da Rosa e Vale do Peso, Crato
Ponte D. Maria	Santa Clara-a-Velha, Odemira	1758
	Chancelaria, Alter do Chão
Ponte de Mértola	Mértola (freguesia), Mértola	12th C.
	Almodôvar e Graça dos Padrões, Almodôvar	13th C.
Ponte Romana do Rio Brenhas	Moura (Santo Agostinho e São João Baptista) e Santo Amador, Moura	Roman
Ponte Romana de Vale do Peso	Crato e Mártires, Flor da Rosa e Vale do Peso, Crato
Ponte Romana de Vila Ruiva	Vila Ruiva, Cuba, Beja District	1st century BCE
Ponte da Ajuda	Olivença, Portugal	1510
Roman Bridge of Vila Formosa	Alter do Chão	1st century CE

Algarve

Name	Locality	Date	Image	Notes
Ponte de Aljezur	Aljezur, Aljezur	18th C.		crosses the Aljezur River
Ponte de Almargem	Conceição e Cabanas de Tavira, Tavira
	São Sebastião e Santa Maria, Lagos
	Castro Marim, Castro Marim	1991		crosses the Guadiana River
Ponte Medieval de Algoz	Algoz e Tunes, Silves
Basculante footbridge	Lagos			Footbridge across the Bensafrim River
Ponte Barão	Boliqueime			EM526 road crosses the Quarteira River
Praia dos Estudantes footbridge	Praia dos Estudantes Lagos			Footbridge linking the mainland to an offshore rock
Mercês River bridge				crosses the Mercês River
Paderne A22 motorway bridge	Paderne, Albufeira			crosses the Quarteira River
Ponte de Paderne	Paderne, Albufeira			crosses the Quarteira River
	Portimão	1915		Linha do Algarve crosses the Arade River
Ponte Nova Portimão	Portimão			EN125 road bridge linking crossing the Arade River
	Aljezur, Aljezur
	Santa Maria e Santiago, Tavira
	Alcoutim e Pereiro, Alcoutim
	São Clemente, Loulé
Ponte Romana de Tôr	Tôr e Benafim, Querença
	Silves, Silves
Ponte Velha de Quelfes	Quelfes, Olhão

Centro

Name	Locality	Date	Image	Notes
Ponte da Anaia	São João Baptista e São Pedro, Porto do Mós
Ponte Antiga de Aregos	Miomães, Resende
	Matas e Cercal, Ourém
	São Jacinto (parish), Aveiro
	Manhouce, São Pedro do Sul
	Trofa, Segadães e Lamas do Vouga, Águeda
	Cárquere, Resende
	Aljubarrota, Alcobaça
	Almeida Municipality
	Atouguia, Ourém
	Ançã, Cantanhede
	Manhouce, São Pedro do Sul
	Nossa Senhora das Misericórdias, Ourém
	Palhaça, Oliveira do Bairro
	Paul, Covilhã	13th C.
	Aveiro	2006		crosses two canals
	Vila Velha de Ródão, Vila Velha de Ródão
	Meimoa, Penamacor	14th-16th C.
	Bobadela, Oliveira do Hospital
	Mondim da Beira, Tarouca
	Sandomil, Seia
	Sabugal e Aldeia de Santo António, Sabugal
	Segura, Idanha-a-Nova
	Bunheiro/Torreira, Murtosa	1964		Spans Aviero lagoon

Lisboa

Name	Locality	Date	Image	Notes
		1966		crosses the River Tagus
	Cheleiros, Mafra
	Cascais e Estoril, Cascais
	Carregado, Alenquer	2007
	Vila Franca de Xira (freguesia), Vila Franca de Xira
	Carnide (freguesia), Lisboa
	São João das Lampas, Sintra	Roman		crosses the Samarra river.
	Sacavém, Loures
	Sacavém, Loures	1998		crosses the River Tagus

