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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 .
The highest bridge tower in the world: the mast atop pylon P2 peaks at 343 metres (1,125 ft); The highest road bridge deck in Europe, 270 metres (890 ft) above the Tarn at its highest point; it is nearly twice as tall as the previous tallest vehicular bridges in Europe, the Europabrücke in Austria and the Italia Viaduct in Italy .
Monnow Bridge Pont Trefynwy Bridge in Wales View of the bridge looking north Coordinates 51°48′32″N 2°43′12″W / 51.8090°N 2.7200°W / 51.8090; -2.7200 Carries Pedestrian traffic Crosses River Monnow Locale Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales Characteristics Design Bridge tower Material Old Red Sandstone Total length 34.80 m (114.2 ft) Width 7.30 m (24.0 ft) No. of spans 3 ...
The decision to build a bridge around Millau was taken in September 1986, says Virlogeux, who at the time was head of the large bridges division of the French administration.
The world's longest suspension bridges are listed according to the length of their main span (i.e., the length of suspended roadway between the bridge's towers). The length of the main span is the most common method of comparing the sizes of suspension bridges, often correlating with the height of the towers and the engineering complexity involved in designing and constructing the bridge. [4]
The “ponte tibetano,” or Tibetan suspension bridge in Sellano, Umbria, is the highest of its kind in Europe, say the Italian authorities.
36,000 m 3 of concrete and 100,000 tonnes [citation needed] of steel were built into the bridge. The largest of four pillars, upon which the bridge lies, has a base bigger than a tennis court . Belgian extreme sportsman Cedric Dumont was the first person to jump from the bridge on 11 September 2008.
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