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The Vasco da Gama Bridge (Portuguese: Ponte Vasco da Gama) is a cable-stayed bridge flanked by viaducts that spans the Tagus River in Parque das Nações in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. It is the second longest bridge in Europe , after the Crimean Bridge , [ 8 ] and the longest one in the European Union .
A few places in Lisbon's Parque das Nações are named after the explorer, such as the Vasco da Gama Bridge, Vasco da Gama Tower and the Centro Comercial Vasco da Gama shopping centre. [55] The Oceanário in the Parque das Nações has a mascot of a cartoon diver with the name of "Vasco", who is named after the explorer. [56]
Ponte Pedonal da Segunda Circular: Carnide (freguesia), Lisboa: Roman Bridge of Catribana: São João das Lampas, Sintra: Roman: crosses the Samarra river. Ponte de Sacavém: Sacavém, Loures: Vasco da Gama Bridge: Sacavém, Loures: 1998: crosses the River Tagus
Vasco da Gama, a pioneering explorer, sailed from Europe to the Indian Ocean in 1497, with his ship being the first to go round the Cape of Good Hope at the southern tip of Africa.
In 1995 he left the French Administration and set up as independent consulting engineer; his major achievements include his participation in the construction of the 'Second Tagus Crossing', the Vasco da Gama Bridge in Lisbon, and the design of the Millau Viaduct in France. Several of his bridges have received architectural awards.
The pinnacle of his career was the Humber suspension bridge which, when it opened in 1981, was the longest single-span suspension bridge in the world, 1410m between its two 155m-high pylons. His son, Ralph (but known as Anthony), who also took up civil engineering, died in July 1998 after an accident on the Vasco da Gama bridge in Lisbon.
Vasco da Gama Bridge (Towers) bridge Lisbon: 1998 155 m [10 Vasco da Gama Tower: tower Lisbon ...
a new bridge across the river, the Vasco da Gama Bridge (then the longest in Europe) [3] a new line for the Lisbon Metro, with seven stations (five of which were ready for opening day) [4] a new main multi-modal terminal, featuring trains, metro, buses, and taxis, called Gare do Oriente, by architect Santiago Calatrava. [3]