Norte

Name	Locality	Date	Image	Notes
	Barca d’Alva, Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo	c.1955		crosses the River Douro
	Armamar (freguesia), Armamar			crosses the Rio Tedo
Ponte do Arco	Vreia de Jales, Vila Pouca de Aguiar
	Arco de Baúlhe e Vila Nune, Cabeceiras de Basto	18th C.		crosses the Tâmega River
	Fradizela, Mirandela
	Arcozelo, Ponte de Lima
Ponte da Arrábida	Lordelo do Ouro e Massarelos, Porto	1963		Crosses the River Douro
	Castro Laboreiro e Lamas de Mouro, Melgaço
	Couto, Arcos de Valdevez
	Campo e Sobrado, Valongo
	Barbeita, Monção	c. 14th C.
	Vila Boa e Vila Frescainha (São Martinho e São Pedro), Barcelos	c.1328
	Palmeira, Braga	1866
	Castro Laboreiro e Lamas de Mouro, Melgaço	c. 18th C.
	Roge, Vale de Cambra
Ponte de Cavez do Rio Tâmega	Cavez, Cabeceiras de Basto	13th C.
	Vila Pouca de Aguiar (freguesia), Vila Pouca de Aguiar
	São Pedro de Castelões, Vale de Cambra	c. 17th-18th C.
	Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, Porto			crosses the River Douro
	Bonfim, Porto	1877		closed railway bridge over River Douro
	Castro Laboreiro e Lamas de Mouro, Melgaço
	Santa Maria Maior, Viana do Castelo	1878		road-rail bridge over the River Lima
	Ermelo, Mondim de Basto
Ponte Ferreira	Campo e Sobrado, Valongo
	Açoreira, Torre de Moncorvo	1909		railway bridge over the River Douro
	Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Vila Nova de Foz Côa			Carries railway across the River Douro
	Fonte Arcada e Escurquela, Sernancelhe
	Roge, Vale de Cambra	c 17th-18th C.		spans Rio Caima
	Campanhã, Porto	1995
	Macedo do Mato, Bragança
	Távora e Pereiro, Tabuaço
	Gimonde, Bragança	Roman
	Mirandela, Mirandela
	São Cipriano (Resende), Resende
	Lousado, Vila Nova de Famalicão
Ponte Medieval de Panchorra	Panchorra, Resende
	Ervededo, Chaves
	Esperança, Póvoa de Lanhoso	c. 14th-15th C.
	Esposende, Marinhas e Gandra, Esposende	1892
Ponte Metálica de Pêso da Régua	Peso da Régua e Godim, Pêso da Régua
Ponte dos Mineiros	Argozelo, Vimioso
	Ervededo, Chaves
	Ruivães, Vieira do Minho	19th C.
	Castro Laboreiro e Lamas de Mouro, Melgaço	1st C.
	Bragado, Vila Pouca de Aguiar
	Ovadas e Panchorra, Resende
	Peso da Régua e Godim, Pêso da Régua	1934		carries railway across the River Douro
	Vila de Cucujães, Oliveira de Azeméis
	Pinhão, Alijó
	Mouçós, Vila Real	Roman		crosses the River Corgo
	Cepelos (Vale de Cambra), Vale de Cambra
	Merelim (São Paio), Panoias e Parada de Tibães, Braga	1617		crosses the Cávado River
	Ferreiros, Prozelo e Besteiros, Amares	14th C.
	Caldelas, Guimarães
	Beça, Boticas
	Covas do Barroso, Boticas
	Cavez, Cabeceiras de Basto
	Oleira, Ponte da Barca
	Castro Laboreiro e Lamas de Mouro, Melgaço
	Caldelas, Amares, Ponte (Vila Verde)	Roman		spans the Rio Homem
Roman Bridge (Chaves) aka Trajan's Bridge	Santa Maria Maior, Chaves	Roman
	São Cristóvão de Mondim de Basto, Mondim de Basto
	Chã, Montalegre	Roman
	São Pedro Velho, Mirandela
	Cossourado e Linhares, Paredes de Coura			crosses the River Coura
	Ervededo, Chaves
	Bonfim, Porto	1991		railway bridge across the River Douro
	Gondar, Guimarães
	Caldas das Taipas, Guimarães
	São Jõao da Madeira, São Jõao da Madeira
	Troporiz e Lapela, Monção
	Valpaços, Valpaços
	Castro Laboreiro e Lamas de Mouro, Melgaço
	Castro Laboreiro e Lamas de Mouro, Melgaço
	Castro Laboreiro e Lamas de Mouro, Melgaço
	Macieira de Cambra, Vale de Cambra
	Argozelo, Vimioso
	São Pedro da Torre, Valença	c. 13th-14th C.
	Vila da Ponte, Montalegre
	Caldas de Vizela (São Miguel e São João), Vizela
	Vilar de Mouros, Caminha	c. 14th-15th C.
	Mondim de Basto, Modim de Basto
	Aveleda, Lousada	13th C.
	Folhadela, Vila Real	2013		Carries A4 over the River Corgo

Madeira

Notes and references

• Notes

• Web site: Monumentos.gov.pt . pt . - Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico, Ministério da Cultura

• Web site: International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering . Nicolas Janberg . Structurae.com.

