Viaduto de Xabregas
The Viaduto de Xabregas is a railway viaduct in the Xabregas district of the Portuguese capital, Lisbon . It leads the tracks of the Linha do Norte over the Largo do Marquês de Nisa .
history
The viaduct was designed in 1854 by John Sutherland and Valentine CL: They erected stone arches over a length of 36 meters on which the railway tracks came to rest. In 1954 the viaduct was supplemented by a construction made of metal girders 15.6 meters in length.
literature
- José Coelho Santos: O Palácio de Cristal e Arquitectura de Ferro no Porto em Meados do Século XIX - Porto: Fundação Engenheiro António de Almeida, 1989
Web links
- Pictures of the Viaduto de Xabregas and the Sta. Apolónia at Railfaneurope
Coordinates: 38 ° 43 ′ 32.3 " N , 9 ° 6 ′ 46.7" W.