Ponte da Lezíria
Coordinates: 39 ° 0 ′ 47 ″ N , 8 ° 56 ′ 6 ″ W.
Ponte da Lezíria | ||
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Convicted | 3 × 3 lanes on the A10 | |
Crossing of | Tagus river | |
place | Carregado, Alenquer, Lisbon and Benavente, Santarém, Portugal | |
construction | Girder bridge | |
overall length | 972 m (with ramps 12 km) | |
Longest span | 133 m | |
building-costs | € 220 million | |
start of building | 2003 | |
completion | 2007 | |
opening | July 8, 2007 | |
toll | € 1.15 | |
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Lezíria bridge is a haunched concrete box - girder bridge in Portugal . It spans the Tejo and the Rio Sorraia between Carregado , Lisbon district and Benavente , Santarém district .
The bridge enables north-south traffic to avoid the urban area of Lisbon . The structure is used for three three lanes on the A10 motorway . A toll of € 1.15 is levied for the single crossing .
The total length of the cantilevered concrete bridge structure is around 12 km, of which around 1700 m is accounted for by the northern and 9230 m by the southern bridge ramp. The main structure has a length of 972 m. The spans are two times 95 m, 127, 133 and four times 130 m.
A total of 400,000 m³ of concrete and 45,000 tons of steel were used. The bridge was inaugurated on July 8, 2007 by the Portuguese Prime Minister José Sócrates .
literature
- António Perry da Câmara: Tagus Triumph. In: "Bridge Design & Engineering". 3rd quarter 2007 (No. 48).