• Others references

See also

• - List of historic bridges in Alentejo
• Transport in Portugal
• Roads in Portugal
• List of highways in Portugal
• Rail transport in Portugal
• Geography of Portugal

External links

• Web site: A Cidade do Porto, A cidade das Pontes . https://web.archive.org/web/20101128195311/http://www.portoturismo.pt/index.php?m=1&s=6 . 28 November 2010 . dead . pt . portoturismo.pt .
• Web site: Portfolio - Bridges and viaducts . ctamega.pt .
• Web site: Cable-Stayed Bridges of Europe... and Beyond (Portugal) . https://web.archive.org/web/20171018144533/http://www.pwpeics.se/portugal%20dir.htm . 18 October 2017 . dead . Pwpeics.se.
• Web site: Suspension Bridges of Portugal . bridgemeister.com .
• Web site: Category: Bridges in Portugal . highestbridges.com.

Further reading

• Book: Handbook of concrete bridge management . A. Branco . Fernando . de Brito . Jorge . ASCE Publications . 2004 . 468 . American Society of Civil Engineers . 0-7844-0560-3.
• Book: Prade, Marcel . PRADE. 1990 . Ponts & Viaducs Remarquables d'Europe . Poitiers . Brissaud . 351 . 2-902170-65-3 . fr .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ponte de Vila Formosa IPA.00004947 .
2. Web site: Vila Formosa Bridge.
3. Web site: Ponte sobre o Rio Lima IPA.00000424 .
4. Web site: Ponte do Lima Bridge.
5. Web site: Ponte de Trajano IPA.00003668 .
6. Web site: Roman Bridge at Chaves.
7. Web site: International Bridge.
8. Web site: Ponte de Sequeiros IPA.00002958 .
9. Web site: Aqueduto do Convento de Cristo IPA.00003364 .
10. Web site: Pegoes Aqueduct.
11. Web site: Aqueduto dos Pegões . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221803/https://tomar.com.sapo.pt/aqueduto.html . 3 March 2016 . pt . tomar.com.sapo.pt .
12. Web site: Aqueduto da Amoreira IPA.00003217 .
13. Web site: Amoreira Aqueduct.
14. Web site: Aqueduto das Águas Livres IPA.00006811 .
15. Web site: Aqueduto das Águas Livres (Alcantara Valley).
16. Web site: Ponte do Poço de São Tiago / Ponte Ferroviária do Poço de São Tiago IPA.00000242 .
17. Web site: Roteiros Culturais . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222024456/https://e-cultura.sapo.pt/Itinerarios.aspx?ID=80&print=1 . 22 February 2014 . pt . e-cultura.sapo.pt .
18. Web site: Tagus River Bridge.
19. Web site: Ponte 25 de Abril - principais características . https://web.archive.org/web/20150205132300/https://www.lusoponte.pt/p25_projecto_princaracteristicas.htm . 5 February 2015 . dead . pt . lusoponte.pt .
20. Web site: Chelas-Barreiro Bridge.
21. Web site: Terceira Travessia do Tejo . https://web.archive.org/web/20100315172506/http://www.rave.pt/tabid/347/Default.aspx . 15 March 2010 . dead . pt . rave.pt .
22. https://en.metrodoporto.pt/pages/420?news_id=380
23. https://linharubi.metrodoporto.pt/ponte-d-antonia-ferreira/
24. Web site: Vasco da Gama Bridge – Construction Statistics . Lusoponte . 30 November 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170510100420/http://www.lusoponte.pt/uk/pvg_projecto_estatisticas.htm . 10 May 2017 . dead.
25. Web site: Vasco da Gama Bridge.
26. Web site: Pont Vasco de Gama - Les dispositions antisismiques . Alain Capra . Revue Travaux n°743 . June 1998 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924090622/http://www.revue-travaux.fr/media/deliacms/media/2/243-ae6a5b.pdf . 24 September 2015 . dead . fr . revue-travaux.fr .
27. Web site: Ponte Vasco da Gama - O traçado e a construção . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222054429/https://www.lusoponte.pt/pvg_projecto_tracado.htm . 22 February 2014 . dead . pt . lusoponte.pt .
28. Web site: Guadiana International Bridge.
29. Web site: Viaduto do Corgo da A.E. Transmontana . Victor Barata . Encontro Nacional Betão Estructural . 24–26 October 2012 . pt . paginas.fe.up.pt .
30. Web site: Infante D. Henrique Bridge.
31. Web site: Arrábida Bridge.
32. Web site: Portimão Bridge.
33. Web site: Designing bridges – A quest for beauty . Armando Rito . Symposium 2004 . afgc.asso.fr - Association Française de Génie Civil .
34. Web site: São João Bridge.
35. Web site: Rio Ceira Bridge.
36. Web site: Salgueiro Maia Bridge.
37. Web site: Baseline-Based Detection Of Structural Changes: Drawbacks And An Alternative Approach . João Pedro Santos, Lu'is Calado, Paulo Silveira, Christian Cremona . EWSHM - 7th European Workshop of Structural Health Monitoring . July 2014 . Nantes, France .
38. Web site: Edgar Cardoso Bridge.
39. Web site: Ponte Edgar Cardoso, Figueira da Foz - Edgar Cardoso, Engenheiro das Pontes . https://web.archive.org/web/20150418021134/http://www.estradasdeportugal.pt/index.php/pt/informacoes/empreendimentos-em-destaque/24-ponte-edgar-cardoso- . 18 April 2015 . dead . pt . estradasdeportugal.pt .
40. Web site: Rio Zezere Bridge.
41. Web site: IC5 Tua River Bridge.
42. Web site: Ponte Sobre o Rio Tua . pt . engenharia.mota-engil.pt .
43. Web site: Rainha Santa Isabel Bridge.
44. Web site: Viaduto sobre a Ribeira Despe-te que Suas, Concessão Scut da Ilha de S. Miguel . João Almeida, Miguel Lourenço, Rui Bóia . Encontro Nacional Betão Estrutural . 24–26 October 2012 . pt . paginas.fe.up.pt .
45. Web site: Zêzere River Bridge.
46. Web site: Miguel Torga Bridge.
47. Web site: Dom Luís I Bridge.
48. Web site: Maria Pia Bridge.
49. Web site: Sado River Railway Bridge.
50. Web site: Ponte do Freixo.
51. Web site: Freixo Bridge over the river Douro, E1 / IP1 / A20 – Porto, Portugal . nse.pt - NSE • Consultores de Engenharia, Lda.
52. Web site: A4 - Amarante / Vila Real . pt . servicos.infraestruturasdeportugal.pt .
53. Web site: Corgo Viaduct.
54. Web site: Auto-Estrada do Marão - Viaduto V12, Vila Real . pt . peri.pt .
55. Web site: Ribeira Funda Viaduct.
56. Web site: Sado River Bridge (A2/IP1).
57. Web site: Ponte da Lezíria.
58. Web site: Sistema de monitorização da ponte da Lezíria – A sua utilidade durante a fase construtiva . Sousa . Helder . Figueiras . Joaquim . Bento . João . BE2008 – Encontro Nacional Betão Estrutural 2008 . 5–7 November 2008 . Guimarães . pt .
59. Web site: Le Viaduc de Vila Pouca de Aguiar . Imed Ben Fredj, Michel Guérinet, Claude Servant, Alain Lacroix, Armando Rito, Jean-Marc Tanis . afgc.asso.fr - Association Française de Génie Civil .
60. Web site: João Gomes Bridge.
61. Web site: Ponte João Gomes . https://web.archive.org/web/20070929192545/http://www.ctamega.pt/info.look?viewDataId=205&scctrl=1&scppf=04&scppsf=02 . 29 September 2007 . dead . pt . ctamega.pt .
62. Web site: Ponte internacional sobre o Rio Águeda.
63. Web site: El Puente Internacional del Río Águeda . es . bioducto.blogspot.com .
64. Web site: Mosteirô Bridge.
65. Web site: Ponte dos Socorridos.
66. Web site: Varosa Bridge.
67. Web site: Balsemão Bridge.